Notification Templates for Engineering Change Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current engineering change management systems lack flexibility in notification content and efficiency in manual notification processes, requiring users to manually enter details each time, while automatic notifications are limited to fixed text without customization.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of notification templates that allow predefined information for creating and managing notifications, enabling flexible and efficient communication by providing customizable templates for both manual and automatic notifications, along with authorization controls for template creation, modification, and usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual notification entry is used, then notification flexibility is improved, but operation efficiency deteriorates due to repetitive manual input

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenotification flexibilityVSAvoidoperation efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-defines notification templates with common notification content, structures, and formatting before actual notification events occur. When a notification needs to be sent, users can select and modify these pre-prepared templates rather than creating notifications from scratch, thus resolving the contradiction between flexibility and efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates reusable notification templates that can be copied and adapted for multiple notification events. Instead of manually entering notification details each time, users can copy existing templates and make necessary modifications, maintaining consistency while improving efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Productivity

If automatic notification with fixed text is used, then operation efficiency is improved, but notification flexibility deteriorates due to lack of customization

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperation efficiencyVSAvoidnotification flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The notification templates are designed to be dynamic rather than static. They contain placeholder fields and customizable sections that allow users to adapt the fixed template structure to specific notification needs. This enables automatic notifications to maintain efficiency while achieving the flexibility of customization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The templates provide fixed structure for most of the notification content while allowing localized customization in specific fields. This means the overall notification format remains consistent and efficient, but specific parts can be tailored to individual notification requirements, resolving the contradiction between fixed text efficiency and customization flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If notification templates with customization options are implemented, then notification flexibility is improved, but system complexity increases due to template management requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenotification flexibilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The notification system is segmented into templates (the structural framework) and customizable fields (the variable content). This segmentation allows the system to manage complexity by separating the fixed template structure from the flexible content areas, making template management more straightforward while maintaining customization capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Measurement precision

If manual notification entry is required each time, then notification accuracy is improved through user review, but time consumption increases due to repetitive input

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenotification accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Notification templates are prepared in advance with accurate and pre-validated information. When creating a notification, users start with this pre-prepared accurate content and only need to make minor modifications, thus maintaining accuracy while significantly reducing the time required compared to manual entry from scratch.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8126970B2Method and apparatus for engineering change management

Publication Date: 2012.02.28 SAP SE

AI summary

A method for engineering change management, includes providing access to at least one notification template, the notification template including predefined information for providing notification information to at least one party and providing a system for managing notifications sent to parties, the notifications including information messages, wherein the notifications can be created using the at least one notification template.