View Change Orders

It is often necessary to view a change order and any files attached to it. Several procedures allow you to view the following information about a change order:

View a Change Order Summary

  1. Select the General tab. The General tab summarizes information about the change order, including:
    • change order number
    • change order title
    • description
    • due date
    • who submitted the change order
    • the date the change order was submitted
    • the current state of the change order
    • the change order properties

Print a Change Order Summary

    You can print a summary of any change order. The summary can be customized to include a title as well as specific details of the change order such as which files and items are associated with the change order, the routing list for the change order, and so on.

  1. From the Change Order List, select a change order.
  2. Select Actions > Print Change Order Summary.
  3. In the Print Change Order Summary dialog, enter a title for the report. Turn on the Use as Default check box to set the title as the default for all reports.
  4. Turn on the check box next to each change order component to include in the printed summary.
  5. Click OK.
  6. The change order summary is displayed in a print preview window. Click Print to send the change order summary to a printer.

View the Files or Items Controlled by a Change Order

  1. Select the Records tab.

    The files and items controlled by the change order are listed.

  2. Right-click on a file or item and select Open to open the record.

View Comments Attached to a Change Order

  1. Select the Comments tab. The comments attached to the selected change order are listed.
  2. Select a comment from the list. The content of the comment is displayed at the bottom of the Comments tab.
  3. Right-click on a comment and then select Attachments to view a list of the attachments associated with the comment.

View Files Attached to a Change Order

  1. Select the Files tab.All files attached to the change order listed in the

    Attached Files section. The information displayed includes whether an item is associated with the file, the file type, the file name, the version, and the revision information.

  2. From the Show list, select which file types to display:
    • All - all attached files are listed
    • Drawings - only .idw files are listed
    • Documents - only Microsoft Word files are listed
    • CAD Files - only files from CAD applications are listed
    • Other
  3. From the Attached Files list, select a file to view.
    • If the selected file is a .dwf file or is a file with a .dwf attachment, the .dwf is displayed inside the View tab using Autodesk Design Review. Click View in Window to view the file in a separate window.
    • If the selected file does not have an associated visualization file, the view is empty. Click Open with Viewer to view the file in an external application.
  4. When viewing a visualization file, use the Autodesk Design Review controls to zoom, pan, and print the .dwf image.
  5. If an item is assigned to the file, click the Associated Items tab to see which items are assigned to the file.
  6. Right-click on any of the items listed and select Go To Item to view the item record.

View the Change Order Routing

  1. Select the Routing tab.

    The routing assignment for the selected change order is listed.

View the Status of a Change Order

  1. Select the Status tab.

    The status map for the change order is displayed.

  2. Double-click on a state in the map to view the activity summary for that state.
Parent topic: Change Orders