You may consider creating a type of ECO with OIRs such that there is no
workflow and only one lifecycle state. You can then create that type of
ECO without an ECR, assign your effectivities for a part or parts, then
save your record with no further processing, including no task processes.
If you have to have the data on tasks for your records, or you could
similarly have a type of task with no workflow and only one lifecycle
state where the task(s) are created along with the ECO but once created,
there is no further processing. The idea would be to turn that kind of
subtyped ECO/task into a data entry record rather than some kind of review
and release process where you need the record, but don't need the process.
You could call your ECO type and "Effectvity Record" (or something
similar), and give it a different icon than a regular ECO. You might even
benefit from different attributes on that kind of ECO associated with your
effectivity records. It would also allow you do group sets of related
part effectivities together in one record.
The nice thing about this kind of approach would be that it should all be
configurable with out of the box objects without having to customize
anything. Lots of custom UIs can get expensive to maintain over time.
Al Anderson
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[solutions] - Setting WTPart Effectivity (Outside of ECN)
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Now that we are integrated with our ERP system with a part centric
approach, the ability to set and manage the effectivity outside of the ECN
is a real need for our configuration management team.
What options are out there for setting WTPart effectivity outside of an
ECN? Is anyone currently doing this without any heavy customizations? Any
thoughts of how this can be easily achieved for both new and existing
parts?
Thank you in advance for any advice,
Dax Williams
Business Administrator, Windchill
Lifetime Products, Inc.
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