Properties of Change Actions with Applicability

The Properties page shows details for change actions (CA) to which a user has assigned applicability in the Change Action Applicability tab.

Do one of the following:

  • Search for and open a CA that has applicability assigned. See Predefined Queries.
  • In the Change Management category of an object, select the Change Action tab and click the name of the CA.

For details about related categories, see Opening a Change Object with Applicability.

This page discusses:

Fields

Field Description
Name Name of the CA
Type Type of CA
Description Details about the CA
State Current state of the CA in its lifecycle
Policy Policy that controls the lifecycle and access for the CA
Owner Person to whom management of the CA is assigned. The owner has full access to the CA when it is in theIn Work state and can add objects to and remove objects from the CA
Originator Person who created the CA
Originated The date when the CA was created
Modified Date when any attribute of the CA was last changed. The Modified date changes automatically when changes are made to the CA attributes
Severity The relative importance of the change. Options are High, Medium, or Low
Responsible Manufacturing Engineer A selected user in the Senior Manufacturing Engineer role. This is shown only if Manufacturing BOM Management is also installed. (Not applicable for DECOs)
Reported Against Displays all items connected to the CA. Click any highlighted name in this column to display the Properties page of the item
Approval List An approval list is a route template with a base purpose of "Approve" that defines the list of people that can approve the CA at the end of its route. Click any highlighted name in this column to display the Route Template page.
Distribution List Name of the member list that is used for notifications about the CA. Click any highlighted name in this column to display the Member List page.
Reviewer List A reviewer list is a route template with a base purpose of "Review" that defines the list of people that should review the CA before it is promoted to a specified state. Click any highlighted name in this column to display the Route Template page. (Not applicable for DECOs)
Category of Change Can be any of the following: Unassigned, Vendor Requirement, Product Improvement, New Production Introduction, Marketing Requirement, Facilitate Manufacturing, Drafting Error, Cost Reduction.
Responsible Design Engineer A selected user in the Senior Design Engineer role. (Not applicable for DECOs)
Design Responsibility Organization that has design responsibility for the ECO. (Not applicable for DECOs)
Effectivity The effectivity expression associated with the CA.

Actions/Toolbar Commands

Command Description For More Information
Edit Details Edit the properties listed. Engineering BOM Management User's Guide: Editing ECO Details
Cancel CA This link is not available if the CA is at the Release state or beyond, if the CA has already been canceled, or if you do not have modify access to the CA. Engineering BOM Management User's Guide: Canceling a Change Order