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title: Definitions of life-cycle values for location entities
description: The values for the location life-cycle process reflect the locations used by your organization and are visible only in the common data locations table.
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# Definitions of life-cycle values for location entities

The values for the location life-cycle process reflect the locations used by your organization and are visible only in the common data locations table.

## Definitions of location life cycle stage and life cycle stage status values

\[Omitted image "csdm-lifecycle-vp-location.png"\] Alt text: Relationships between CSDM stages and life cycle values.

-   **Ideation life cycle stage**

    The location is in the initial planning and setup phase.

    -   **Chartered**: The location is approved for development, but no physical presence has yet been established.
    -   **Build**: The location is under construction, setup, or is being prepared for operational use.
-   **Operational life cycle stage**

    The location is active and in use for business operations.

    -   **Available**: The location is fully built and ready for use but currently unoccupied or not assigned for a specific function.
    -   **In Use**: The location is actively occupied and is being used for its intended purpose.
    -   **Pending Retirement**: The location is still operational but is scheduled for decommissioning or repurposing.
-   **End of Life life cycle stage**

    The location is no longer in active use and is being decommissioned.

    -   **Sold**: The location has been sold to another entity.
    -   **Lease Return**: A leased location has been returned to the owner or landlord after the lease period ended.
    -   **Obsolete**: The location is no longer viable for use due to physical deterioration, business strategy changes, or other constraints.

**Note:** The \[life\_cycle\_control\] table uses the type of CI \(tangible/physical, document and contract, location and so on\) to determine which *life cycle stage status* values are available for each *life cycle stage*.

For additional information on how you can benefit from implementing life-cycle value pairs for CMDB entities, see the ['Map existing status values to CSDM life-cycle value pairs' section in the 'Foundation domain' topic](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/common-service-data-model-csdm/foundation-domain.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Life cycle of location entities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/common-service-data-model-csdm/csdm-lifecycle-location.md)