Replacing an Inspection Method

Use

In the Quality Management application component, you can replace an inspection method that is used in task list characteristics.

Procedure

Choose Logistics Quality management Quality planning Basic data Inspection method Replace.
On the initial screen, enter an inspection method and a plant for the inspection method that you want to replace ( Insp. method) and an inspection method, a plant and a version for the new inspection method ( New method ). If necessary, use the input help.

Note Note

The input help list only contains one version of the inspection method- the current version. If there are additional versions available for the inspection method, these are not displayed in the list. This can result in the following:

End of the note.

The version on the list is not yet released or is not referenced. If you select and try to process such a version from the list, you receive a message that the inspection method is not referenced.
Another version of the inspection method, (one that is not on the list), may be referenced. In this case, you should delete the version number from the initial screen and continue processing.

You cannot reference inspection methods with status 1 in task list characteristics. Therefore, choose an inspection method with status 2.

Enter the required key date, from which you want the replacement to take effect.

Note Note

If you enter a change number, the date of this number is the key date, from which the replacement applies.

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Set the Disp. all records indicator, if you want to display all inspection methods in the where-used list that are referenced in task list characteristics.
Choose Usage .

If the inspection method is used in at least one task list characteristic, a usage overview appears which displays all task lists that use the inspection method to be replaced. The operation number and characteristic number are shown for each task list.

Select the task lists, in which you want to replace the inspection method.
Define the replacement mode (optional).
Choose Start.
If you have not already defined the replacement mode, a dialog box appears, in which you can specify this mode.
To determine if the replacement was successful, check the replacement log (created automatically after the replacement is carried out).
You can call up other functions from the usage overviews:

Overview	Function	Menu Path/Pushbutton
Inspection characteristic in a task list	Displaying usage for other inspection method	Inspection method Other inspection method
	Displaying usage for inspection method	Inspection method Display usage
	Displaying a task list characteristic	Goto Display task list characteristic
	Batch input	Extras Batch input
	Displaying usage in master inspection characteristic	Use In master inspection characteristic pushbutton
Master inspection characteristic	Displaying usage for other inspection method	Inspection method Other inspection method
	Displaying usage for inspection method	Inspection method Display usage
	Displaying a task list characteristic	Goto Display task list characteristic
	Displaying master inspection characteristic	Display master inspection characteristic pushbutton
	Displaying usage in task list characteristic	Use in task list pushbutton