10.6. Displaying Lifecycles

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## 10.6. Displaying Lifecycles

Once a lifecycle is enabled for an object, you can display it by selecting (More) > Display > Lifecycle on the right-click menu or toolbar. A sample lifecycle is shown below.

Figure 10.8: Displaying a Lifecycle

A lifecycle display contains the following four components:

- Graph. In the graph, the current lifecycle stage is shown in white (for example, `Thermal Analysis` in the sample figure). The graph elements will change color as the stage changes, giving you a visual depiction of the object as it matures.

- Stages. The name, description and permissions of each stage in the lifecycle are listed.

- Transitions. Each transition requires a signoff before the next stage can be promoted. This is indicated under Promote Signoff.

- History. This section shows actions that have been performed so far, along with any comments that users have entered.

### Displaying Lifecycle Stages in the File List Window

You can set your preferences to display lifecycle stages on the List tab of the file list window.

To add a Lifecycle Stage column to your file list display:

1. Click the user icon in the upper right of the window and select Settings.

2. In the Settings dialog box, select List Display in the left pane, and then check the Lifecycle stage box in the right pane, as shown below.

   Figure 10.9: Adding a Lifecycle Stage Column to the List Display

3. Click OK.

   Figure 10.10: List Display with Lifecycle Stage

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