Tasks
Tasks are defined for the ECR and ECO in the standard system which, as steps in a Workflow process, trigger the desired activities.
In Engineering Change Management, tasks are defined for the following task types:
- For standard tasks, enter
TS
For workflow templates, enter
WS
Processing Tasks
You can process the standard tasks in the following way:
- Select Tools →
Business Workflow →
Development →
Definition tools → Tasks/
Task groups →
Change.
- Enter the task type:
- For standard tasks, enter
TS
For workflow templates, enter
WS
You can search for the tasks for Engineering Change Management using the possible entries function for the Task field.
Enter the following as search terms:
- ECM
if you are searching for tasks for the change master record
- ECO
if you are searching for tasks for the change object
Standard Tasks (TS)
The operational steps for activities in the Workflow template relate exclusively to these standard tasks.
- Every standard task in Engineering Change Management is defined as a single-step task and describes, from an organizational point of view, an elementary business activity within the framework of Engineering Change Management.
- Standard tasks appear as dialog work items in the integrated inbox of the relevant employees at the appropriate point in time (automatic recipient determination) or they are processed directly by the system as background work items.
- All standard tasks in Engineering Change Management operate either on the object type ECM (change master) or ECO (change object).
For workflow templates, enter
WS
Different workflow templates are available in the standard system for the change process with reference to an ECR or ECO. These templates control example change processes.
All workflow templates in Engineering Change Management operate either on the object type ECM (change master) or ECO (change object).