Create Engineering Change Orders from BOM Change Log

The BOM Change Log lists changes made to production BOMs or master BOMs based on the setting in the Production BOM Log and/or Master BOM Log fields in the Configure to Order Setup page, which includes changes to status, version, and BOM number.

Access the BOM Change Log from Tell Me or the BOM Changes cues in the Role Center.

Create Engineering Change Order

Engineering Change Orders can be created from entries in the BOM Change Log by selecting the entry and then choosing the Create Eng. Change Order action. The Engineering Change Order is created for the item number to which the BOM is assigned. If drawings are attached:

the Drawing No. field shows the drawing number if there is one drawing or multiple drawings with the same number but different types.
the Drawing Type Code field shows the Type Code if there is one drawing; otherwise it is blank.

Once the Engineering Change Order is created, the Status field in the BOM Change Log page changes from Open to Eng. Change Order Created. You can open attached Engineering Change Orders from the Related menu.

If the Create Eng. Change Order action is run again, a message notifies the user that one exists and asks if they want to create a new one.

BOM Change Log in Role Center

In the Configure to Order Design Engineer Role Center, the BOM Changes - Open cue shows the number of open change log entries and can be used to quickly open the BOM Change Log page. Once an Engineering Change Order is created for a change log entry, it is moved to the BOM Changes - ECO Created cue.

Close Change Log Entries

To change the status of the log entries, select the entry or entries in the BOM Change Log page and then choose the Finish action. Alternatively, you can manually change the Status field on individual lines. The Status will change to Finished and entry/entries will be removed from the cues in the Role Center.

Create Engineering Change Orders from BOM Change Log