Inspection at Shipping

In this step, you define the delivery types in the Sales and Distribution (SD) component, for which inspections are to be triggered in the QM
component. To do this:

You assign one of the following inspection lot origins to the delivery type predefined in the SD component:

o 10 for delivery to customer with sales order

o 11 for delivery to customer without sales order

o 12 for other deliveries (without customer reference)

Assign an inspection type to the combination inspection lot origin/ delivery category (called usage indicator in the SD
component).

Requirements

The delivery types and usage indicators are maintained in the SD component.

The inspection lot origins and inspection types are maintained in the QM component.

Standard settings

In most cases, the creation of inspection lots is not required for a delivery. There are, therefore, no inspection lot origins entered in the
standard system for the delivery types.

Recommendation

Only enter inspection lot origins, if you specifically want to create inspection lots for a delivery. Otherwise, the system has to search for the
inspection type that is assigned to the delivery type and origin each time and to check whether the inspection type is also active in the
inspection setup for the material.

Activities

1. Determine which delivery types are defined in the SD module. Determine whether quality inspections are to be triggered for
these delivery types.
2. If inspections are to be triggered:
a) Assign suitable inspection lot origins to these delivery types
Note: You can only enter the inspection lot origins 10,11 or 12. This also applies to inspections for return deliveries; the
inspection lot origin 06 cannot be used for these.
b) Assign suitable delivery types and inspection types to these inspection lot origins

Further notes

If no special inspection type is defined for a delivery type/delivery category combination, the system uses the following algorithm to search
for an alternative inspection type:
The system searches the inspection setup of the material for a preferred inspection type, or searches in the table "Assignment Inspection
Lot Origin - Inspection Type" for an inspection type that is assigned to the inspection lot origin as variant 01. The system then creates an
inspection lot or partial lot with this replacement inspection type, provided that this inspection type is active in the inspection setup for the
material.

If the delivery contains a customer number, the quality inspection can be influenced by the customer-specific information record.

Using the QM-SD control, you can specify whether:

o The inspection must be completed before goods issue posting

o The inspection can be completed after goods issue posting

o The customer will carry out the inspection himself (that is, an inspection lot is not created)