ECNs Subtask

Use this subtask to view all engineering change notices (regardless of status) referencing the part entered on the main screen header.

Contents

Field Description
Part

This field displays the part ID for the part selected on the main screen.

Rev

This field displays the selected part's revision number.

U/M

This field displays the default or inventory unit of measure for the selected part.

Description

This field displays the part description.

Project

This field displays the project ID associated with the inventory record.

Project Name

This field displays the name of the project.

Table Window

Field Description
ECN

This field displays the ID of the Engineering Change Notice (ECN) linked to the selected part.

ECN Rev

This field displays the revision number for the ECN (that is, how many times it has been resubmitted for approval).

ECN Description

This field displays a short description of the ECN.

Status

This field displays the status of the ECN, which can be:

  • Pending: Not yet submitted for approval.
  • In-Approval: In the approval process, not yet rejected or approved.
  • Approved: ECN has been approved by all necessary approvers.
  • Rejected: ECN has been rejected by an approver.
  • Documents Updated: ECN has been approved and necessary documents have been updated to reflect the change.
  • Implemented: Implement ECN process has been run against the approved ECN and all necessary part, document routing and BOM information has been updated in Costpoint.
  • Closed: ECN closed before implementation.
  • Void: ECN rejected and voided.
Type

This field displays the ECN type assigned to the ECN. ECN types are defined on the Manage Engineering Change Types screen in the Engineering Change Notices module.

Class

This field displays the class assigned to the ECN. Three options are valid:

  • Class I: A change that impacts a configuration item's form, fit, or function (part number change is typically required).
  • Class II: A change that does not impact a configuration item's form, fit, or function (part number change is not typically required).
  • Class 1.5: Some organizations use this class for unique cases.
Priority

This field displays the priority or importance of the ECN. Priority codes are assigned on the Manage Engineering Change  Priorities screen.

Reason

This field displays the code classifying the reason for the ECN. Reason codes are defined on the Manage Engineering Change Reasons screen.

Action Code

This field displays the code for the action that the ECN will perform on the part:

  • A (Add): The ECN was used to add the part to the part master.
  • C (Change): The ECN will modify the part characteristics.
  • D (Delete): The ECN will inactivate the part in the part master.
  • R (Replace): The ECN will replace an obsolete part with another part.
  • V (New Rev): The ECN will increase the revision number of the part.
  • O (Obsolete): The ECN will flag the part as obsolete.
Original Part

This field displays the identifier of the original part that will be affected by the ECN. This field is empty for records with an action code of Add. For lines with an action code of Replace, the original part represents the part that will be replaced.

Original Part Rev

This field displays the revision number of the part that will be affected by the ECN. For lines with action code of New Rev, it represents the revision before it is updated.

Original Part Desc

This field displays the description of the original part that will be affected by the ECN.

Original Part Status

This field displays the release status of the original part that will be affected by the ECN: E (Estimating), O (Obsolete), P (Pre-Release), R (Released), S (Phase-Out), or U (Unreleased).

Original Part Active

This field displays Y (Yes) or N (No) depending whether or not the original part affected by the ECN was active.

Change-To Part

This field displays the ID of the part that will replace the original part. This field is blank for lines with an action code of Change, Delete, and Obsolete.

Change-To Part Rev

This field displays the revision of the part that will replace the original part. For lines with action code of New Rev, it represents the revision after it is updated by the ECN.

Change-To Part Desc

This field displays the description of the change-to part. For lines with action code of Add, this field displays the description of the new part being created by the ECN.

Change-To Part Status

This field displays the release status that the change-to part will be assigned by the ECN: E (Estimating), O (Obsolete), P (Pre-Release), R (Released), S (Phase-Out), or U (Unreleased).

Change-To Part CAGE

This field displays the CAGE code of the change-to part to be added by the ECN.

Change-To Part Make/Buy

This field displays B (Buy) if your company buys the change-to part, and M (Make) if your company makes it.

Material Disposition

This field displays the code for what the disposition will be for the existing inventory for the original part: S (Scrap), R (Rework), I (Reinspect), N (No Change), or V (Update Rev).

Effective Date

This field displays the date on which the changes became effective/are to become effective.

Originator

This field displays the employee ID of the person originating the ECN.

Originator Name

This field displays the name of the person originating the ECN.

Organization

This field displays the organization to which the ECN is linked.

ECN Date

This field displays the date on which the ECN originated.

Submit For Approval Date

This field displays the date on which the ECN was submitted for approval.

Approval Date

This field displays the date on which the ECN was approved.

Planned Impl Date

This field displays the date on which Costpoint part, BOM and routing changes are planned for implementation.

Implementation Date

This field displays the date on which the Costpoint part, BOM and routing changes were implemented.

CUST Apprvl Reqd

This field displays Y (Yes) or N (No) depending on whether or not customer approval is required for the ECN.

Customer

This field displays the ID of the customer for whom the ECN is being prepared.

Customer Name

This field displays the name of the customer for whom the ECN is being prepared.

Customer Apprvl Status

This field displays the current status of the customer approval. Options are Not Required, Pending, Approved, or Rejected.

ECP

This field displays the Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) number assigned to the ECN.

ECP Type

This field displays the current type of the ECP: Formal, Preliminary, or Not Applicable.

CAGE

This field displays the CAGE ID of the entity assigned responsibility to the ECN.

Approval Project

This field displays the ID of the project that will determine which users can approve the ECN.

Hold

This field displays Y (Yes) or N (No) depending on whether or not the ECN is on hold.

Originator Phone

This field displays the telephone number of the originator of the ECN.

Originator Phone Ext

This field displays the telephone extension of the originator of the ECN.

Approval Process

This field displays the approval process this ECN will be/was required to pass through before implementation.

Last Change User

This field displays the user ID of the person who made the last change to the ECN.

Last Change Date/Time

This field displays the date and time of the last change to the ECN.

Entry User

This field displays the user ID of the person who originally created the ECN.

Entry Date/Time

This field displays the date and time on which the ECN was originally created.

Company ID

This field displays the company ID assigned to the user who entered the information for this part.