Change the status of a master engineering change order

Article • 4/27/2026 • 2 min read

A master Engineering Change Order (ECO) can have any one of the following statuses:

To change the status of a master engineering change order

  1. Open the Master ECO Summary (ECOMAST) page.

    • Select Production Management > Production Transactions > Quality > Engineering Change Management > Master ECO Summary.

      Or

    • Search for ECOMAST or Master ECO Summary in the Navigation box and then select Master ECO Summary.
      The Master ECO Summary (ECOMAST) page appears.

  2. On the Toolbar, click Browse.

    The Browse For Master ECO Summary window appears.

  3. Select the row that contains the required Master ECO, and click Select. Or, double-click the row that contains the required Master ECO.

  4. In the Status list, select the new status.

    The Master ECO Summary Change Status window appears.

    You can change the status to Started only for a Master ECO with a Cancelled status. If you change the status to Started, all prior approvals are removed.

  5. In the Remarks field enter your comments, and click OK.

    If you have not added any approvers in the Approval Maintenance List (ECOAPP) page, a warning message, No Approvers Defined. Please add and designate Approvers using ECOAPP appears and the Master ECO is not saved.

    If you have added approvers and designated them in the Approval Maintenance List (ECOAPP) page, a label Approval Complete with a cleared check box appears next to the ECO No field.