Change Process Review/Refine Transitions

[pwilliams-3]

Hi All,
Has anyone implemented the Review/Refine transitions in the LifeCycle of a WTPart and subsequently implemented the expression robots in the Change Notice workflow to execute them (10.1 M010). If so I would like to see how you did it because I followed the Customization Guide and it doesn't fully define all of the steps. Specifically I am having a problem when the Audit step completes with a Rework result and the Change Activity task is sent back to the Assignee. Once the Assignee (which I have a question about as well) completes the task, the Review and Audit steps are never re-executed. Please help!

Patrick Williams | Engineering Systems | o: 616.698.3766 | c: 616.947.2110
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[MikeLockwood]

In everything that I've tried with these also, it seems that the system is "open loop." If the Audit results in "go fix something" it's messy.

We've come to the point that we just pause at that point and handle communications outside Windchill for the most part to fix the data, then come back and complete the Audit task. It's a tough one because you have multiple objects and workflows.

[AL_ANDERSON]

We do not reset completed ECTs. If something requires rework, we will
make a new ECT to represent the rework, then from the ECN audit task, go
back to synchronizing on the newly opened ECT(s).

Al Anderson







[solutions] - RE: Change Process Review/Refine Transitions

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[pwilliams-3]

How do you open the new ECTs (Change Activities I'm assuming) from the Change Notice workflow? I can't even find in the OOTB CN workflow where the CA's are created.

Patrick Williams | Engineering Systems | o: 616.698.3766 | c: 616.947.2110
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[AL_ANDERSON]

Edit the ECN and use the Wizard to go to the Define Implementation Plan to
make new ECTs, assuming you have access control to do so as the current
user in the current ECN state.

Al







[solutions] - RE: Change Process Review/Refine Transitions

Williams, Patrick
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Al X. Anderson, Lockwood,Mike,IRVINE,R&D
07/13/2012 08:52 AM

[pwilliams-3]

Ah! I found the issue. I'm a workflow newb. I didn't make the new link a loop link. Now the notifications are working properly.

Patrick Williams | Engineering Systems | o: 616.698.3766 | c: 616.947.2110
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