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:: Version 3.2.0 ::

Order transitions

Prerequisite: You must be familiar with the Syntax used in Tutorials and have already created an extension.

learning:
Specify in which order the transitions should be displayed
level:
Beginner
domains:
Configuration, XML
min version:
3.1.0

The iTop 3.1 brings new capabilities to order the Transitions or objects with lifecycle

Before 3.1 version, transitions on a given state were displayed by XML declaration order

Now, you can specify in the iTop configuration parameter lifecycle.transitions_sort_type, which ordering method you want amongst

lifecycle.transitions_sort_type Meaning
xml default value, same behavior as before iTop 3.1
alphabetical transitions are displayed by alphabetical order of labels (this means that the order can be different depending on the user language)
fixed the transitions will be ordered based on the order of the “transition arrival state”
Order is always the same, regardless of the user language or the current object state
relative the transitions will be ordered based on the order of the “transition arrival state”, from above the current state, then the current state and below
- Order is always changing based on the object current state
- The idea is that, the first transitions proposed are expected to be the most frequently used
When you set this parameter it automatically applies to all iTop objects having transitions
This was decided on purpose to simplify user experience

Fixed versus relative order

  • In order to use those logic, it's recommended to have defined rank on the states (states are values of an enum attribute).
  • From iTop 3.1, in the standard datamodel, all objects with lifecycle, have their states ranked.

Let's imagine a small example to show the difference between fixed and relative

  • We have a class with those states ranked: 1:New, 2:Distpatch, 3:Assign, 4:Resolve, 5:Close
  • We have the classical transitions between those 5 states, their name saying in which state they end.
lifecycle.transitions_sort_type: relative fixed
Current State Transitions order:
New Dispatch
Assign
Resolve
Close
Dispatch
Assign
Resolve
Close
Dispatch Assign
Resolve
Close
Re-dispatch
Re-open
Re-open
Re-dispatch
Assign

Resolve
Close
Assign Resolve
Close
Re-assign
Re-dispatch

Re-open
Re-open
Re-dispatch
Re-assign
Resolve

Close
Resolved Close
Re-assign
Re-dispatch
Re-open
Re-open
Re-dispatch
Re-assign
Close
Closed
3_2_0/customization/order-transition.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/10 10:25 by 127.0.0.1
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