Setting Preferences › Set Lifecycle Diagram Preferences

Set Lifecycle Diagram Preferences

The Lifecycle Diagram dialog lets you set the preferences for displaying your lifecycle diagrams.

To set lifecycle diagram preferences

1. Click Window, Preferences, Team, CA Harvest SCM, Lifecycle Diagram.

   The Lifecycle Diagram dialog appears.

2. Select Lifecycle Diagram preferences:

   Approval Indicator

   Specifies that an approval icon is to indicate an approve process.

   Horizontal Spacing

   Specifies the horizontal distance between nodes.

   Vertical Spacing

   Specifies the vertical distance between nodes.

   Node Width

   Specifies the node width. Changes to node width are automatically reflected in the Preview area.

   Node Height

   Specifies the node height. Changes to node height are automatically reflected in the Preview area.

   State Details

   Specifies pattern-based contents to be displayed within each node. You can edit the list, and right-click the State Details field to open a shortcut menu that lets you select tokens to add to the list. Your current pointer position establishes the insertion location when you add tokens to the list. The following tokens are supported:

   %name

   %view

   %numPackages

   %modifier

   %modifiedTime

   %creationTime

   %creatorName

   Changes to state details are automatically reflected in the Preview area. Each token defined in the State Details pattern will be replaced with its actual value when the diagram is rendered.

3. Click the Colors and Fonts tab, and select options. Clicking the Color field, opens a color palette that lets you select colors.

   Changes to colors and fonts are automatically reflected in the Preview area.

4. Click the Connections tab, and select options for showing promote and demote processes, their names, and how they should appear as lines. Clicking a Color field opens a color palette that lets you select colors.

   Click OK.

   Your Lifecycle Diagram preferences are set.