As a result, the Review workflow, which is shown in the following Workflow Process Editor figure, defines the process and activities that are part of moving an object forward from the In Work phase.

This workflow process has three defined activities: Review, Observe, and Promote. You can view the properties of each link and activity within the process by clicking on the node or hyperlink associated with each link or activity. For example, for the Review workflow, the participant to be assigned the Review task is the Reviewer role.

Therefore, when an object is submitted for promotion from the In Work phase and the Review workflow process is started, the Reviewer role is mapped to an actual user, based on role mappings in either the life cycle or a team template. The Review task is added to the My Tasks table for the user.

The Submit and Review workflow processes are predefined and available for your use when Windchill is installed; however, your organization may have a number of additional workflow processes in place. To associate a specific workflow process with a phase or gate, click Browse to locate and select a process from the shared location.

About Life Cycle Iteration

Working with life cycles is an iterative process. Like version-controlled objects, iterated objects are checked in to and out of shared locations; however, unlike version-controlled objects, they cannot be revised. Instead, any change to an object creates a new and separate iteration when it is checked in. Earlier iterations, which may still be in use, are unchanged and unaffected by the new iteration. Only the latest iteration is available for new uses.

To make changes to a life cycle template, you must check out a copy. (Click Edit on the Life Cycle Template Administration utility to check out a copy of the selected life cycle.) While it is checked out, no one else can check out a copy, but the original can be viewed or selected to manage an object. When you have