What are the Lifecycle Status definitions?

There are several different statuses that can bee seen in the obsolescence manager, these are listed here.

Allowed Values	Value Meaning
Active	Part Confirmed to be Active in production by the Manufacturer
Active-Unconfirmed	Part is assumed to be Active in production but has not been  recently  confirmed to be active
Contact Mfr	User is advised to Contact the Manufacturer Directly for the  part status, Part may be a custom part or a part from an  unsupported manufacturer
NRFND	Part is still active but the part is Not Recommended For New  Designs
EOL	Part is in an End-of-Life /  Phase Out Stage and will become  Obsolete/Discontinued after the Last Time Buy Date
Discontinued	Part Confirmed to be Obsolete/ Discontinued as per the  Manufacturer
Discontinued-Unconfirmed	Part is assumed to be Obsolete/ Discontinued but has not been  recently  confirmed to be Obsolete/Discontinued
Transferred	Part Production has been transferred to another manufacturer  and is  available under the new manufacturer
Unknown	no record