Add Life Cycle Types

To create a Life Cycle Type:

1. Right-click the Life Cycle Types folder and select Add Life Cycle Type.

2. Enter the required information:

   1. Enter a unique identification for the Maturity Level. This field supports alphanumeric characters, and does not auto-increment.

   2. Enter a name for the identification in this optional field. If you do not input any data, ID is displayed instead of Name in the user interface.

   3. Describe what the Life Cycle Type contains. For example, the duration or stages.

3. To create the record and continue to create more records, click Add. Alternatively, click Add and Close. This brings you to the Details tab of that Life Cycle Type.

4. In the Corresponding Identifiers section on the Details tab, enter a nomenclature map. You can enter more than one nomenclature map. For information, see Implementing Corresponding Identifiers.

5. In the Properties Specific to Life Cycle Type section, select a Concept from the dropdown.

6. Enter a value in the Sort Order field. This value represents the order in which the Life Cycle Types are listed in a folder in the tree view.

   A Life Cycle Type is created.

   Note: To discontinue using a Life Cycle Type, select the Obsolete check box in the General Properties section on the Details tab.