Tracking the Evolution: Your CI's Journey Through Lifecycle Status in our CMDB!
In a Configuration Management Database (CMDB), the term Lifecycle Status typically refers to the current stage or status of a configuration item (CI) within its lifecycle. The lifecycle status provides information about the state of a CI at any given point in time, which is essential for managing and tracking changes, upgrades, and decommissioning activities.
User persona: Administrator
Configure Lifecycle Status
To configure Lifecycle Status, perform the following steps:
- Select CMDB > Lifecycle Status. Lifecycle Status List page is displayed.
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Figure: Lifecycle Status list page - Click New to configure Lifecycle Status.
Figure: Configuration field - Specify the Tenant from the drop-down list and Status (Eg: Retired, Maintenance, Operational etc.) under the field values.
- Click Save to save the configuration for the Lifecycle Status.