Complex changes are controlled in Engineering Change Management, by using an engineering change request/engineering change order. You cannot release the change order until the processing of the change objects (for example, BOM, routing, document) has been completed and released. For most objects, the
Complete
system status is set in the object management record.
The processing status
Complete
is not set in the change master record for documents. You use the document status for each document type to determine the point at which a document is defined as
Complete
in the change master record.
If you want to set a status for a document and this status is to be defined as
Complete
in the change master record (change request/change order), the related change master record is also checked when you set the status in the document. You can only set the document status that is to be set as
Released
for engineering change management if the processing status of the change master record allows a release.
In Customizing for the
Document Management System,
you define statuses for the document types by choosing
Control is by use of the
Complete for engineering change management
indicator. You can find further information in the online help about
Finished reports for ECH.
The following dependencies exist in the release procedure of a document for engineering change management between document status and system status of the change master record:
The processing cycle of a change master record is used to check the current status of all entered documents.
In order to release you must choose a document info record that has been assigned the value of released for ECH (status with indicator
Finished reports for ECH
).
If the document is entered as a change object in a change master record the system status of the change master record is checked at the same time when the document status is set.
The document can only be given the status if the current status has the system status of the change master record
Complete change
as a subsequent system status.
The control record for the document in the change master record is automatically changed when the statuses allow release. The system status of the document is set to
Finish change
.