Defining ECO Types
Engineering change order (ECO) types help classify engineering and mass change orders to items and bills of material, and determine whether such orders apply to engineering in addition to manufacturing.
An ECO type can be associated with an Oracle Workflow process. If so, a priority can optionally be associated with the ECO type.
If you define an ECO using a type and priority combination (even if the priority is blank) that is associated with a workflow process, Workflow will control the ECO approval process. If the type and priority combination is not associated with a workflow process, the ECO approval status defaults to Approved.
To define an ECO type:
ECOs with an engineering change type can include both engineering and manufacturing items; ECOs with a manufacturing change type cannot include engineering items.
If an ECO with a status of Open, Hold, Release, or Schedule is using this ECO type, this value cannot be updated.
4. Optionally, enter a description for the change order type.
5. Enter a date to inactivate the change order type. As of this date, you can no longer assign this change order type to a change order.
6. To associate this ECO type with a Workflow process, choose the Processes button.
If you do not associate this ECO type with a Workflow process, any ECO using this type will default to Approved.
To associate an ECO type with a Workflow process:
Note: ECO types are not organization-specific. However, ECO priorities are organization-specific. This ECO type-priority combination will only be available in the current organization.
Whenever this type and priority combination (even if priority is blank) is used for an ECO, Workflow will control the ECO approval process.
See Also
Overview of Engineering Change Orders
Engineering Change Order Types Report
Workflow for ECO Approvals
Defining ECO Priorities
