Editing ECR Details

Though ECR objects have been deprecated, users who have ECRs from a previous release can edit details in the ECR Properties page.

For details about using the search for ECR and other objects, see Predefined Queries.

Required Access Roles:

  • Baseline: Author or Leader
  • App-specific: Design Engineer, Senior Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, or Senior Manufacturing Engineer. If RFQ Management is installed, a Buyer can also edit an ECR.


Before you begin:

Access the Properties page for an ECR. See ECR Properties.

  1. Click Edit Details from the page Actions menu or toolbar.
  2. Make modifications, as required. The following can be changed:

    Attribute Description
    Reported Against Click to search for a different part or document that the change is reported against.
    Description You can change or modify the existing ECR description.
    Policy If you want to use a policy other than the one set for the ECR, select a different policy from the list.
    Change Responsibility Click to select the organization that will have change responsibility for the ECR. This organization must have lead roles defined for Leader. See About Change Responsibility.
    Reviewer List Click to modify the route template that contains the list of people to review the ECR.
    Distribution List Click to modify the member list to specify who is to receive notifications about the ECR.
    Category of Change Select or change the category. It can be any one of the following: Unassigned, Vendor Requirement, Product Improvement, New Production Introduction, Marketing Requirement, Facilitate Manufacturing, Drafting Error, or Cost Reduction.
    Reason for Change Modify the reason for and impact of the change. This could include how the change will improve the product, which customers need the change, etc. The reason displays in all states of the ECR.
    Severity Edit the priority status for the ECR. Select High, Medium, or Low.
    **Deviation-Related information (Shown only if Manufacturing BOM Managementis installed and the type is DCR.
    Start Effective Date Click to change the date when the DCR becomes effective.
    End Effective Date Click to change the date when the DCR expires.
    Affected Plants Click to modify the list of plants that are affected by the DCR.

  3. Click Done.