ECO - implementation
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:47:22 -0700
From: Karen Blackwell KBlackwell@rockshox.com
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: ENG: ECO question
Apps: 10.7NCA
db: 7.3.3.6
os Solaris 2.6
We had a user enter an ECO into the system. Initially, they ADDed an item.
Before saving the record, they DISABLEd the item, then saved the changes.
Now -- they cannot implement the ECO. All the data records do not seem to
be in place (no record in eng_revised_components, for example).
Does anyone else use ECO's? If so, have you any suggestions on how we might
be able to "fix" this?
Thanks in advance.
Karen Blackwell
DBA/System Administrator
RockShox, Inc.
408.570-4912 phone
408.435.7468 fax
ECO approvals through STANDARD workflow approval process
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:51:17 -0500
From: Keith Carlson keith.carlson@pragmatek.com
Subject: ECO approvals through STANDARD workflow approval process
Hello, all..
Has anyone here used the seeded workflow process "Standard Approval
Process" for approval of ECOs created in Oracle Engineering?
I'm beginning to get the picture that there's not much that can be done to
tailor this standard workflow process, which is included with ENG even if
Workflow is not installed.
The documentation makes the following statements (in the section on using
workflow for ECO approvals):
"If the entire Workflow product is installed, you can modify this process
[Standard Approval Process] or create new processes." --Note this does not
explicity say you CAN'T modify the std process without the workflow module.
-and-
"If the Workflow product is not fully installed, you can alter only the
Standard Approval Process." --Okay, WHAT part of it can we alter????
In checking out the approval process in the R11 VISION demo db, I found one
approval list named "Standard", and if I create an ECO with an ECO Type
that is linked to the std approval process, the workflow process notifies
each of the employees in that approval list (2 of them).
I also found that if *either* of those employees in the list give an
Approve response, workflow changes the ECO Approval Status to "Approved".
So, this leads me to these questions I would like to answer, in the context
of setting up in the Eng module, without Workflow installed:
1) Does the pre-seeded workflow process always look for and use an approval
list called "Standard"? (Is this what it takes as its approval "role" for
the std process?) Or do we somehow define which one it uses, and if so, can
we associate > 1 approval list with the process?
2) Can we alter the behavior so that all employees on the list are required
to approve before the workflow process changes the ECO to "Approved"?
Thanks for any help you can provide. We've already heard the "just use the
Workflow app" response from an Oracle instructor. But I just want to make
sure we're not missing the capability to tweak the standard approval
process to our needs, thus avoiding one more module to install, configure
and maintain.
Keith Carlson
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:19:44 -0700
From: Ye He yhe@us.oracle.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: ECO approvals through STANDARD workflow approval process
Hi Keith,
The "component" that the manual is referring to is the Workflow Builder.
It's a Windows client that allows you to create/modify workflows.
The server side workflow components are shipped with standard Applications.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you need more info.
Ye
DFF defined in Inventory not accessed in ECO Form
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 19:34:38 GMT
From: bbain@ec.rockwell.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: ENG/INV: Item Revisions
We are running Oracle 10.7 SC GUI.
Today's problem revolves around item revisions in engineering and
inventory.
We have created a descriptive flexfield with three segments to store
drawing information for item revisions. The flexfield is required and I
have added a default value to all three segments and recompiled and froze
the flexfield. When I use the item revision forms in Oracle Inventory, the
default values populate just fine and dandy. However, we also use ECO's to
create item revisions. When I use the ECO form and access the descriptive
flexfield, the default values do not appear. I realize that this is a
different form but can't understand how to make the default values I
created populate the same flexfield being used on two different forms in
two different modules. Is there anyone with experience with this specific
problem that can help me out?
Beth Bain
IT/Business Process Re-Engineering
Rockwell Electronic Commerce
300 Bauman Court
Wood Dale, IL 60191-8007
630-227-8174
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:24:09 GMT
From: bbain@ec.rockwell.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: ENG/INV: Item Revisions
Chris McShane -
Thanks for the help. Can you do one more thing for me and tell me what
version form you are on for ENGFDECN and INVIDITM?
Beth Bain
IT/Business Process Re-Engineering
Rockwell Electronic Commerce
300 Bauman Court
Wood Dale, IL 60191-8007
630-227-8174