Deactivating (and Reactivating) a Stability Study (SAP Library

Deactivating (and Reactivating) a Stability Study

Use

You can deactivate a stability study for an unspecified period of time and reactivate the study again at a later date. To do this, you use the follow-up functions Deactivate Stability Study and Activate Stability Study respectively. If you deactivate a stability study, the system responds as follows:

It sets the status INAC (inactive) in the stability study, which is documented as a task in the notification. This status prevents any other status from being set in the study as long as the study is inactive. You can reactivate the study at a later time using the follow-up function Activate Stability Study.
It locks the testing schedule.
It locks all stability samples that belong to the study.

Procedure

From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics ® Quality Management ® Stability Study ® Stability Study ® Change.

The initial screen for changing a stability study appears.

On the initial screen, enter the key of the stability study you want to process and then choose Enter.

The screen for changing the stability study data appears.

In the action box on the right side of the screen, choose the follow-up function Deactivate Stability Study.

A dialog box appears asking you whether or not you want to cancel the stability study.

Choose Yes.

The dialog box is closed and the change screen for the stability study reappears.

Result

The testing schedule for the stability study and the stability samples for the storage conditions are locked and the status INAC (inactive) is set in the study.

You can reactivate the stability study by performing the procedure above again and executing the follow-up function Activate Stability Study (in place of Deactivate Stability Study).