Use Similar Interface for Engineering and Commercialization Changes

In the Product Information Management work area, you can use the Simplified Change Management Interface to access change orders through side tabs instead of horizontal tabs.

This interface is similar to the change order interface in the Product Development work area. You can access some of the change order features available in Product Development. For more information on change orders in Product Development, see the chapter on Change Management in the Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM Using Product Development guide.

Note: This feature is available to you only if your implementor has opted in for the following feature: Use Simplified Change Management Interface.

Here are some of the features available on all change types in the Simplified Change Management Interface:

Redline an affected object and view the redline summary.
Promote or demote the change order through the workflow and initiate notifications for approval.
Add affected objects belonging to the organization from which the change order is created.
Add affected objects created in Product Development or Product Information Management. If the item is created in Product Development, you can only add items in the following lifecycle phases: prototype or preproduction, and production.
Edit reference designators inline on the structure tab of the affected object.
Modify the effective date in a scheduled change order. The modified date must be within the start and end date of the updated component in the item structure.
Cancel change lines except when the change order is complete.
Blue tab icons on change orders indicate the presence of content in them. Note that this is applicable only if you've opted in for the feature User Interface Improvements for Items and Changes.
Perform a comprehensive audit on commercialization change orders. To use this feature your implementor must also opt in for the feature Track Affected Object Redlines and Other Updates on Changes.
If you opt in to Use Simplified Change Management Interface after you have opted in to Track Affected Object Redlines and Other Updates on Changes for some time, you must run the Upgrade Product Management Data scheduled process to migrate change history in the Product Information Management work area.

Features Available on Commercialization Change Orders

Here are some of the features available only on commercialization change orders:

Create a commercialization change order from master and child organizations.
Redline and implement changes to substitute components. You can also view the redlines for substitute components.
Edit component attribute groups in the item structure.
Terminate and restart the workflow.
Set up relationships with commercialization change orders, engineering change orders, and change orders without revision control.

The Relationships tab on your commercialization change order displays relationships that are set up from the Product Development and Innovation Management work areas.
Manage change order propagation.
View and select a use-up date specified in a supply plan as the effective date for the affected object when you remove or replace a component. You can perform this action from the Affected Objects tab on the change. For more information, see the related links.
Perform a comprehensive audit on commercialization change orders. To use this feature your implementor must also opt in for the feature Track Affected Object Redlines and Other Updates on Changes.
Note: If you opt in to Use Simplified Change Management Interface after you have opted in to Track Affected Object Redlines and Other Updates on Changes for some time, you must run the Upgrade Product Management Data scheduled process to migrate change history in the Product Information Management work area.

Considerations for Using Simplified Change Management Interface

In the Simplified Change Management Interface:

You can't view revision specific changes in extensible flexfields.

Difference Between Affected Object and Change Line

Simplified Change Management Interface and the Product Development work area use "affected object" to indicate an object affected by the change order, whereas the Product Information Management work area uses "change line".