I am looking into using revision control for a client. I need to find out if you can block old revisions from being used on a new purchase, sales, or production order. From what I know, Baan does not stop you from putting any revision on an order. Is there a way to prevent this?

Thank you,
Thomas

I should add that the client is using Baan IVc4.

I don't know of a way to actually block use of old revisions, but as far as I know, orders will automatically bring up the current revision only. Entering an old revision requires a deliberate manual action.

You can't use signal codes, because that blocks the actions for the whole part number, regardless of revision. You'd have to create a new part number for each new revision (XYZ-A, XYZ-B, etc). That's a form of revision control, but not a very elegant one. Easy to lose traceability, the item master gets huge, and you can't use ECO's.

You could use field level authorizations to prevent them from changing the revision. As Jim says the current rev will default. As long as you want them to purchase the current rev every time this would work.