---
title: "Block a sales order line - Impact workspace"
slug: "block-a-sales-order-line-impact-workspace"
description: "Learn how to use Block order in an ECO to pause an affected sales order line for review, confirmation, or engineering decisions."
tags: ["Task", "ECM plus"]
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-21T06:55:00Z
published: 2026-10-21T06:55:00Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/block-a-sales-order-line-impact-workspace"
---

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# Block a sales order line - Impact workspace

Use the **Block order** action to prevent the affected sales order line from progressing while it's under review. For example, you might block a line while waiting for customer confirmation or an engineering decision.

## Steps

1. Go to **Product information management > Engineering change management > Engineering change orders**.
2. Open a released ECO you want to review.
3. On the Action Pane, in the **Business impact** group, select **Open impact workspace**.

The workspace opens for the selected ECO.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If the ECO has no lines yet, the button is unavailable. Add at least one affected product first.
4. In the **Sales orders** section, locate the affected sales order line.
5. Select **Block order**.

The **Block order** pane opens on the right.
6. Review the sales order, line number, customer, item number, ordered quantity, and delivery date.
7. In the **Block reason** list, select a reason.

Available reasons depend on your system configuration.
8. Enter additional information in the **Notes** field, if needed.
9. Select **Confirm** to block the line.

To close the pane without blocking the line, select **Cancel**.

After the line is blocked:

- The **Action status** changes to **Blocked**.
- The **Block order** action becomes unavailable for that line.
- The **Split**, **Replace**, and **Reservation** actions also become unavailable for that line.
- An entry is added to the **Change log**. For more information, see [Track actions in the change log](/manufacturing/docs/track-actions-in-the-change-log-impact-workspace).

## Related

- [Manage sales order - Impact workspace](/manage-sales-order-impact-workspace.md)
- [Get to know impact workspace](/get-to-know-eco-impact-workspace.md)