Creating an Object Management Record (SAP Library - Engineering Change Management (LO-ECH))

Creating an Object Management Record

When you create an object management record, the system makes different checks, depending on the object type concerned. For details of these differences, see the following table:

Creating an Object Management Record

Object type

Special Feature

BOMs

The system checks whether the header object of the BOM (for example, material or document) exists.
The BOM itself need not exist yet.

Routings

The task list group for the entered task list type need not exist yet.

Documents

When you enter all four parts of the document key, the system checks whether the document exists.
You can bypass the document check by entering the special character * in the Version field. This entry covers all versions, whether they exist yet or not.
In the following situations, you see a warning message:
1) The document has already been allocated to another change number.
2)
One version of the document has already been entered as a change object in the current change master record.

Materials

The system does not check whether the material exists because the material might only be scheduled. In this case, there may only be a change document for the material and no master record.

Options for Creating an Object Management Record

You have two options for creating an object management record:

You create the object management record directly in the change master record:

Creating an Object Management Record

Creating an Object Management Record Using the Product Structure

The system generates the object management record automatically:

Generating an Object Management Record

Object type	Special Feature
BOMs	The system checks whether the header object of the BOM (for example, material or document) exists. The BOM itself need not exist yet.
Routings	The task list group for the entered task list type need not exist yet.
Documents	When you enter all four parts of the document key, the system checks whether the document exists. You can bypass the document check by entering the special character * in the Version field. This entry covers all versions, whether they exist yet or not. In the following situations, you see a warning message: 1) The document has already been allocated to another change number. 2) One version of the document has already been entered as a change object in the current change master record.
Materials	The system does not check whether the material exists because the material might only be scheduled. In this case, there may only be a change document for the material and no master record.