Contents the Configure Engineering Change Notice Settings Screen
Use the fields and options to configure the Configure Engineering Change Notice screen.
Auto-Assign ECN IDs
Field | Description |
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Last ECN ID |
Enter, or click to select, the last ECN ID. You can enter up to 15 alphanumeric characters in this optional field, but the last four characters must be numeric so that the system can automatically increment the number. |
ECN Options
ECN Class Part Change Requirement
Field | Description |
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Class I |
From the drop-down list, select whether a modification can be made to a part, a revision, either, or none for a Class I ECN. Valid options are:
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Class I.5 |
From the drop-down list, select whether a modification can be made to a part, a revision, either, or none for a Class 1.5 ECN. Valid options are:
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Class II |
From the drop-down list, select whether a modification can be made to a part, a revision, either, or none for a Class II ECN. Valid options are:
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EC Workflow Options
Field | Description |
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Workflow Method |
From the drop-down list, select how you want ECNs to be integrated with Costpoint Workflow. Valid options are:
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Custom Workflow |
Enter, or to select, the name of the workflow the ECN process should initiate when an ECN is implemented. |
Approval Process Assignment
Field | Description |
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No Approval |
Select this option to turn off the approval process for ECNs. |
Organization |
Select this option to have the system automatically assign approval processes based on ECN Organization. |
ECN Type |
Select this option to have the system automatically assign approval processes based on ECN Type. |
ECN Class |
Select this option to have the system automatically assign approval processes based on ECN Class. |
Global |
Select this option to have all ECNs go through the same approval process. |
Manual |
Select this option if you want to manually select approval processes when the ECN is created. |
Approval Process |
If you selected the Manual or Global options, enter, or click to select, the ECN approval process code. You must enter a valid approval process from the Manage Engineering Change Approval Processes screen. |
Other Options
Field | Description |
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Provide Warning for Parts and Documents with Open ECNs |
Select this check box for the system to provide a warning message every time a part or document with an open ECN is accessed in other modules in Costpoint. |
Customer Approval Method |
From the drop-down list, select how customer approval information should be recorded for ECNs. Valid options are:
You can enter customer approval manually on the Manage Engineering Change Notices screen. The P - Approval Proc option assumes the customer approval is handled as part of the electronic approval process. |
ECN Corporate Settings
Use this group box to establish all corporate ECN settings. The check boxes in this group box will be disabled if your user ID does not have maintenance rights for the company ID when you first log into Costpoint.
Field | Description |
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Allow Multiple Open ECNs for the Same Part |
Select this check box to allow more than one open ECN to reference the same part number. |
Allow Change to Implemented ECNs |
Select this check box to allow users to maintain ECN information after it has been implemented in the Maintain Approved ECNs screen. |
ECN Implementation Copy Options
Field | Description |
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Copy Part User-Defined Fields |
Select this check box if you want to copy user-defined field values when performing a Copy Part Data function. |
Copy BOM Configuration |
Select this check box if you want to copy all configuration ID components when performing a Copy BOM function. |
ECN Required Change
Field | Description |
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Release Mfg BOMs |
Select this check box if you want manufacturing bills of material to be released only through the ECN process. |
Modify Released Mfg BOMs |
Select this check box if you want released manufacturing bills of material to be modified only through the ECN process. |
Release Eng BOMs |
Select this check box if you want engineering bills of material to be released only through the ECN process. |
Modify Released Eng BOMs |
Select this check box if you want released engineering bills of material to be modified only through the ECN process. |
Release Routings |
Select this check box if you want routings to be released only through the ECN process. |
Modify Released Routings |
Select this check box if you want released routings to be modified only through the ECN process. |