A notification item (or defect item) describes a specific notification-related problem or defect. You can record one or more defect items in a quality notification.
The item data for a notification can be displayed in various degrees of detail in the:
Notification header
Item overview
Item detail screen
If you created at least one item in a notification, you can:
Evaluate the notification on the basis of the defect data (for example, defect type or defect location)
Classify the notification (provided you use the SAP
Classification System
in your company)
You can only classify objects at the level of notification items. If the notification has only one item, the classification data is valid for the whole notification, even though you entered it for the item. If the notification contains several items, the classification applies to each item.
You should create several items, for example, if a notification problem was caused by several defects or if more than one class has to be assigned to a defect
A notification item typically contains the following information:
Item number
Item short text and long text
Defect location data (for example, a code group and code identifying the defect location, a reference to an assembly part in a bill of materials)
Note
If a notification contains a reference to a production order, the system determines the procedure for drilling down a bill of materials (BOM) on the basis of the order type and plant.
For each defect item, you can also record one or more:
Causes
Tasks
Activities