The Global Stage Lifecycle

Items in Dimensions CM follow the lifecycle called Global Stage Lifecycle (GSL) that controls which versions are included in configurations and builds of the project. Item revisions are moved to the next stage in this lifecycle when they have reached the appropriate stage of approval (a process called deployment). The lifecycle is defined for the base database.

Deployment areas for a project can be associated with these stages so that item files are copied to those areas when they are deployed to the corresponding stage.

If you are using Deployment Automation (DA), you can map GSL stages to DA pipelines and environments. For information about integrating with DA, see the Dimensions CM Help Center.