The IC lifecycles synchronize the document states between Project Management
and DesignSync. If a
document is promoted manually in Project Management, its new state is shown
on the DesignSync server in the file that is associated with a Project Management deliverable (that is, an IC Document or IC Folder). Likewise,
if a document is tagged in DesignSync, its new state is shown in the
Project Management Lifecycles page, unless the file tag is not one of the
listed states. Also in Project Management, if the deliverable has reached
the Completion state (or beyond) that was specified when it was created,
the parent task of the deliverable is promoted automatically.
The
IC Folder contains a directory of IC files.
An IC Folder is created in the Preliminary state and passes through
these lifecycle states: