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3.1 Engineering Change Order

Engineering Change Orders are created to modify items, BOMs and Routings. ECOs will support to capture the changes, approve and implement new revisions at a specified date.

Navigation: Engineering -> ECOs -> ECOs

1) ECO: Name or Number of the ECO. If ECO auto numbering is setup then this is defaulted automatically.

2) Type: ECO type. This field along with ECO priority controls the approval workflow process.

3) Status: Shows the status of ECO – Open, Approved, Cancelled, Scheduled, Implemented.

4) Requestor: Name of the Requestor.

5) ECO Department: Name of the ECO department

6) Reason: ECO Reason code

7) Priority: ECO Priority code. This field along with ECO type controls the approval workflow process.

8) Approval List: Predefined approvers list

9) Approval Status: Approval status of ECO

Engineering Change Order

Engineering Change Order

Click on ‘Revised Items’ to enter revised item, BOM & routing information.

ECO Revised Items

ECO Revised Items

4. ECO Change Types

Oracle Engineering Change Order (ECO) ChangeĀ  Types are setup to classify the ECOs. This is very key field on ECO that not only helps in classification/reporting but also drives the ECO approval process. When ECO is created ECO change types are associated to it.

Navigation: Engineering -> Setups -> Change Types

1) Type: Enter the change type name

2) Used for: Engineering or Manufacturing

3) Description: Description of ECO type

4) Inactive On: Enter the date to inactivate the ECO type

Click on ‘PROCESSES’ to map workflow processes (approval process) to be followed based on ECO type and ECO priorities.

Save the changes.

ECO Change Type

ECO Change Type