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 Reserving a Document for a Change Number

Procedure

  1. Choose the change master you require.

  2. On the Document Management screen, choose Start of the navigation path Environment Next navigation step Engin. change mgmt Next navigation step Change master Next navigation step or End of the navigation path Engin. change req.

  3. Enter the document as a change object. You have the following options:

  4. You know the document data:

    – If you know the data of the document key, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Object overview Next navigation step Document. End of the navigation path

    If you only want to reserve one particular version of the document, enter the data of the document key together with the version number (for example, 08). The system checks that the document exists. You see an error message if the document does not exist.

    If you want to reserve all versions (including versions that do not yet exist), mask the value for the version by entering the special character " * " in the Version field. In this case, the system does not check that the document exists.

    Choosing the document using the product structure:

    – Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Object overview End of the navigation path

    You see the object overview.

    – Choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Product structure End of the navigation path

    Enter the start object (for example, material), and explode the structure overview until you find the document affected by the change. Documents that can be copied as change objects have a checkbox next to the document key fields.

    Select the document(s) you want to copy and choose Copy.

    You see the Document object overview again with the copied data of the documents you selected.

  5. Save your change master.

The document is now reserved for a change number via its object management record.

Result

Once you have reserved a document for a change number, you see the Reservations in Engin.Change Mgmt. dialog box when you process the document Start of the navigation path (Document Next navigation step Change) Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

This dialog box shows all the change numbers in which the document is reserved.

Once you have saved a change number, you can no longer change it. This means that when you next process the document, the change numbers that the document is reserved for are no longer displayed.