Edit CM Rules Dialog Box

The Edit CM Rules dialog box for change documents enables you to specify for a change document type the lifecycle states that belong to certain phases, and rules about related change documents. You can also enable or disable the complete set of CM rules within this dialog box.

Field | Description | Rules and Guidelines
Enable CM Rules | Whether CM Rules are enabled for this change document type. | Choose Yes to activate the CM Rules.
Analysis Phase starts with State | The first lifecycle state in the Analysis phase. | Choose a lifecycle state from the list.
Work Phase starts with State | The first lifecycle state in the Work phase. | Choose a lifecycle state from the list.
Frozen Phase starts with State | The first lifecycle state in the Frozen phase. | Choose a lifecycle state from the list.
Minimum State of Child before permit Parent to close | The minimum state at which this change document must be before any parent change document may be closed. | Choose a lifecycle state from the list.

Related Topics

Defining CM Rules