Material Inspection by Vendor
This function allows you to record the results of a material inspection that was carried out by a vendor for the returned material.
Prerequisites
A returns purchase order and the corresponding outbound delivery have been created, and the goods issue for the outbound delivery has been posted.
The vendor has inspected the goods and communicated the results back to your company.
You have made all the required settings for the material inspection in Customizing by choosing one of the following paths:
In Customizing for
Logistics - General
, choose
Advanced Returns Management
Material Inspection
Basic Settings for Material Inspection
.In Customizing for
Materials Management
, choose Purchasing
Purchase Order
Returns Order
Advanced Returns Management
Material Inspection
Basic Settings
.
Features
You can enter the results of an inspection that was carried out by an external vendor on returned materials. Inspection information is entered with respect to the outbound delivery that was created for a returns purchase order. You can generate a worklist of outbound deliveries for which you have received the results of a vendor inspection. Inspection information includes an inspection code, an inspection comment, the inspector, and the inspection date. It is also possible to upload a local file to document the inspection. You can enter inspection information at header or item level, or you can split items if different results are to be recorded for subquantities.
Activities
To record the results of a material inspection by the vendor, you have the following options on the SAP Easy Access
screen:
Choose
Logistics
Central Functions
Advanced Returns Management
Material Inspection
Enter Material Inspection by Vendor
.Choose
Logistics
Materials Management
Purchasing
Environment
Advanced Returns Management
Enter Material Inspections by Vendors
.
Select a worklist of outbound deliveries that require inspection. Choose one of the deliveries from the worklist and process it. You enter the inspection information you received from the vendor at header or item level, depending on whether the results vary between the items. If the inspection reveals that different quantities of the returned material have different statuses, you split the delivery item. For more information, see Creating Inspection Splits.