If an inspection lot contains both short-term and long-term inspection characteristics, you can make a usage decision after the short-term characteristics have been completed. In this case, the system sets the following statuses for the inspection lot:

• Short-term inspection completed
• Long-term inspection

The status Long-term inspection indicates that the status Inspection close completed is still outstanding and needs to be set.

If the appropriate settings have been made in the system, the SAP Business Workflow can automatically send a work item to the inbox of the person(s) responsible for making the usage decision, informing them that the inspection lot must be completed by setting the status Inspection close completed. The authorized person(s) can process the work item directly from the inbox.