Configuring Change Requests to Plan Change of Process Plans
In this example, the business uses Change Requests to initiate change to MBOMs and their associated work instructions, represented as Process Plan items in Aras Manufacturing Process Planning (MPP).
Steps to configure are as follows:
- Follow steps 1 to 4 from 8.1 Configuring Change Orders to Release Process Plans, if they haven’t been already executed.
- Edit the Change Process Definition to add validation automations.
- Purpose: Ensure a validation error appears if affected items of type Process Plan with the Release action are not in the Preliminary state.
- While logged in as Change Administrators, open the Change Process Definition for the Change Request Item Type.
On the Automation Rules tab, add the existing automation named Selected action requires item to be in unreleased state, and fill in the fields as required.
Field Enabled ✔ Checked ✔ Checked Event Add Update Automate For / (Applicable To) Relationship Relationship From State / To State [empty] [empty] Relationship ucm_ChangeRequest_AffectedItem ucm_ChangeRequest_AffectedItem Related Item Type mpp_ProcessPlan mpp_ProcessPlan Related Event Release Release - Repeat the above steps to trigger a validation error if affected items of type Process Plans with the Revise action are not in Released state. Add the Selected action requires item to be in released state automation and fill the settings as follows:
Field Enabled ✔ Checked ✔ Checked Event Add Update Automate For / (Applicable To) Relationship Relationship From State / To State [empty] [empty] Relationship ucm_ChangeRequest_AffectedItem ucm_ChangeRequest_AffectedItem Related Item Type mpp_ProcessPlan mpp_ProcessPlan Related Event Revise Revise