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Engineering Control Setup and Configuration

Before creating Engineering Controls, administrators must set up the security, authorization, and revision configurations.

The following is the basic life cycle of an Engineering Control, particularly the setup and configuration:

• The following Transaction Codes in particular must be set up for the Engineering Control process:
  • E/C Mandatory Classification
  • E/C Sub Category
  • Engineering Content
  • E/C Authorization Group
  • E/C Category
• The listed switches configure some of the most broad features that affect Engineering Control management. For more information, refer to the following switches:
  • ECAUTH
  • ECINTREV
  • PN_EC_INSTDAYS
  • ECTCLINK
  • ECVIAREV
  • PENDAUTH
  • REVAUTH
  • TCITMEFF

Note: Other Switches and Transaction Codes that affect Engineering Controls will be mentioned throughout this process. For more information on all available switches, refer to the Engineering Switches Manual and/or Engineering Transaction Codes Manual.

• Depending on the user's company's operating procedures, Engineering Controls require an authorization process to be completed. For more information, refer to the Authorization Process and the Engineering Authorization Explorer.

Once all of these configurations have been set up, users can begin Creating Engineering Controls.