Engeneering Change Management in DMS

Hi gurus
I read about using ECM in SAP Help Portal. I wanna know what is ECM used for in DMS. I heard that it tracks or records the changes in the objects such as DIR, Doc BOM, Material BOM...
I have several following questions:
- I did its configuration but I can't find out Tcode to show the change of DIR or Doc BOM. So SAP System can show the change in ECM ?
- When I add Change Number to DIR and I inactive Change Master Record, user can't change this DIR. By other hand when I release ECO, impossible to change document and I cannot process ECO. I mean DIR is locked by Change Number. Is that a main function of ECM ?
- I can view the changes of DIR in Enviroment => Display Change without addition Change Number. What can Change Number(ECM) do when I can track the changes without Change Number.
- Finally, I wanna set authorization of user in Approval ECR and Convertion ECO what object authorization I need use ?
Best Regards
An NLP

Hi,
The activation of these objects is done from PP module. Kindly take PP consultant help.
I hoe this wil resolve your query.
Regards,
Ravindra

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Hi Rachel Tang
I have a question.
When you need the changes to be recorded with history then you need to use Engeneering Change Management
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Webinar: Change Management and Transport in the Enterprise Portal

SAP NetWeaver Know-How Network Webinar:
Change Management and Transport in the Enterprise Portal
Wednesday 21 July 2004
11 a.m. EDT
On Wednesday 21 July, Scott Jones hosts the webinar titled Change Management and Transport in the Enterprise Portal as part of the ongoing SAP NetWeaver Know-How Network Webinar Series.
Heres how Scott describes his webinar presentation:
Change Management offers special challenges to administrators working in Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP2 environments. This talk provides recommendations and tools, and defines best practices and methods for the effective transport of Enterprise Portal content, with special attention to content dependencies, tracking, and troubleshooting. We'll also look forward to Change Management enhancements coming with Netweaver 04.
SDN invites you to post your questions to the presenter prior to the webinar and continue the online discussion afterward.
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