You create state transitions when defining the state model
of a schema. To create a state transition, you define an action of
the type CHANGE_STATE and then select the source states and a destination
state for that action.
Procedure
To
create a state transition:
- Start the Designer.
-
In the Schema Repository Explorer view, expand the Record Types or
Record Types - Stateless folder in your schema and then double-click on a
record type.
The record type editor opens.
- Click the Actions tab to view the
Record Actions grid.
- Create a new action, selecting CHANGE_STATE as
its type.
To use an existing action, right-click
an existing action of the type CHANGE_STATE and
select Action Properties.
- In the States section
of the action properties page, select one or more source states and
a destination state for the action.
Each CHANGE_STATE action
must have at least one source state and a destination state. If none
are defined, the Designer reports an error during validation.
- After creating the state transition, display
the State Transition Matrix to verify that the transitions were applied
to the states. For more information, see To display the State Transition Matrix
for a Defect record type.