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SAP Enginnering Changes Management ( SAP ECM)

PROCEDURAL STEPS

1 Access transaction by1:


Via SAP Standard Menus Cross-Application Components  Engineering Change Management 
Change number→Create / Change / Display
Via Transaction Code CC01 (Create), CC02 (Change), CC03 (Display)

2 On “Create Change master: Initial Screen”, enter information in the following used fields as specified
below:
Field Description R/O/C User Action and Values Comments
Name D/N
Change Change Master Number C Leave blank for system
number generation.
Type Section Header
• Change Master R Select if change will not be Always select ECR to provide
release controlled: Applies to the approval process with
all functional areas of the digital signatures.
system
• ECR Select is change will be
release controlled and
approved for functions
collectively or separately.
Function
• Without Release key R This determines that the Select “Without Release Key”
changes with reference to
the change master record
are automatically released
for the operative areas
(costing, planning, and
production).
• With Release key Determines that the changes
made with reference to the
change master are released
by a (release key) for the
operative areas (costing,
planning, production).
• Lead Chg. Mast. Superior change master
record in a change hierarchy.
It groups together several
change packages for the
change process.
• Change Package Subordinate change master
record in a change hierarchy
that controls the changes to
the individual objects.

1
Standard menu path uses transactions CC01, CC02, and CC03. CC31, CC32, and CC33 will default the proper
settings for Engineering Change Request (instead of Change Master) and they can be accessed by entering the
transaction code or by selecting “Change Type” = ECR in step 2.
Field Description R/O/C User Action and Values Comments
Name D/N
Control
Data
Change This key defines the change C Required for ECR.
type type for the ECR (engineering Disabled for Change Master.
change request).

Effectivit Determines the conditions under O Left blank


y Type which object changes are valid.

Profile Profile identification that O Standard information that is Select relevant profile
contains default values and always needed in a similar
presettings for the creation of way when you are
a change master record. maintaining change master
records. The profile helps
you when entering and
managing change data.

Templat
e
Copy Change Master Number O If applicable, enter change
from: (blank, if creating change master number you are
Change master from scratch or enter copying from.
number change master number you
are copying from)
(Note: R = Required, O = Optional, C = Conditional, D = Display, N = Not used)

• Press “Enter” button to proceed.


3 On “Create Change Master : Change Header” screen, enter information in the following used fields as
specified below:
Field Name Description R/O/C User Action and Values Comments
D/N
Change Change Master Number D Defaulted from initial screen
number (contains number from or blank for internally
initial entry screen) generated number.
Descriptive text R Describes Change Number.
Description Section Header
Valid from Beginning validity date R Enter date for changes to
for the change be effective.
Authorization Key that controls access O Ensures that the only user
Group to the change master that has this authorization
record. Value can use this change
master record for making
Changes.
Reason for Text which describes O
change reason for which this
Change Master may be
used
Status Section Header
Information
Change no. Describes the current R Select 1 “active” to enable
status processing status of the recording changes with the
Change number ECM record.
Field Name Description R/O/C User Action and Values Comments
D/N
Deletion The deletion selection O If you set this flag, the
Indicator indicator deletion program will delete
the change master record
will be deleted in the next
archiving run. Also, ECR
can not be used to record
changes.

• Select object types in the “create change Master: change Header” to select the desired objects.
• Select required objects on “create change Master: object types”.
In the above screen we have selected two (2) objects Material BOM, task list.

Select Objects Tab in the same screen.

First select the Mat.BOM Tab and then Task list (TaskL) tab to get the following screens and fill the required data.

Field Description R/O/C User Action and Values Comments


Name D/N
TaskL Tab
List Display
TLstTy Key identifying task list type R Enter:
“2” for Master Recipe.
“Q” for Inspection plan

Group Key for task list group R Enter existing or new key

Enter tasklist Code as per


the codification structure
Descripti Textual description related to O
on task list and ECR.
Mat. Tab
BOM
List Display
Material Key identifying material R Enter existing or new key Enter Material Code
Plant Key identifying plant R Enter Plant where material
will be active or select from
pull down menu.

Enter Plant “1100”


BOM BOM usage R Enter BOM usage or select
Usg from pull down menu.

Select
“1” for Production BOM
“S” for Subcontracting BOM
Field Description R/O/C User Action and Values Comments
Name D/N
Descripti Textual description related to O
on Material BOM and ECR.

Now go to Objects tab and check.


Now save. System displays a message as mentioned below.

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