Basic Settings (SAP Library - EH&S-QM Interface)

Basic Settings

To be able to create inspection plans using data from the specification database, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled:

Settings in Customizing for Product Safety

In the Basic Settings section under Specify Environment Parameters specify the relevant values for the environment parameters.

The following environment parameters exist for the EH&S-QM interface:

EHQMEP_CONTROLKEY (Control key for operation): Here you specify the control key for the operation that is to be created as the default in the inspection plan.

Note

You must have created the control key first in Customizing for Quality Management.

EHQMEP_DESCROPR (Description for operation): Here you specify the description for the operation that is created in the inspection plan.

EHQMEP_NOTOKCODE (Not-OK code): Here you specify the not-OK code that is to be specified as the default setting for all created selected sets as a negative attribute. Values to be assigned to the parameter are catalog, code group, code, and defect class, in the sequence specified and separated by a blank character in each case.

Note

You must have created the not-OK code first in Quality Management.

EHQMEP_PROFILE (Profile with default values): Here you specify the profile with default values that you want to use.

Note

The profile with default values is entered in Customizing for Quality Management under Quality Planning ® Inspection Planning ® General. The fields Usage and Status of plan in this activity are obligatory. If other fields are filled, these are used when the inspection plan is created.

EHQMEP_LANGU (Language for description of inspection characteristics): This environment parameter is used if inspection characteristics are inserted in the inspection plan that are not based on a master inspection characteristic. In this case, the short text in the language specified here is used.

Under Specification Management ® Additional Information for Value Assignment ® Usage ® Specify Validity Area Categories make sure that the table name T001W and the field name WERKS are specified for the validity area category PLANT.
Under Specification Management ® Additional Information for Value Assignment ® Usage ® Specify Validity Areas create the required validity areas of the category PLANT.
Under Specification Management ® Additional Information for Value Assignment ® Usage ® Specify Ratings create the required ratings and set the relevancy indicator for creation of a QM inspection plan.

Other Settings

Under Tools ® ABAP Workbench ® Development ® Other Tools ® Number Ranges (transaction SNRO), edit the number range intervals for creating codes, code groups, and selected sets.

The following number range intervals exist:

EHQMN_CODE (number range interval for codes)
EHQMN_GRP (number range interval for code groups)
EHQMN_SLST (number range interval for selected sets)

Recommendation

SAP recommends that you use the customer exit EHQM0901 to generate your own keys that contain letters, for example, making them easier to recognize. You also have the option of using the specified number range intervals as a counter for the objects in the customer exit. For more information, see the documentation on the customer exit.

In Customizing for Product Safety under EH&S-QM Interface ® Specify Types of Characteristics you have the option of adding your own types of characteristics. For more information, see the documentation for this IMG activity.

In the Mapping Table specify the value assignment types with information relevant for inspection plans so the system can use this data to create the inspection characteristics. To do this, proceed as described under Editing Data Relevant for Inspection Plans.

Prerequisites in Product Safety

You have created specifications and the relevant data according to your requirements.

You have assigned corresponding materials to the specifications.

In specification management under Usage you have specified the appropriate rating and the validity area. Under Validity area enter values of the category PLANT to distinguish between validity areas for inspection plans and other validity areas. Set the usage to Active.

In the phrase management header data you have assigned an inspection method to the relevant phrases so that the method can be recognized when inspection plans are created. You also have the option of specifying the inspection method directly from Quality Management in specification management (see Processing of Methods).

Prerequisites in Quality Management

You have created the relevant master inspection characteristics if you want to use them. These master inspection characteristics must have the status Released.

They should also be in the form of Incomplete copy model or Complete copy model as they are "unlocked" by the interface as Reference characteristics.

You have created the relevant inspection methods. These inspection methods must have the status Released.

Prerequisites in Materials Management

In the material master for the relevant materials you have created the Quality Management view for the plant for which the inspection plan is to be created.

Authorizations

To create inspection plans you need authorization to be able to create inspection plans in Quality Management.
To edit the required basic settings you need authorization to be able to edit the specification data in Product Safety.

Result

When you have made all settings and fulfilled all the above prerequisites, you can create inspection plans using data from the specification database (see Creation of Specification-Relevant Inspection Plans).