Processing Planned Physical Samples in an Inspection 
Purpose
This scenario describes how to process physical samples in a goods receipt inspection. The objective of the inspection is to determine the quality of the materials in the inspection lot by:
- Inspecting a specified number of physical samples
- Recording inspection results for each physical sample
- Valuating each physical sample
- Making the usage decision for the inspection lot
- Retaining the physical samples after the inspection for possible future testing (optional)
Prerequisites
You can only process physical samples in a goods receipt inspection if physical-sample records exist for each physical sample. Physical-sample records are created as follows:
- The system creates the records automatically for all planned physical samples.
- You can create records manually for unplanned physical samples.
Process Flow
The system creates the inspection lot automatically or you create the inspection lot manually.
For more information about the system activities that take when the inspection lot is created, see
Inspection Lot Creation with Planned Physical Samples.You draw the physical samples from the inspection lot according to the directions in the
sample-drawing instruction.
You confirm the drawing of the physical samples if the confirmation requirement is active (specified in the sample-drawing instruction).
You create additional
physical samples manually if necessary.
Once the physical samples have been distributed to the work centers or laboratories, you inspect each physical sample and record inspection results for each characteristic.
When you record inspection results, you valuate and close each characteristic, and then valuate each physical sample.
You complete the inspection by making the usage decision for the inspection lot.
If necessary, you can store the physical samples for further testing.
See also:
Creating a Physical-Sample Record Manually
Results Recording for Physical Samples
Usage Decision for Inspection Lot