Inspection Execution and Auto UD

 Inspection lot - It is a formal request in SAP QM to start the inspection process for the given lot. Inspection lot can be created manually or automatically

Inspection lot contains details like quantities, material, inspection method and the data for inspection lot origin.

Inspection lot origin determines how the inspection lot was created.

Steps involved in inspection execution: 

• Creation of inspection lot: This is the first step in inspection execution. Inspection lot can be created automatically or manually. To create inspection lot manually the tcode used is QA01. It can be created automatically by GR process with reference to purchase order (01), GR process without reference to purchase order (05), GR with reference to process order (04), stock transfer to Quality Inspection (08), Recurring inspection (09) etc. If the inspection setup is activated in the material master then the inspection lot will be created.
• Assignment of inspection plan : Inspection plan can be assigned to the lot manually or automatically. First make sure that the material is assigned to a valid inspection plan. Then in the inspection setup there is an option automatic assignment that helps in assigning inspection plan automatically, else the user has to assign it manually. First the task list/ spec will be assigned , then the sample will be calculated based on the sampling procedure assigned to the inspection plan.
• Results recording : The next step is performing result recording to the lot and entering the outcome of the inspection in the system. It can be done using tcode QE01. The valuation can be closed manually or automatically depending on the settings maintained in SIMG -> Quality Inspection ->Basic settings ->Plant dependent QM settings -> double click on the plant and under results recording there is Recording Configuration

• If the valuation has to be done manually, then go to QDV2 and in the valuation mode (How the system decides if the sample passes or fails) select manual valuation.
• Usage Decision : Based on the results, the inspector can decide whether the lot is fit to use or not and based on that UD is performed. In the UD code configuration we can determine where the stock should move after UD process based on the UD code given (Posting in UD)
  
  
  

Auto UD

Prerequisites for Auto UD process:

1. Auto UD checked in the material master for the inspection type
   
   
   
2. Configuration : SIMG -> Quality Management ->Basic settings ->Maintain Settings at Plant Level -> Double click on the plant and there is InspLot Completion under that maintain the required settings for Automatic Usage decision

   

   
   
3. Next after inspection lot creation if there is a background job for auto UD for this plant and inspection type then the UD will be completed by the background job. If not we can perform Auto UD by tcode QA10. Enter the details as shown below and execute.