When <A HREF="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/tutorials/0709_baldwin/0709_baldwin.html?ca=drs-">defining service life cycles with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository,</A> you can only use a single state machine definition. However, your organization may want two or more independent life cycles to govern different aspects of your services. This article describes how you can use Websphere Service Registry and Repository to support multiple life cycles within a single state machine definition.