When objects are subject to change control, you are restricted in changing any descriptive data or associated data after the object has been approved. Changes can only be made to these objects by initiating the AssetWise change process. It is not possible to edit the change controlled tag directly, except for its Installed Equipment, Fitted Serial, Date Effective, and Date Obsolete properties.

A change process is initiated through a change request. When a change request is established, you can identify documents, tags and/or physical items to which the change is proposed.

The change process for a tag usually consists of the following steps (each step can be performed by a different responsible person):

1. Adding a change package to an approved tag by clicking Add Change Packages.
   
2. Creating a prototype of the affected tag, using the menu in the Affected Tags topic of the Change Request (Package).
   
3. Editing/filling the prototype with the changed data.
   
4. Approving or expediting the change request (package).
5. Implement the change request (create the new revision of the tag).
   
   
   
   
   
6. Merging changes from the prototype into the new revision.
   
7. Approving the new revision of the tag.
   

Note the following navigation options for the prototype:

• Open Change Request - navigates to the change request that this prototype belongs to.
• Open Disposition - navigates to the containing disposition of the change package.
• Open Source - navigates to the tag that this prototype originated from.