12 MatrixOne Engineering Central Administrator Guide
default, the route has no members and no tasks, but they can be added to the route in either
of the following ways:
• You can create and activate a route template named “ECO Implemented”. If this
template is active in the database, the route that is automatically created when the
ECO is promoted to Release is based on this template, with the members and tasks
defined. As the ECO enters the Release state, the route is started and initial tasks are
sent to the appropriate people. This is the option to choose if there are certain people
that should be included in every ECO Implemented route. Pending route tasks can
always be changed by the ECO/route owner, so this method still retains flexibility
concerning who is included in the route and what their task actions will be.
• If there is no ECO Implemented route template, the route must be modified manually.
When the ECO is promoted to Release, the ECO owner receives IconMail notification
that the route has been created and must have members and tasks added. This is the
option to choose if different people will often be included in the route.
To create an ECO Implemented route template
1. Create a route template named “ECO Implemented”. See Creating a Route Template
in the Routes chapter of the MatrixOne Common Components User Guide for details.
2. Add members and tasks. For example, you may want to add tasks for project leads to
add their approvals, or tasks with a Notify Only action for the department head or
other project members.
3. Access the route Properties page of the ECO Implemented route and click
Activate/Deactivate to make the route active.
To use the default route
1. From the IconMail notification that a route has been created for the ECO, click the
ECO name to access the category list and Properties page.
2. Click Route from the ECO’s category list and click the route name.
3. Click Access from the route’s category list to add members. See Routes: Member
Access in the Routes chapter of the MatrixOne Common Components User Guide for
details.
4. Click Task from the route’s category list to assign tasks. See Defining the Tasks in a
Route in the Routes chapter of the MatrixOne Common Components User Guide for
details.
5. Start the route. From the route’s Properties page, click Start Route.
Defining Unit of
Measure
Conversions
The data for some fields shown in Engineering Central is based on a particular unit of
measure, such as weight. The system displays this data based on the unit of measure used
by the person who enters the data. On a page by page basis, users can convert data entered
in English units to Metric units and vice versa. For example, if a user enters weight data
using grams, another user can convert this data to pounds. Each English unit can be
converted to only one Metric unit.
To define the conversion rates for English and Metric units, perform these steps for each
English unit that you want users to be able to convert to a Metric unit:
1. In Business Modeler or MQL, add and remove range values for the Unit of Measure
attribute so they include all English and Metric units that you will define conversions
for.