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dkinsley
Creator II
2 years ago

Document Classification Changed to Change Controlled

We had to change an existing document classification from being not change controlled (ECN controlled) to now be change controlled (must be approved on an ECN.)

Now I need to update all of the documents that have this classification so they have the correct lifecycle map and the "Engineering Change Control" form field displays "Yes" instead of "No". 

I temporarily made these documents editable, but when I click the "Edit" button and click refresh, I get an error that states the documents "Classification property cannot be changed." 

Is this a core function preventing this action or is there a method that is preventing this?

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  • angela's avatar
    angela
    Catalyst II
    2 years ago

    I haven´t completely understand your question. You want to use a different lifecycle map for existing items?

    I don´t understand right now why you cannot edit the classification property. Do you have classification specific lifecycles?

    You can reset the used lifecycle map by an admin action. But this will reset the complete lifecycle. 

    (Translation is something like "set standard lifecycle". Try it in a test database first).

    If you already use different states for you items, you then have to re-promote the items after using the action. If you are open minded for a more dangerous but efficient approach: You can also use SQL to update the "state" and "current_state" property that are used for the LifeCycle. It maybe even eliminates the step to reset the lifecycle with the admin button, but I never tested this one. You basically need to know the id´s and names of the target states of your new lifecycles and directly modify them in the database. But try definitely in a test database first.