Item Lifecycle Issues
The item lifecycle differs from the document lifecycle in the following ways:
- Items usually do not have minor revisions - the creation of a new revision of a part should not create a minor revision.
- The Item Status and Phase will define the stage of the new version of the item. Separate minor revisions are not used, as in documents, to differentiate between alternatives.
- A item has its own revision
- Checking out a item is not appropriate for most part scenarios.
- Only one revision can have an Active status.