Engineering Change Management (LO-ECH)
Definition
Engineering Change Management is a central logistics function that can be used to change various aspects of production basic data (for example, BOMs, task lists, materials, and documents ) with history (with date effectivity) or depending on specific conditions (with parameter effectivity).
A change with history has the following distinctive characteristics:
It takes effect under precisely defined conditions (precise date or specific effectivity parameter value).
The changed object is saved twice: in its state before and after the changes.
A change master record or ECR/ECO controls and documents the changes.
Selection Criteria
The selection is recommended if you frequently carry out complex master data changes and want to document the changes.
See also:
Maintaining a Change Master Record
Maintaining Objects with Reference to a Change Number
Displaying a Change Master Record
Automated Processing of Business Transactions Using Engineering Change Requests