About Work Under Changes

BOM changes for any part that is under change-required must be made through "work under" change. A work under change action (CA) tracks all changes made to a change-required part. You must select a work under CA whenever you apply change-required to a configured or unconfigured part. When you complete the work under change, the part(s) connected to it are released. Completed changes are listed as realized changes for the CA. A work under CA is required whenever you create, edit, or revise a change-required part but is optional for any part that is not under change management.

Note: For any part, either configured or unconfigured, only a CA that is the In Work state can be used as a work under change.
Note: You can add a child to a configured parent in which the parent is associated with a work under CA. When you promote the CA to the Complete state, the parent's projected evolution will be the same as the current evolution.

Standalone change actions should not be used as work under changes for any part or BOM operation. Use only those change actions associated with the change order.

This page discusses:

See Also
Selecting a Work Under Change Action for an Unconfigured Part in 3DSpace
Selecting a Work Under Change Action For Configured Parts in 3DSpace

Work Under Change for Imported Parts

When you import a BOM, selecting a Work Under CA is optional. The Change Controlled column in the imported spreadsheet is not needed and is ignored if it exists.

Work Under Change When Editing Parts

When editing a part that is under change-required, you must select a Work Under CA before editing the BOM. For parts that are not under change-required, a work under CA is optional. When viewing the BOM, you can select a Work Under CA and display valid CAs that are in the In Work state for the BOM (if change-required is applied). The Realized Changes tab lists the modified objects that apply to the part. Each object displays the object status and the completed changes.

Parts that are change-required cannot be edited in the My Engineering view.

When revising a part, you must select a Work Under CA if the original part is under change-required; otherwise, the work under CA is optional.

When you edit the BOM using Work Under Change:

  • Only the parent part is added as a realized change for the selected work under change.
  • The BOM part is set to Strict mode. Strict mode requires you to select the same work under CA for any further changes to the part.
  • You cannot edit the part from Change management or from any other view.
  • When you release the work under CA, the associated part is also released.
  • A work under change is not required when adding specifications, reference objects to a change-required part.
  • Spare parts under change management do not require a work under CA.

Work Under Change and Collaboration

For any part structure that is change-required, collaboration is controlled through the work under CA. The Collaborate with Physical command for the EBOM and specifications is blocked. To collaborate the EBOM with the physical structure, open the change action and select the Collaborate command on the Properties toolbar.