Engineering Change Order (ECO) Cycle Guide

An overview of managing product design changes in Oracle Apps.

Introduction to the ECO Cycle

An Engineering Change Order (ECO) is a formal process used to manage and document changes to product designs, bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and other related data. The ECO cycle in Oracle Engineering ensures that all changes are properly reviewed, approved, and implemented in a controlled manner, providing a complete audit trail for product lifecycle management.

Key Setup Steps

Defining ECO Types

Defining ECO Autonumbering

Defining ECO Priorities

Defining ECO Reasons

Defining ECO Approval Lists

Starting the Auto Implement Manager

Additional setup includes Engineering Profile Options and Security Functions.

Managing an ECO

Creating an ECO

Viewing ECO Approval Status

Rescheduling an ECO or Revised Items

Changing the ECO Status

Defining Implementation Costs

Defining an ECO Revision

Defining ECO Revised Items

Viewing ECO Schedule History

Defining Revised Components

Viewing Item Revisions

Assigning or Deleting Substitute Components

Assigning Reference Designators

Attaching Files to ECOs

The "Engineering Change Orders Field" provides detailed attributes for managing the ECO.

Understanding Statuses

ECO Statuses

ECO Revised Item Statuses

ECO Approval Statuses

Disposition Field

Standard ECO Reports

Engineering Change Order Approval Lists Report

Engineering Change Order Detail Report

Engineering Change Order Priorities Report

Engineering Change Order Reasons Report

Engineering Change Order Schedule Report