# Change Management

## How to Define affected Products of a Work Request BOM

| ### What to do:
| In order to work through this example, you must have completed the example Defining affected Objects of a Work Request BOM.
| Select Start > Change Management > Work Requests. The Work Request mask is opened.
| Search for the work request EWR-1000.
| Select the Products tab.
| To change to insert mode click .
| In the Item Number field click . An Items list is opened, displaying objects that belong to the category products.
| Search for and select the item ART-1000.
| To save the entry click .
| The product ART-1000 EP-Ballpen is now defined as an affected product of the work request EWR-1000.
| Further affected products can be added to or deleted from the Products tab.
| If the intended change shall not become effective for the product, click the Intended Change field and select Preserve from the selection menu.
| It is possible to execute an automatic query for affected products. In this case activate the Work Set mask of the corresponding work order. Highlight the work set and click the Impact Analysis button. This function will determine those products in which all affected items are contained. The affected products will be assigned to the individual change operation of the work request.
| When performing the Change Impact Analysis, only those products will be determined which have been clearly categorized as "product" at their creation!
| Please note that the Change Impact Analysis will lead to different results according to the interchangeability settings.