Perform Responsible Engineer Tasks on a Change Order in the Work State

When a change order is in the Work State, the Responsible Engineer can edit the routing, as well as view, add, and reply to comments. The Responsible Engineer can also withdraw a change order from the Work State and return it to the Open State.

View, add, and reply to comments to the change order

1. In the main pane, right-click the change order and select View and Respond.

2. In the Change Order dialog box, select the General, Files, and Routing tabs to view basic information and attached files.

3. Select the Comments tab to view comments from other participants or to add your own.

   Add comments:

   1. Click Add Comment.
   2. Select the Comment tab and enter any comments.
   3. Select the Email tab and modify the notification if appropriate.
   4. Click OK to save the comment and send notification to all routing participants.

   Reply to comments:

   1. Right-click a comment, and select Reply Comment.

   2. In the Comments tab, click Add Comment.

   3. Select the Comment tab and enter any comments.

   4. To add an attachment, click Attachments and browse for a file in the vault or a file attached to the change order.

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   5. Select the Email tab and modify the notification if appropriate.

   6. Click OK to save the comment and send notification to all routing participants.

4. Status: To view the current status of the change order and review actions taken by the change order participants.

   • To review when the change order entered a particular state (including multiple times) and on what date, double-click a Status box.

     Note: No information is displayed if the change order has not been in the selected state.

5. Click Save and Close to save your comments.

Add Comments

1. In the main pane, right-click the change order and select Respond > Add Comments.
2. Select the Comment tab and enter any comments.
3. To add an attachment, click Attachments and browse for a file in the vault or a file attached to the change order.
4. Select the Email tab and modify the notification if appropriate.
5. Click OK to save the comment and send notification to all routing participants.

Edit the Routing

1. In the main pane, right-click the change order and select Edit Routing.

2. In the edit routing dialog box, highlight a user on the left and click add.

   To remove a user, highlight a user on the right, and click remove.

   Note: A reviewer cannot be removed. Approvers, Responsible Engineers and Change Administrators can only be edited by the administrator.

3. Click OK to save changes.

Withdraw

1. In the main pane, right-click the change order and select Respond > Withdraw.
2. In the Withdraw - Add Comments dialog box, select the Comment tab and edit the description and comments in the text boxes if appropriate.
3. To add an attachment, click Attachments and browse for a file in the vault or a file attached to the change order.
4. Select the Email tab and modify the notification if appropriate.
5. Click OK to save the comment and send notification to all routing participants.

The change order returns to the Open state.

Upon a change order being submitted for Review, the change order enters the Review state.