Configuring Change Reasons

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to analyze the purpose and key components of configuring change reasons.

Introduction

You will learn how to configure change reasons in the SAP Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration solution. This application allows creating predefined change reasons to use when making record updates. You'll learn to create new reasons, provide descriptions, and assign reason codes. You'll also cover activating and deactivating change reasons as needed.

Change Reasons

In the SAP Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration solution, this application can be found under the Configuration tab or use Configure Change Reasons in the open search section to access it. This application allows the creation of change reasons that can be used as predefined reasons while making changes to any existing record.

The image shows the Configuration menu in the SAP Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration solution. The menu includes various configuration options, such as Temperature Condition Codes, Transportation Group for Material, Packaging Product Type for Material, Transportation Lane Rules, Configure Reason Code, and Configure Change Reasons.

Configuring Change Reasons

Click on Create as pointed out in the figure above on how to create a new entry and select the Entity against which the change reasons are to be created. Provide a brief description within 250 characters. Assign reason codes from the predefined dropdown.

The image shows the Configure Change Reasons page in the SAP Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration solution. It displays a form for configuring an Address Usage Type, including options to define the default description and assign reason codes. The page also shows a dropdown menu for selecting the Address Usage Type, with options such as Approval, Biospecimen Collection, Biospecimen Disposition, and Biospecimen Material Determination.

Activation and Deactivation

When a new change reason is saved, the status is set to Active by default. At any point in time, the change reasons can be Deactivated by providing the right Deactivation Reason and optional comments. In the same way, deactivated entries can be activated by providing the right Activation Reason.

The image shows the Configure Change Reasons page in the SAP Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration solution. It displays a list of change reasons, including Shipment Material, Biospecimen Collection, Label, and Biospecimen Processing Start. The page also shows details for the Shipment Material change reason, including general information, reason codes, and a change log.

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