Move Change Lines

Here are a few scenarios in which you can move change lines or affected objects:

  • The change order is stuck. Depending on the header status, you can move the change line to a new change order and proceed with the change.

  • The change order is automatically canceled. Depending on the header status, you can still move the lines to a new change order.

Here are the factors that determine whether you can move change lines:

  • The header status in a change order.

  • The progress on the header status.

  • The configuration for the move change lines action in Additional Workflow Controls for the change type.

    If you're on update 21C or later, note that this action isn't controlled by the Reschedule Item Change Order privilege.

The images show where the header status and the progress status are displayed:

Each workflow step in the Workflow tab displays a header status and the progress on the header status. For example, the header status for a step could be Open, and the progress on the Open status is Not Started.
The status indicator on the change order Workflow tab displays the status corresponding to a change line. For Example, Draft.

When Can I Move Change Lines?

The table shows the criteria for moving change lines:

Header Status

Progress on the Header Status

Change Line Status

Move Change Lines?

Draft

Draft

Draft

Yes

Cancel

Cancel

Cancel

Yes

Open

Open

Open

Yes

Open

Open

Hold

No

Open

Open

Canceled (one line canceled)

Yes

Interim Approval

Interim Approval

Submitted for Approval

Yes

Interim Approval

Interim Approval

Approved

No

Interim Approval

Interim Approval

Rejected

No

Interim Approval

Interim Approval

Terminated workflow

Yes

Interim Approval

Interim Approval

Terminated Hold

No

Interim Approval

Interim Approval

Canceled (one line canceled)

Yes

Approval

Approval

Submitted for Approval

No

Approval

Approval

Approved

No

Approval

Approval

Rejected

No

Approval

Approval

Terminated workflow

No

Approval

Approval

Terminated Hold

No

Approval

Approval

Canceled (one line canceled)

Yes

Scheduled

Scheduled

Scheduled

No

Scheduled

Scheduled

Failed

Not applicable

Scheduled

Scheduled

Canceled (one line canceled)

Yes

Completed

Completed

Failed

No

Completed

Completed

Canceled

Yes

Completed

Completed

Completed

No

Interim Approval

Failed

Approved

No

Interim Approval

Failed

Submitted for Approval

No

Approval

Failed

Submitted for Approval

No

Approval

Failed

Approved

No

Open

Canceled

Canceled (all lines canceled)

Yes

Interim Approval

Canceled

Canceled (all lines canceled)

Yes

Approval

Canceled

Canceled (all lines canceled)

Yes

Scheduled

Canceled

Canceled (all lines canceled)

Yes

Completed

Canceled

Canceled (all lines canceled)

Yes

Move Duplicate Change Lines

Here are some guidelines before you move duplicate change lines:

  • If you need to move two or more duplicate change lines from one change order to another, you must select all lines and move them in a single action. You can't move such lines one at a time.

  • If a change line is canceled in the target change order, then you can't move the same item again as a change line to the target change order. You must remove the canceled change line or move it to a different change order before you move the same item to the target change order.