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Function documentationCreation of Inspection Rule Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You use this function to define the inspection rules required by the system for creating inspection documents, under consideration of the Structure linkdynamic modification criteria you have defined.

Inspection rules contain the following parameters:

     Check criteria, such as material being checked, quality inspection group being checked, and supplier

     Type of inspection (sample inspection and 100% inspection) 

     Possible decisions, findings, and follow-up actions

Inspection rules are dependent on the inspection object type, warehouse number, and version of the inspection object type.

You can also use inspection rules to influence logistics management, by executing the following:

     Defining the stock type of the stock that is to be checked and has been checked

     Identifying the stock that is to be checked or is being checked 

     Transporting the stock being checked to special work centers

     Transporting the checked stock to special areas, such as for scrapping or return delivery

Integration

Depending on the inspection object type, you can use the following master data in the inspection rule:

     Material master records

     Business partners

     Work center

You can also include the following in inspection rules:

     Structure linkSample procedures

You define a sample-drawing procedure comprising a Structure linksample-drawing unit and Structure linksample-drawing instruction in Customizing for the QIE. This enables you, for example, to define a sample-drawing instruction of type Container in such a way that you inspect ten pieces out of every HU or pallet of a goods receipt.

Prerequisites

You have defined and sorted parameters for the inspection rule determination, and have activated them using Maintain Inspection Object Types Version.

To do this, in Customizing for EWM choose Cross-Process Settings ® Quality Management ® Settings for Inspection Rules.

Features

To define the inspection rules, you have the following options:

     You can define warehouse-specific and cross-warehouse inspection rules.

     You can copy inspection rules to new inspection object type versions.

     You can create, change and display inspection rules.

     You can deactivate an inspection rule by choosing the inspection procedure No Check.

Inspection Procedure

You can choose the 100% inspection or sample inspection as an inspection procedure.

EWM-Specific Arguments 

EWM-specific arguments of the inspection rule

Argument of Inspection Rule

Definition

Inspection rule group

Short code with description for grouping inspection rules of the same type

Inspection duration

The system uses this entry to calculate the planned end time of the check using the WIP monitor, a special view in the warehouse management monitor

Independent stock type

Defines the stock type in which you want to post the inspection stock 

Process step

If storage control is not active, or if the delivery item is unpacked, you use the external process step (storage control) to define the inspection area in the warehouse.

 

EWM-specific arguments for samples

Argument of Sample

Definition

Quality control

Destructive sample, relevance for follow-up action after completing inspection

Warehouse process type

Warehouse process type with which you want to move the sample. Use this argument with movement-relevant samples.

Movement-relevant

 

Indicator with which you define whether the sample quantity is moved in the warehouse and is trackable

Document link

 

You can connect documents from different applications, such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, to objects in the QIE.

Activities

Define at least one inspection rule for each inspection object type that you want to use. To do so, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Master Data ® Quality Management ® Maintain Inspection Rule.

Define inspection rules for the inspection object type for the various property values. This means, for example, that you define inspection rules for an owner, or for a combination of owner and product. You specify the inspection rule arguments for each inspection rule, namely the parameters for the checks being performed.

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       1.      You only perform a product inspection.

Assign an inspection procedure to define whether a check is to be performed. If a check is to be performed, you define whether it is to be a 100% inspection or a sample inspection.

       2.      Depending on the inspection procedure, you also specify a sample procedure or a sample-drawing procedure and dynamic modification rule, if required.

       3.      If required, you assign documents that contain the inspection instruction or product specifications, for example.

When the system creates an inspection document based on the inspection rule, it passes the assigned documents on to the inspection document.

       4.      You specify a code group for the inspection document valuation. For HU inspections, counting, and returns, you also specify a code group for items. For inbound deliveries and warehouse-internal movements, specifying a code group is optional.

       5.      You specify an action profile of the Post Processing Framework for printing documents belonging to the inspection document and sample-drawing instruction.

       6.      If you want the system to automatically create samples when creating an inspection document, specify a sample type, sample-drawing procedure, and a sample-drawing unit.

       7.      If you want to decide on the samples to be created separately, specify a decision code.

       8.      If you want to record defects and deviations, specify a finding type and a catalog filter for findings. Use the data that is offered for defects. For effort, the catalog filter corresponds to the defect group.

 

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