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Establish Organizational Units (Plants, ...)

You must implement this step if you want to use the QM application component in organizational units that are not contained in the standard system.

Only part of the organizational structure is important for the QM component. Most master data and Customizing tables in QM are at client level and can be used and are valid in all organizational units. A range of master data and Customizing tables are at plant level . Only very few Customizing settings relate to other organizational units, such as,
company code,
storage location,
shipping point.

Requirements

The organizational structure of your company has been represented in the R/3 System.

Standard Settings

In the standard system, only one organizational unit for each type is predefined. For example, there is only one plant - 0001. Large companies must therefore expand the organizational structure considerably.

Recommendation

Use the sample entries that are contained in the standard system as copy models. Only delete the organizational units and corresponding table entries copied from the standard system, once you have implemented the steps listed below.

Activities

Set up a new plant

If you want to set up a new plant , you must supplement the following settings if you use the corresponding functions:

• Number ranges for

• Inspection characteristics and inspection methods

• Settings for the plant

• Archiving

• Physical-sample location

• Reference dynamic modification levels

• Report types for error messages

• Print control for inspection documents

• Calculation parameters for quality cost orders

• Return parameters for appraisal cost orders

• Account assignment parameters for nonconformity cost orders

For inspection plans, work centers and test equipment there are various settings that are dependent on the plant:

• Inspection planner group

• Profile for default values

• Qualifications for inspection operations

• Reduction strategies

You can define an inspection type for each order type and plant for an:

• Inspection in production

• Inspection in PM

The following master data is maintained at plant level:

• QM data in the material
  If you activate the QM in procurement indicator, you must enter a control key in all plant segments.

• Info-records for controlling QM in procurement

• Selected sets from catalogs
  You can only make the following settings once you have defined the selected sets for catalog 3 at plant level:

• Inspection characteristics

• Inspection methods

• Inspection plans

Setting up new company code

If you want to set up a new company code, you must supplement the following settings:

• Sender texts for certificates and inspection reports

Miscellaneous

If certificates are to be sent from a point that has been newly created, (for example shipping point, storage location), read the Quality Certificate, Output Dispatch step Set print parameters.