KB: Change the lifecycle state for all components in a project at once
A365
Once components are used in a project, it is sensible to change their lifecycle states, for example from Draft to Prototype. All components that have been used in a project can have its states changed in one go in Explorer panel.
Solution Details
Lifecycle states for all components used in a project or project release can be changed in the Children tab of the Explorer panel in Classic View.
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View » Panel » Explorer and click the gear icon at the top-right to set to Classic View
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Select the project or project release in the Explorer panel
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Multi-select all of the component CMP- items in the Children tab by shift+click the first and last components
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Right-click over the selected components and choose "Operations - Change state..."
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Click Process in the "Batch state change" dialog to transition all of the components to the next lifecycle state
