SAP Function BAPI_ECMREQ_CHANGE - Create/Change Engineering Change Request

Parameter Reference Type Length Default Optional Text
IS_DETAILS BAPI_ECMREQ_DETAIL u 144 Engineering Change Request: Basic Data
REQUEST BAPI_ECMREQ_FIELDS-REQUEST C 12 Engineering Change Request

Parameter Reference Length Optional Text
IT_DESCRIPTIONS_REASON BAPI_ECMREQ_DESCR 43 X Engineering Change Request: Descriptions of the Reason
IT_DESCRIPTIONS_SCOPE BAPI_ECMREQ_DESCR 43 X Engineering Change Request: Descriptions of the Scope
IT_HIERARCHY BAPI_ECMREQ_HIERAR 76 X Engineering Change Request: Hierarchy
IT_STATUS BAPI_ECM_STATUS 40 X Engineering Change Management: BAPI Structure for Status
RETURN BAPIRET2 548 X Return Parameters

Functionality
This BAPI changes a change request or creates it if it does not yetexist.

  • The entire new state of the change request must be transferred.

  • If a field is not filled, this means that the current content is
    • deleted. This means that it is not possible to transfer changes only.
    You can use this BAPI to change the following data:
    • Basic data of the change request (including the status)

    • Language-dependent descriptions

    • Request hierarchy

      • Texts and object management records are processed using their own BAPIs.

      Description
      This structure contains the basic data of a change request for whichvalues must be entered:

      • Internal and external key

      • Change type

      • Allowed order type

      • Status profile

        • The following attributes are included:
        • Assigned user group

        • Person responsible

        • Deletion indicator

        • Planned release date

        • Reason for request

        • Priority of request

        • Requester

          • Description
          Name of the change order.

          Description
          Descriptions for reason for change request.

          Description
          Descriptions for scope of change request.

          Description
          In this table, the hierarchy for the change request is specified.
          Both change requests and change orders can be assigned. The distinctionis made in field CHILD_TYPE.

          • For change requests, the value is BUS1211.

          • For change orders, the value is BUS1210.

            • Field PARENT_TYPE always has the value BUS1211.
            • The two objects to be linked can be specified in both internal and
              • external format.
              • If the internal format is filled, this has priority. There is no check
                • as to whether internal and external format match.

                Description
                In this table, the new status is specified in the form you require.Depending on Customizing, several statuses may be active in parallel.

                Description
                Log messages of the BAPI.