SAP Quality Management: Batch classification and Recurring inspection

Batch classification : Every inspection lot that is created for a batch-managed material will have a batch assigned to it. Batch classification ensures that the inspection results from the inspection lot are updated into the batch characteristics. Batch classification is a cross-module functionality in SAP and is used across multiple modules such as QM, MM, PP, and EWM. In SAP QM, batch classification is required to transfer inspection results to the batch. For this to work, batch classification must be activated in the material master.

Here the focus is to update the results of the lot automatically into the batch after result recording completion without any human intervention.

Prerequisites required to update results in batch master:

1. Material master with necessary inspection setup and batch management must be active - MM01/MM02

2. Create characteristics - CT04

3. Create a class - CL01

4. Assign characteristics to class

5. Assign this class to the material master "Classification" view.

5. Create MIC and the MIC should be linked to this characteristics - QS21

6. Create a sampling procedure - QDV1

7. Create inspection plan and assign the material and plant to the inspection plan

8. Create inspection lot and assign the inspection plan

9. Perform results and UD

10. Check the batch master if the results are updated

1. Go to MM02 if there is any material that is created already and check if all the mandatory settings are maintained. If not maintain it.

Inspection setup is active

Classification view is present in the material

Batch management is active

2. Go to CT04 to create characteristics. I want to create a characteristics to measure the length of a bottle. And the value should be between 5 cm to 15 cm and the target value should be 10 cm. Hence I have maintained data type as Numeric and UoM as cm and intervals allowed.

In the values tab, I have entered the intervals

We can also restrict this char to be used only in batch class. Save after adding all the details.

3. Go to CL01 to create a class and assign this char to the class. Enter basic data

Assign the char created to the class and save the class

4. Go to MM02 and assign this class to the material

5. Create MIC using QS21 tcode and assign this characteristics to the MIC.

Maintain control indicators, Upper specific limit, lower specific limit, target values and other necessary details and save

Next go to QS23 to add the characteristics that was created to MIC and save.

6. Create a sampling procedure if necessary and if there is already one, then that can be used. Go to QP01 to create an inspection plan and assign MIC and sampling procedure to the plan.