Setting the Status of a Change
Statuses for Normal Changes
When a normal change is created, it is automatically assigned the status Open
. The change manager can set the status of the normal change to either Completed
or Withdrawn
as required.
The following change statuses are available for normal changes:
Status | Description |
|---|---|
Open | The normal change is in its initial status. |
Completed | The change has been carried out and is finished. This means that this change will not be transferred to a new cycle during a cycle switch. Changes can be completed only if all of the transport requests have been imported successfully into a production system. |
Withdrawn | If this status is set, the change is withdrawn. Changes that contain non-empty transport requests cannot be withdrawn. |
Statuses for Urgent Changes
In additional to the change statuses, urgent changes are submitted to an approval processes and so also have an approval status. When an urgent change is created, it is automatically assigned the approval status To Be Approved
. Before the urgent change can be set to Open
, it must be approved by both the quality manager and a member of the quality advisory board. If either of these business partners reject the change, it is automatically assigned the status Rejected
.
The following approval statuses are available for urgent changes:
Status | Description |
|---|---|
To Be Approved | The urgent change is in its initial status. |
Approved | The quality manager and the quality advisory board member must approve an urgent change to change the overall status to |
Rejected | If either the quality manager or the quality advisory board member reject an urgent change, it is automatically set to |
If both the quality manager and the quality advisory board member approve the urgent change, it is automatically assigned the status Open
. From there, the change manager can change the status to the following values:
Status | Description |
|---|---|
Completed | The change has been carried out and is finished. This means that this change will not be transferred to a new cycle during a cycle switch. Changes can be completed only if all of the transport requests have been imported successfully into a production system. |
Withdrawn | If you set this status, the change is withdrawn. Changes that contain non-empty transport requests cannot be withdrawn. |
Procedure
Click the change number in the
Change
column.In the dialog box that appears, select the new status from the dropdown box for the change status or the approval status.
Optional: Enter any supporting information regarding your decision in the comments box and upload supporting documents. This information is visible to anyone who can view the change.