Process Objective
This deals with the creation and processing of Inspection Lots in TRF for Incoming Material. Inspection lot can be used for the following process:
- Describe the Quality Inspection Parameters of Material.
- Calculation of Sample size for inspection.
- Describe quality specification for material.
- To record and calculate the results during inspection.
- To record usage decision on material.
- To place the material to appropriate stock and location.
a. General Requirements
- Inspect vendor goods upon receipt (Goods Receipt Note).
- Inspect goods that have been externally processed when they are returned in goods receipt.
- Inspection lot is generated in the background as soon as the TRF MM department has created the goods receipt of material against Purchase Order. Inspection lot generated is of Origin 01 and controlled through Quality Management View of the Material Master.
- Inspection lot can be processed in following steps:
- Results can be recorded for inspection lot by using transaction code: QA32 or QA51N by TRF QA for all MIC's assigned to lot. In case defects are noticed then Defect Notification can be raised for individual characteristics or Lot.
- Each Characteristic can be evaluated on the basis of specification value or characteristics attribute of TRF
- Characteristic need to be closed after valuation mark status of lot as closed after recording and no further result recording is possible afterward.
- After goods receipt document, material remains in Quality Restricted Stock. Usage decision to be taken by TRF QA user and entered for lot based on results recorded during inspection and accordingly material stock will be moved from Quality (Restricted) stock to:
- Unrestricted stock for accepted materials.
- Blocked stock for rejected materials.
Note: Once usage Decision is made and stock posting is done for inspection, same cannot be reversed.
