Let us consider the following use cases to understand how the change transitions are selected from the assigned life cycle. The Select the Change Transitions for Release Target preference controls the availability of transition values.

When the Select the Change Transitions for Release Target preference is set to:

For this case study, two new life cycles are created, named as Case 1 and Case 2, and states are added. For more information on how to create a new life cycle, see Life Cycle Template Editor.

Using these case studies, you will learn how the transitions are selected for each state.

Let us study the following cases:

Case 1

For example, the object is in the Production - In Work state, as shown in figure state 4.

When you set the Select the Change Transitions for Release Target preference to Current State, you can observe that there is no outgoing transition other than Review (brown arrow). For the current state if the transition is Review, then it is considered as empty, and the default value is Change. Here, it displays transitions as:

In this case the Release Target column of the Resulting Objects table displays change transitions as Change in its life cycle.

When you set the preference to Current State and Review State, in this case the object checks that it is in the current state and the state has the Review (brown arrow) transition. With the help of this Review transition, object enters in next state where the Review transition is pointing and checks the transition of this state. Here, there are Production - Review state 5 transitions, as shown in figure:

When you set the preference to All States, then it selects all eligible release targets in the lifecycle of the changeable object. The Release Target column of the Resulting Objects table displays all change transitions in its life cycle. Here, there are transitions of all states, as shown in figure:

Case 2

For example, the object is in the Production - Rework state, as shown in figure state 5.

When you set the Select the Change Transitions for Release Target preference to Current State, you can observe that there are three outgoing transitions – two Review (brown arrow) and Production Release (blue arrow). Here, it displays transitions as:

In this case, the Release Target column of the Resulting Objects table displays the Production Release change transition in its life cycle.

When you set the preference to Current State and Review State, in this case the object checks that it is in current state and state has the Review (brown arrow) transition. With the help of this Review transition, object enters in next state where the Review transition is pointing and checks the transition of this state. Here there are two Review transitions. One is pointing to Production - Review state 6 and another is Prototype - In Work state 2. The change transitions for these states are:

When you set the preference to All States, then it selects all eligible release targets in the lifecycle of the changeable object. The Release Target column of the Resulting Objects table displays all change transitions in its life cycle. Here, there are all transitions, as shown in figure: