Results Recording 

Use

This function includes a worklist for recording inspection results for all objects that allow results recording (inspection lots, partial lots, inspection points in production or goods receipt, physical samples, equipment, and functional locations).

On the selection screen, you first define the selection criteria for the objects to be processed and then start the selection.

You can navigate between different processing objects on the recording screen. You can use an integrated graphic display in the lower screen area to call up a:

For more information about setup options for the graphic, see Chart OCX Presentation Graphic.

Features

Selection Screen

You can define search criteria for inspection lots on the selection screen using the following tab pages:

Tab Page

Function

Material

Multiple ways to limit the search for inspection lots (for example, according to material)

Physical sample

Limiting the inspection lot search to certain physical samples

Equipment/Functional location

Limiting the inspection lot search to certain equipment/functional locations

Inspection lot number

Limiting the inspection lot search to certain inspection lot numbers or number intervals

You can simplify the selection by defining personal selection criteria using My default. For more information, see Defining Report Variants.

Recording Screen

After inspection lot selection, the first operation with characteristics to be processed appears automatically. The corresponding characteristic overview screen is displayed to record results. (If you select a characteristic for results recording, the characteristic single screen appears.)

There is an overview tree of the inspection lots in the worklist in the screen area on the left. The hierarchy has the following levels:

Hierarchy Level

Icon

Inspection lot or partial lot

Operation

Inspection point (physical sample, equipment, functional location)

Inspection characteristic

The objects in the overview tree are displayed differently depending on your recording needs:

Presentation

Meaning

Highlighted in color and underlined

The object needs results recording because outstanding characteristics exist.

Outstanding characteristics are:

  • Unprocessed required characteristics
  • Characteristics being processed
  • Valuated characteristics

You access the recording transaction by clicking on the object.

Highlighted in color but not underlined

Only at inspection lot and partial lot level:

Results recording is necessary because outstanding characteristics exist.

Not highlighted in color (or underlined)

These are not outstanding characteristics.

If required, you can access the recording transaction by double clicking on the object.

 

The current valuation status is displayed according to the valuation level by a traffic light:

Icon

Meaning

 Gray

No valuation

 Green

Valuation "Accepted"

 Red

Valuation "Rejected"

Unsuccessful valuation

Icon

Meaning

 Gray

No valuation

 Green

Valuation "Accepted"

 Red

Valuation "Rejected"

Icon

Meaning

Physical sample released for results recording

Physical sample not released for results recording

 Green

Valuation "Accepted"

 Red

Valuation "Rejected"

You can also use the following basic functions on the recording screen:

Function

Icon/Pushbutton

What you should know

Show the overview tree as standard size

Drop-down menu for:

  • Hiding the overview tree
  • Restoring standard size

Expand subordinate hierarchy levels of the overview tree at the inspection lot level

The function relates to a selected object in the hierarchy or, if no object has been selected, for the whole overview tree.

Collapse subordinate hierarchy levels of the overview tree at the inspection level

The function relates to a selected object in the hierarchy or, if no object has been selected, for the whole overview tree.

Update overview tree

Drop-down menu for:

  • Updating the overview tree
  • New selection

Define sorting for the overview tree

You can define certain Sort fields (for example, Inspection lot, Material) from a Field list, according to which the overview tree is structured. You can sort these in ascending or descending order.

Layout functions

For example, if you have defined field selection and sorting for the overview tree, you can save this as a variant, and then use the desired variant directly when you use results recording again.

For more information about functions for the recording screen (characteristic overview screen or the characteristic single screen), see Single Functions.

You can access other (context-related) functions using the right mouse button.

When you have recorded inspection results for an inspection lot, you can switch to the usage decision by double clicking on the corresponding inspection lot.

Activities

To access the results recording function, choose Logistics ® Quality Management ® Quality Inspection, and then: