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Approve Engineering Change Notices

Use this screen to identify Engineering Change Notice (ECN) requiring approval, screen them, and approve or reject them.

You can load ECNs into this screen using only the Find or Query functions. You can load only those ECNs that you are eligible to approve.

Approvers who have been given authority on the Manage Engineering Change Approval Processes screen can also modify certain ECN data. If the Allow ECN Changes check box has been selected for you on the Manage Engineering Change Approval Titles screen, you can modify data only in the header of the main screen, and in the ECN Detail, Customer Information, ECN Notes, ECN Standard Text, and User-Defined Info subtasks. If the Allow ECN Configuration Changes check box has been selected for you on the Manage Engineering Change Approval Titles screen, you can modify data only in the Parts Impacted table window and the ECN Documents, Part Documents, Routings, MBOM Components, and MBOM Assembly subtasks.

Note: Because ECN information is generally critical to the quality of an organization's product line, be sure to review all procedures and modifications carefully before implementing them.

You cannot use ECNs to create new provisional parts or maintain existing provisional parts. You cannot enter Provisional Parts in the Original Part and Change-To Part fields in the main screen. Therefore, if you would like to modify an existing provisional part, you must convert it to a standard part (on the Convert Provisional Part to Standard Part screen in Costpoint Product Definition) before calling it out in an ECN. However, you can use provisional parts within an Engineering BOM function for a standard part in an ECN.

Use this screen to approve ECNs. You cannot use it to create new ECNs or modify ECNs that have already been fully approved.

Note: When an existing ECN's Status is P - Pending, I - In-Approval, A - Approved, or D - Documents Updated, and the Provide Warning for Parts and Documents with Open ECNs check box is selected in the Configure Engineering Change Notice Settings screen, the system displays a warning message wherever the original part is used. The warning message displays the ECN ID and status code for each instance where the part exists.

This screen contains the following tabs:

  • Basic Info: Use the fields on this tab to provide basic information about the ECN, including ECN type, class, and status.
  • Details: Use this tab to enter additional information about the ECN.
  • Customer Information: Use this tab to enter customer information related to this ECN.
  • Customer Notes: Use this tab which allows you to maintain any related notes for this ECN.