1. Change Management Implementation Guide
  2. Understanding PCOs

Understanding PCOs

A PCO is a grouping of change requests that enables you to track change requests for a job. You create PCOs so that you can attach related change requests to them to make tracking and locating information easier. Attaching related change requests to a PCO also enables you to approve related change requests simultaneously instead of individually accessing the change requests to approve line items on them.

When you create a PCO, you can immediately attach related change requests to it, or you can attach change requests at a later time.

To delete a change request from a PCO, select a change request on the Planned Change Order Entry form, and then select Remove Change Req. from the Row menu. You can delete a change request from a PCO only if the PCO has not been approved or closed.

You can create a PCO and then attach related change requests to it. Attaching change requests to a PCO enables you to:

  • Easily locate information about the changes.

  • Track amount totals for the change requests.

  • Use a global update to move the attached change requests through the approval process.