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