Lifecycle and dates

Lifecycle tells you when an application or integration is expected to enter service, change or retire. Start with the fact sheet for the record you are assessing.

Read the integration timeline

The integration fact sheet uses five possible phase start dates: Plan, Phase in, Active, Phase out and End of life. The timeline highlights the latest recorded phase that has started. It can show a future start or an unknown lifecycle when dates are missing. Enter dates in phase order and leave unconfirmed dates empty.

Compare an application's dates with its recorded stage

The pilot application fact sheet shows the recorded Lifecycle stage. With edit access, select the pencil beside the lifecycle bar to open the lifecycle page. Under Lifecycle phases, you can enter a date for Plan, Phase in, Active, Phase out or End of life. Atlas uses those dates to show the current phase and the next dated phase, when available.

If the phase implied by the dates differs from the stored stage, the card flags the difference. For example, a phase-out date may have passed while payroll still runs in full. Confirm what happened with the owner before updating the record. See Applications.

Check what actually changed

If a CRM replacement is approved for October, check whether the relevant items in the change request were implemented. An effective date is useful for planning. Implementation records the resulting change in the current landscape.