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The MCO Status indicates how much the processing has taken place regarding the MCO. In Assembly Planner, an MCO will progress through the following states:

•Process: This indicates that manufacturing engineering is working to complete all pre-release analysis and tasks. The Process state is the default first state for every MCO.

•Approve: In this state, the MCO is being reviewed and approved by the plant. The requirements for approval vary depending on ECR content and plant business processes.

The MCO remains unlocked and can still be changed, because an MCO may need to be demoted if an updated ECR is received from the engineering system.

•Release: A released MCO is approved, but the plant is still working on reviewing the corresponding ECO. Any discrepancies between the ECR and the ECO should be resolved while the MCO is in this state.

The MCO remains unlocked and can still be changed because an MCO may need to be demoted if an updated ECR is received from the engineering system.

•Implement: During the implement stage, the plant is in the process of implementing the MCO. At this point, Assembly Planner will export data to the MRP system.

The MCO will be locked, and any further modifications need to occur via an engineer-initiated change through the engineering system.

•Verify: In this state, the MCO is in production. Manufacturing completes all post-release analysis and tasks.

The MCO is locked, and any further modifications need to occur via an engineer-initiated change through the engineering system.

•Complete: All post-release tasks have been accomplished.