The IC lifecycles synchronize the document states between Program Central
and DesignSync in the Semiconductor Accelerator for Enterprise Project Management Overlay. If a
document is promoted manually in Program Central, its new state is shown
on the DesignSync server in the file that is associated with a Program Central deliverable (that is, an IC Document or IC Folder). Likewise,
if a document is tagged in DesignSync, its new state is shown in the
Program Central Lifecycles page, unless the file tag is not one of the
listed states. Also in Program Central, 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: