Display Engineering Change Order Approval Status
Use the ECO Approval Inquiry (APPCQ) program to display the status of engineering change orders (ECOs) that require approval and who needs to sign off. See Road Map for work flow.
Enter the engineering change order number or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the number from a list.
The following fields are displayed:
Field Name |
Displays |
Order |
The ECO you entered or selected followed by the ECO description; if all required approvers have reviewed the ECO, a message indicates final approval or that approval was denied. |
Signoff |
The signoff identifier |
Lvl |
The level in the approval hierarchy |
Reason for approval |
The reason approval is needed |
Status |
The approval status |
Appr 1 |
The user who must approve |
Appr 2-5 |
Additional users who must approve |
Mgr |
The manager who can override |
Remarks? |
A Y in this column indicates there are approval remarks for the ECO; the column is blank if no remarks were entered |
Choose the appropriate options:
To |
Do This |
Review your options for this program |
Click Prog opts. See Set Options for Reports and Inquiries. |
Print the line listing |
Click Print. See Print an Inquiry. |
Display the approval cycle for a line |
Highlight the line and click Detail or double click the line. See step 3. Click OK to return to this program. |
Display the ECO |
Click Order. See ECO Maintenance. Click OK to return to this program. |
Specify a different ECO |
Click OK. |
Return to the menu |
Click Exit. |
When you click Detail, these fields are displayed:
Field Name |
Displays |
ECO number |
The engineering change order number you entered or selected followed by the description |
Signoff |
The approver's signoff identifier |
Level |
The level in the approval hierarchy |
User |
The user who must approve |
Alt |
The alternate for this approver |
Approved 1 - 5 |
The approvers user identification |
Amount |
The approval limit amount |
Date |
The date that this order was approved |
Time |
The time this order was approved |
Reason |
The reason this PO required approval |
Manager |
The manager who can override |
Remarks |
Remarks entered for this approval |