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description: "Guide outlines steps to establish an effective versioned entity within a system"
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# How to: Set Effective a Versioned Entity

### 1\. Go to the Business Data menu.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 1](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_1.png)

### 2\. Select the Product entity.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 2](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_2.png)

### 3\. Select the New button.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 3](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_3.png)

### 4\. Under the Change Set tab, Select Create.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 4](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_4.png)

### 5\. Complete the necessary fields and select Create.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 5](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_5.png)

### 6\. Select the Next button.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 6](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_6.png)

### 7\. Under the General Data tab, complete the necessary fields.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 7](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_7.png)

### 8\. Select the Create button.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 8](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_8.png)

### 9\. Select Change Set.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 9](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_9.png)

### 10\. Select the Request Approval button.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 10](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_10.png)

### 11\. Select Request Approval.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 11](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_11.png)

### 12\. Go back.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 12](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_12.png)

### 13\. Select Set Effective.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 13](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_13.png)

### 14\. Select the Set Effective button.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 14](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_14.png)

### 15\. The Product is Effective.

![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 15](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_15.png)

!!! info
    In Step 5, you may enable the Make Change Set Items Effective on Approval option and then follow Steps 6 to 12. This will automatically make the Product Effective, without needing to manually perform Steps 13 and 14.

    ![Howto seteffectiveaversionedentity image 16](../../../images/howto_seteffectiveaversionedentity_image_16.png)