Change Type 
Definition
Compilation of data with which the change processes in diverse organizational units are controlled.
Use
The change type is defined when the change order is created. Because the change type contains important control data, you cannot change the change type after it has been saved.
Structure
The following overview contains the important data from a change type.
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Data |
Use |
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Context hierarchy |
You use the context to determine the environment in which a change is viewed. The context includes the following data: · Details about the organizational unit and phase · Data about the validity of a change |
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Settings for the process flow for change |
Settings for the automatic generation of change tasks and object management records control the process flow for change: · If the change type does not allow the automatic creation of change tasks, only users with manually created change tasks can use the change order. · If the change type does not allow the automatic creation of object management records, it is only possible to process objects with the change order if the objects have a manually created object management record in the change order. |
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Status profile |
Define status profiles for change orders and
contexts. |
Integration
You define the change types in Customizing for Master Data Objects (MDM-MD), under Change Management ®Define Change Type and Context.