10 SQMS Supplier Manual PPA-Planning R4.4 en

SQMS Manual for Suppliers and Daimler Employees
SQMS Version 4.4 – July 2014
10. PPA Planning
Hotline: +49(0)711-17-95120
sqms-support@daimler.com
Contents
10 PPA Planning 10.5 Check PPA Planning 1 23
I Introduction 3 10.5.1 Check and Reject PPA Planning 1 23
II Process overview 4 10.5.2 Plan or Edit Spec. Verifications 1 24
10.5.3 Release PPA Planning / No. of sample parts 1 26
10.1 Enter Planning Data 5
10.1.1 Open „Create PPA planning“ Screen 5 10.6 Create PPAR based on PPA Planning 27
10.1.2 Select Supplier Plant 6 10.6.1 Create PPAR / No. of sample parts 27
10.1.3 Select Sampling-Form, -Type, -Reason 7
10.1.4 Select Submission Level, Modification Scope and 9 10.7 Overall 29
Delivery date 10.7.1 Copy PPA Planning 29
10.1.5 Select Customer Plant(-s) 10 10.7.2 Forward PPA Planning 30
10.7.3 Cancel PPA Planning 1 31
10.2 Add Part(-s) 11 10.7.4 Delete PPA Planning 32
10.2.1 Add Part(-s) 11 10.7.5 PPA Planning – ToDo-List 33
10.2.2 Manage Part Revision Level 13 10.7.6 PPA Planning - Search 34
10.2.3 Manage Part Revision Level (Single Record) 16
10.2.4 Change, Delete and Check Part(-s) 17 Contact 35
10.3 Customer Specific Requirements 18

10.3.1 Open „Sampling – Requirements“ Screen 18
10.3.2 Determine Customer Specific Requirements 19
10.3.3 Download Templates 20
10.4 Submit PPA Planning 21

10.4.1 Submit PPA Planning 21
10.4.2 Select Recipient of PPA Planning 22
Note: 1 = Screen and function only available for Daimler employees.
SQMS Manual for Suppliers and Daimler Employees – PPA Planning SQMS Version 4.4 (July 2014) – Hotline +49(0)711-17-95120 2
10 PPA Planning
I Process overview – PPA Planning
To ensure an efficient supply of samples to Daimler AG, you first have to

Supplier Customer agree upon the appropriate procedure with your QM contact.
Key issues include:
Var. A Create Var. B Sampling Deadlines
Create
PPA Planning PPA Planning  Deadlines for submitting the individual sampling types (technical
sampling and, if necessary, color/software sampling).
Enter Reference Part / Parts Bundels

Planning Data Check  Decision regarding which parts are to be bundled in a PPAR.
PPA Planning  Definition of the reference part.
Required Attachments
Submit Plan  Agreement regarding the required attachment types.
PPA Planning Spec. Verifications  Agreement regarding the required scopes within the attachment
types.
Release Release Information

PPA Planning  Selection of the correct sample recipient.
 Information about the number and choice of parts to be sent in.
Create  Additional shipping information (particularly in the case of directed
PPAR parts and submissions to the Tuscaloosa plant).
10 PPA Planning
II Process overview
10 PPA Planning
10.1 Enter Planning Data 10.2 Add Part(-s) 10.3 Customer Specific Requirements
10.1.1 Screen „Create PPA Planning“ 10.2.1 Add Part(-s) 10.3.1 Screen „Sampling - Requirements“
10.1.2 Select Supplier Plant 10.2.2 Manage Part Revision Level 10.3.2 Customer Specific Requirements
10.1.3 Sampling-Form, -Type, -Reason 10.2.3 Manage Part Revision Level 10.3.3 Download Templates
10.1.4 Submission Level, Modification (Single Record)
Scope, Delivery Date 10.2.4 Change or Delete Part(-s)
10.1.5 Select Customer Plant(-s)
10.5 Check PPA Planning

10.4 Submit PPA Planning 10.6 Create PPAR based on Planning
(1 = Function only for Daimler employees)
10.4.1 Submit PPA Planning 10.5.1 Check an Reject PPA Planning 1 10.6.1 Create PPAR
10.4.2 Select Recipient of PPA Planning 10.5.2 Plan or Edit Spec. Verifications 1
10.5.3 Release PPA Planning 1
10.7 Overall
10.7.1 Copy PPA Planning 10.7.3 Cancel PPA Planning 1 10.7.5 PPA Planning – ToDo-List
10.7.2 Forward PPA Planning 10.7.4 Delete PPA Planning 10.7.6 PPA Planning – Search
10 PPA Planning
10.1 Enter 10.3 Cust.Spec.
10.2 Add Parts
10.1.1 Open „Create PPA Planning“ Screen Planning Data
10.4 Submit 10.5 Check
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
PPA-Plan PPA-Plan based on PPA Pl.
10.7 Overall
1 In the navigation tree, open the "Sampling

"folder.
1
2 Click "Create PPA Planning".
2
H Before doing so, check whether you really do

want to create a "new" PPA Planning. You
might find that you can submit a PPA
Planning more quickly and easily simply by
copying an existing PPA Planning.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.1.2 Select Supplier Plant Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 Check whether the correct supplier plant

(contract site) has been entered.
1
If not, you can search for the correct supplier
2 plant by clicking the icon.
2 Select the correct production plant, please.

(manufacturing and testing of the supplied
H parts).
For searching the correct plant click the

3 icon.
3 Select the searched plant.

4
4 Click "Apply".
Reject Create PPAR H You can filter the selection of supplier plants
by entering details. To do so, enter search
criteria. The wildcards "*" and "?" can be
used here. The "*" stands for any number of
characters, while the "?" stands for a single
character.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.1.3 Select Sampling-Form, -Type, -Reason (1 of 2) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 The sampling form that you select depends on

your supplier relationship with Daimler AG.
Select "ZB-/LU-/Component sampling" if

you plan to supply the parts to be sampled
directly to Daimler AG (as per the delivery
1 agreement) during series production.
H Select "Directed parts sampling" if you plan

3 4 to supply the parts to be sampled to a different
2
supplier of Daimler AG (as per the price
agreement) during series production.
2 Select „Sampling type“. You cannot combine

different sampling types in one PPAR, which is
why you have to create one PPAR for each
Initial sampling: 4 Other samples: sampling type.
3 For “Reason of Sampling” please select either

"Initial sampling" or "Other samples“.
4 In the accompanying selection list, select the

reason for sampling.
H
H Note from MBST: Series shipping approval is
not granted for “Other Samples”.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.1.3 Select Sampling-Form, -Type, -Reason (2 of 2) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
Sampling type Explanation H SQMS makes a distinction between three types

of sampling (see left).
All the relevant properties of the product and production process,
Technical sampling If you only sample colorless parts and not
except color relevant characteristics and software, are sampled.
software, choose "Technical sampling".
Color sampling Only color characteristics are sampled. If you sample color parts and/or software, you
have to carry out technical sampling as well as
color and/or software sampling in addition. If
Software sampling Only software characteristics are sampled. this is necessary, the sampling procedures
must be carried out in a specific order (see
bottom left).
Parts type Sampling sequence If you supply several different colors, you have
to carry out separate color sampling for each
Colorless parts color.
> Technical sampling
(not software)
If you supply different types of software, you
Color parts Recommended: > Technical sampling > Color sampling have to carry out separate software sampling
(not software) (with sampling reasons “Production relocation” or “additional production plant” obligatory) for each type of software.
Software with
> Software sampling > Technical sampling
colorless parts
Software with
> Software sampling > Technical sampling > Color sampling
color parts
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.1.4 Select Submission Level, Modification Scope Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
and Delivery date PPA-Plan PPA-Plan
10.7 Overall
based on PPA Pl.
1 Choose the submission level.
2 In no more than 80 characters, describe which

modifications were the reason for sampling
(e.g. changed dimensions, new material etc.). If
a new part is being sampled for the first time,
enter "New part". If you do not have enough
space, you can enter additional comments in
the "Remarks" field. The "Remarks" field also
1 contains comments from Daimler AG.
3 Select „Delivery date“ (= planned date of

submission of the PPAR and delivery of the
2 sample parts).
E The submission level defines which

3 attachments have to be included with the
PPAR. It is based on the VDA requirements and
the MBST. Unless otherwise agreed between
the supplier and area responsible for series
approval, submission level 2 applies (source:
Reject Create PPAR
MBST 13).
Submission level 1 = Limited range of
H Choose MSC („market-specific
required attachments
certification“) in case that a MSC is
mandatory for the part you are Submission level 2 = Default
samling.
Submission level 3 = Extended range of
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.1.5 Select Customer Plant(-s) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 Please select the plant(-s) you would like to

sample to.
To start the search, click the icon
2 You can select one or more plants you are

delivering parts. If you select more than one
plant you have to clarify the lead plant with
your quality-contact person.
After selection click on „ Apply“.
3 Save the PPA Planning.

When you save your entries for the first time,
1 the „Requirements" tab is activated. The status
changes from "Draft" to "Created" and the
system assigns a PP-number.
You can then add parts to the PPA Planning.
2 H At a copy with the

Reject
same Q-level you
3 can only select
one plant.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.2.1 Add Part(-s) (1 of 2) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 To add parts to the PPA Planning, click "Add".

H A pop-up window appears. If it does not
appear, deactivate the pop-up blocker in your
browser, firewall, OS etc.
2 You can also enter optional search criteria

(e.g. the part number).
To start the search, click the icon.
E You can use the wildcards "*" and "?" when

entering your search criteria.Add an "*" to the
end of an incomplete string.
If the search leads to more than 100 results,
refine your search by entering additional
search criteria.
1
H Important:
2 E Only parts for which a purchasing contract
exist are displayed.
If you cannot find the part you are looking for,
please check the selected „Contract site“.
If you still cannot find the part you are looking
for, please contact the SQMS hotline.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.2.1 Add Part(-s) (2 of 2) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 If you are sampling a single part, select the

relevant part number from the search results. If
you are sampling a parts bundle, select all the
part numbers belonging to the bundle.
2 To add selected parts to your PPA Planning,

please click on „Apply“
1 If the requirements regarding a particular part
can be applied to other parts, the part can be
defined as a reference part in the sampling
2
coordination discussion and combined with the
other parts to create a parts bundle. If you
have any questions, contact your QM contact
at Daimler AG.
H Note:
When carrying out technical sampling for color
parts, you must always sample all the color
variants for a part.
Once you have added parts, you can no longer
change the sampling form, type or reason.
H
If the warning icon will appear you can see the
H reason through the tooltip, for example:
Submitting the PPAR is only possible if there is

no reason any more.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.2.2 Manage Part Revision Level (1 of 3) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
Introduction Q- and F-Levels

You must enter information about the part change status for all The following rules apply regarding the selection of Q- and F-levels:
selected parts (if possible):
 If you are sampling a part for the first time in the SQMS, you have to enter
 E-status (if "Other samples" specified as reason for sampling) the correct Q- or F-status manually.
 Q-status (if "Initial sampling" specified as reason for sampling and  When color parts are sampled for the first time in the SQMS, you have to
"Technical sampling" specified as sampling type) enter both the Q- and F-status manually (regardless of the selected
sampling type). If you are starting technical sampling (normal case), enter
 F-status (if "Initial sampling" specified as reason for sampling and Q-status "1" and F-status "0". If you are starting color sampling (only
"Color sampling" specified as sampling type) following consultation with the QM contact at Daimler AG), enter F-status
 IMDS number "1“, the Q-status “0” will be set by system automatically.
 When you carry out initial sampling subsequently in the SQMS, the SQMS
You also have to mark a part as a reference part. When sampling is offers a selection of the available Q- and F-statuses.
carried out for individual parts, the selected part is set as the reference
 When carrying out technical sampling for color parts, use the same Q-
part by default.
status for all color parts with the same parts master.
Effects of the choice of reference part:  If the part has already been sampled outside the SQMS (Q- and/or F-
status > 1), this must be taken into account in the SQMS.
 With parts bundles, only the reference part is physically sent to Daimler
(Example: A colorless part has already been sampled outside the SQMS
AG.
with Q-status 4. Subsequent initial sampling is carried out in the SQMS.
 In the PPAR search, you can search for a PPAR with reference to the Enter Q-status 5 manually.)
reference part (e.g. detail number) – this does not work with
information about other parts in the bundle.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 When adding a parts bundle to a PPA Planning,

please select the reference part.
2 For each part listed, enter the Q-level and the

2 H F-level for color parts as well as the E-level for
other parts and the associated IMDS numbers.
3 To enter additional information about a part,

1 3 click the icon
4 Click "Apply” to add selected parts.
4 H If the required DGL does not appear in the list,

contact the SQMS hotline or call the Daimler
AG component developer directly
H Parts that cannot be copied have the symbol

. The number next to the symbol indicates
the cause (see box below). To display the
accompanying text, move the mouse over the
H symbol.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
Notes:
 Part revision level is not declared as ready for sampling.
 This part number has no {0}-release. Please contact your QM contact person.
 Directed part sampling for this part number has not been completed yet.
 First a PSTO must be selected.
 Part family already contains this part number.
 Software sampling for this part number has not been completed yet.
 A PPAR based on "{0}" reasons is invalid. The part number has not been approved in any production plant.
 The sampling due to "additional production plant" reasons is invalid. This production plant has already started the production after having approved the part.
 The part number is already being used in the sampling process {0}. Unless this sampling process has not been declared capable for sampling yet the part number
cannot be used within a new sampling process.
 The highest part revision level of the part number has not yet been declared ready for sampling in the current production plant.
 The sampling due to "additional production plant" reasons is invalid. This production plant has already started the production after having approved the part.
 The part number must be sampled technically first. The remaining color variants are used in PPAR {0}. Please try to add this part to that PPAR or perform a subsequent
sampling for PPAR {0}.
 The PPAR based on "{0}" reasons is invalid. The part number has not yet been produced and approved in this production plant.
 The highest part revision level of the part number has not yet been declared ready for sampling in the current production plant.
 Sampling reason "production relocation" is invalid. Part number has not yet been released for the former production plant.
 The highest part revision level has not yet been declared ready for sampling in the former production plant.
 The sampling due to "production relocation" reasons is invalid. The manufacturing of the part has been relocated already within another PPAR.
 The PPAR due to "new part" reasons is invalid. Part number has already been approved in at least one other production plant.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.2.3 Manage Part Revision Level (Single Record) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 Enter your own detail number (optional). You

can use this to search for the PPA Planning.
You can also enter additional data, such as the
designation, blueprint number and date.
H
2 For body-in-white parts and E/E scopes, you
must enter additional information about the
manufacture and software/hardware version.
For E/E scopes, enter the same information as
you did for software and technical sampling.
3 Click "Apply" in the action bar
1
H If you want to add information about another
part in your parts bundle, you can call up the
next data record by selecting "Apply & Next".
2 Once you have clicked "Apply", you
automatically return to the main screen.
When you click "SPL quality", the system
displays the quality history for this part.
Software is only assigned a Q-status. A new
part number is assigned if the software is
3 H changed. This appears in the header, where
applicable. If not, enter the previous part
number in the "Remarks" field on the PPA
Planning.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.2.4 Change, Delete an Check Part(-s) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 If you want to changeor delete one or more

parts from your parts list, first select the
relevant part(-s) in the PPA Planning.
2 To change information about the part(-s), click

"Edit" (select reference part, IMDS number, or
Q-/F-level).
3 To remove the selected part(-s) from the view,

click "Remove".
To make sure that all the requirements are

4 available click on „Check“. Incomplete part
numbers will be marked red. The reason will be
indicated by a tooltip.
4 5 2 3
Click on „Explain directed parts“ to explain
H 5
none necessary directed parts you have added
if it need to be.
1 H To select all of the listed parts in one go,

click the multi-selection option in the title
line. Click it again to deselect all of the parts.
4 You cannot delete any color variants when

color parts are undergoing technical
sampling.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.3.1 Open „Sampling – Requirements“ Screen Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 1 Choose the „Requirements" tab to determine

Customer Specific Requirements within the
PPA Planning.
H The „Requirements" tab is only active once the

process has been saved. After saving, the
status changes from "Draft" to "Created".
E E The submission level defines which

attachments have to be included with the
PPAR. It is based on the VDA requirements and
the MBST. Unless otherwise agreed between
the supplier and area responsible for series
approval, submission level 2 applies (source:
MBST 13).
Submission level 1 = Limited range of
Submission level 2 = Default
Reject Create PPAR required attachments
Note:
H
Deviating from the selected submission level it
is possible for the supplier and the customer to
agree upon a reduction or a expansion of single
attachment types (= requirements).
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.3.2 Determine Customer Specific Requirements Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 To de-select an initialized attachment type in

the PPA Planning, please delete the check
H mark .
H
2 To select an additional attachment type in the
PPA Planning, please set the check mark .
1 3 For a detailed description of the required

documents for each attachment type, please
use the description field.
4 To record your selection of attachment types

and descriptions, please click on „Save“.
H According to the selected submission level and

based on the VDA- and MBST- requirements any
attachment types are marked with .
2 3 Submission level 1 = Limited range of
4 Submission level 2 = Default
Note:
Deviating from the selected submission level it is
possible for the supplier and the customer to
agree upon a reduction or a expansion of single
attachment types (= requirements).
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.3.3 Download Templates Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 To download an individual templates, please

click on the relevant attachment type.
1 You must always use the in-house templates

H (exception: forms as per MBST 13).
If you use Daimler AG templates, however, this

generally cuts the processing time.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.4.1 Submit PPA Planning Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 To start submission click on „Submit“ in the

screen „Sampling >> PPA Planning“. This
function is only available if you have been
assigned "specialist" or "approver" roles.
2 For submission please select the relevant
plant/client combination and QM employee.
Only plant/client cominations available which
have been pre-selected in the PPA Planning.
3 To open contact details for the QM employee
at Daimler AG, click the icon .
H 4 To submit the PPA Planning to the selected

2 plant/client combination and QM employee,
3
please click „Submit“.
4 H For the selected plant/client combination, you
receive information about the correct
destination (plant and unloading point) for the
1 samples to be submitted.
Reject Create PPAR If the plant/client combination determined
does not appear in the list, call the hotline.
H If the MSC has been selected but the
attachment 22 has not been added you
need to explain why.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.4.2 Select Recipient of PPA Planning Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
The recipient of the PPA Planning at Daimler AG is characterized by two attributes: plant and client.
Both attributes can occur in different combinations (e.g. 0500 Sindelfingen Purchased Parts and 0680 Hamburg / Purchased Parts, etc.).
A plant is denoted by a plant number and plant location (e.g. "0500 The client is an organizational unit of Daimler AG, which is independent of the
Sindelfingen"). Select the plant to which you supply the part in series plant location.
production.
You generally have the choice between
0100 Untertürkheim
0400 Berlin • Purchased Parts
0500 Sindelfingen
0513 MBCC for MBUSI (starting Jan. 2014) • QM central (smart)
0514 MBCC for BBAC
0515 MBCC for MBSA Other clients are possible. In this case, you will receive the required information
0540 Rastatt at the sampling planning stage.
0670 Bremen
0680 Hamburg
1040 Bejing (China)
1170 Hambach (F) Shipping information:
1330 Daimler Greater China Ltd.
1380 Tuscaloosa (USA) By selecting the client do you normally get the shipping information, to which
1750 East London (SA) you have to send the samples.
3710 Kecskemét (HU)
3950 Novo Mesto (SLO) Please note, that the shipping address could be different from the plant you
supply in series production and also from the address of the responsible
You can only select one leading plant among further plants.
Q-engineer.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.5.1 Check and Reject PPA Planning Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
Note: Screen and function only available for Daimler employees.

E Check of PPA Planning inculdes all supplier data
and planning data as well as parts data and
requirements.
Note:
As in case of release the PPA Planning data will
be transferred into a PPAR, therefore the PPA
Planning needs to be checked carefully.
1 To reject a submitted PPA Planning back to the

author for rework, please click on „Reject“.
2 2 A pop-up window appears. Please enter a

reason for “Reject PPA Planning“.
3 To finish this procedure click „Reject“.

The procedure will be assigned back to the
Reject author again.In addition a ToDo-List entry will
3 be created.
1 H After rework the rejected PPA Planning can be

Reject Create PPAR re-submitted as a new version.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.5.2 PPA Planning – Plan and Edit Spec. Verifications (1 of 2) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall

1 To add new, to edit or to delete planned
Specialist Verifications to a PPA Planning,
1
choose the „Spec. Verification PP“ tab.
2 In case a PPA Planning has been created for a

number of plants, this drop-down field is used
to select sinlge plants for planning Specialist
Verifications.
3 To add new Specialist Verifications or to edit

planned Specialist Verifications for a selected
2 plant, click „Add“.
4 To delete planned Specialist Verifications for a

selected plant, click .
3
H Overview of planned Specialist Verifications per
4 plant.
After a PPA Planning has been trasferred to a
PPAR and the PPAR has achieved status „Ready
for sampling“, planned Specialist Verifications of
a PPA Planning will be transferred automatically
to the sampling procedure.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.5.2 PPA Planning – Plan and Edit Spec. Verifications (2 of 2) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall

1 Select „Defining argument“ (e.g. model series,
etc.) in the drop down field.
1 Select Specialist Verifications you want to

2 assign in the sampling procedure.
2 3 Select the checkbox if the Specialist

Verification is to be carried out without part.
Enter planned duration of Specialist Verification
4 (in weeks).
9
3
Enter planned number of sample parts per
5 Specialist Verification.
Pre-selected department tester can be deleted

6
6 by using the icon.
4 5 If a department tester is not set by default, you
7 can select one using the icon.
8 Mark checkbox to inform the department tester

about the planned Specialist Verification by
10 eMail in advance. The eMail will be sent after
release of the PPA Planning.
7 8 9 Enter additional information about issues need
to be tested in the Specialist Verification.
Entries will be transferred to the Specialist
Verification within the sampling procedure.
10 To transfer planning data into the PPA Planning,
click „Add“.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.5.3 Release PPA Planning Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall

1 If the PPA Planning is correct and the planning of
Specialist Verifications has been finished, the
PPA Planning can be assigned back to the author
for further processing.
Click on „For release“.
Once the PPA Planning has been released an
eMail will be sent to the author as well as an
H entry in the authors ToDo List will be generated.
2 To view no. of sample parts needed per plant,

please click on the icon.
H Pop-Up screen shows no. of sample parts

needed per plant.
Using the function „Create PPAR“ the author
2 now can create a PPAR directly out of the PPA
Planning.
All data of the PPA Planning will be transferred
H into the PPAR.
1
Reject Create PPAR
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.6.1 Create PPAR based on PPA Planning (1 of 2) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 To view no. of sample parts needed per plant,

please click on the icon.
H 2 To create a PPAR based on a PPA Planning,

click „Create PPAR“.
A new screen appears with a PPAR (status:
„Created“)
Status of the PPA Planning changes to
„Assigned“.
3 To switch from a PPA Planning to a referred

PPAR, click on the icon.
3
H To transfer a PPA Planning into a PPAR the PPA
Planning must have status „Released“.
1 Pop-Up screen shows no. of sample parts
needed per plant.
2
Create PPAR
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.6.1 Create PPAR based on PPA Planning (2 of 2) Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 To add attachments to a PPAR, click on the

1 „PPAR attachments“ tab.
H To switch from a PPAR to a referred PPA

2
Planning , click on the icon.
H Based on a PPA Planning SQMS generates a

PPAR automatically with status „Created“.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.7.1 Copy PPA Planning Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 In the action bar for a PPA Planning that you

have opened, click "Copy". This allows you to
create a new PPA Planning based on data of the
original PPA Planning.
In the pop-up window that appears, you can
select which information is to be copied.
2 Select the sampling reason. The sampling

reasons “New part”, “additional production
plant” and “Production suspended more then
12 months” are not available.
For PPA Plannings with directed parts:
Directed parts can also be copied, but only if
they have the same Q-status. You can change
the Q-status of the directed parts manually.
2 3 Select whether the PPA Planning attachments
are to be transferred to the copy.
1
4 To generate a copy of the PPA Planning, click
„Copy“
3
H Use the function „Copy“ if you want to create a
new PPA Planning for the next highest Q- or F-
level of parts or parts bundle.
4
The PPA Planning to be copied must have at
least the status „Released".
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.7.2 Forward PPA Planning Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 To send the PPAPlanning to another authorized

SQMS specialist, click "Forward" in the action
bar.
2 To start the search for the recipient, click the

icon.
3 Once you have selected a person, click "Forward".

This action then appears in the recipient's ToDo
list for further processing.
H The function „Forward“ can be used to:

 forward a PPA Planning generated by a
Daimler employee to another authorized
Daimler employee.
2 1  forward a PPA Planning generated by a

Daimler employee to an authorized user of
the supplier.
 forward a PPA Planning generated by an
user of a supplier to another authorized user
3 of the same supplier.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.7.3 Cancel PPA Planning Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall

1 To cancel the whole PPA Planning, click „Cancel“.
2 A pop-up window appears. Please enter a

reason for “Cancel PPA Planning“.
3 To finish this procedure click „Cancel“.
H To cancel a PPA Planning is only allowed in

status „Released“.
Once a PPA Planning is cancelled it is no longer

recordable.
1
Reject
3
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.7.4 Delete PPA Planning Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 To delete a PPA Planning, click "Delete" in the

action bar.
2 Before PPA Planning will be deleted, appearing

query must be confirmed.
H To delete a PPA Planning is only allowed in

status „Created“ and Version „1“.
Once a PPA Planning is deleted it is no longer

available on the data base.
1
Reject Create PPAR
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.7.5 PPA Planning - ToDo-List Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
E The "ToDo list“ has the function of a mailbox for

1 certain processes. This is where employees or
2 suppliers assign processes to be performed by
you.
1 Click on the “ToDo list“ directory.
2 Then click on the link where you would like to

call up or view the assigned processes.
3 Click on the to open the relevant process.
H Processes are placed in the “ToDo list“ which

are addressed to you. You will also receive an
email for each “ToDo“ item. Please ensure that
a representative can access your “ToDo list“ in
the event of your being absent.
Processes can only be placed in the “ToDo list“

of registered users.
10 PPA Planning
10.2 Add Parts
10.7.6 PPA Planning - Search Planning Data
Requirements
10.6 Create PPAR
10.7 Overall
1 Open the PPA Planning search screen via the

navigation tree: "Sampling > Search > PPA
Planning".
2
2 Enter part number if available.
H
1 3 Note:
If your are looking for a part number which is
not a reference part, but part of a part bundle,
please use folder „Sampling >> Part Quality
History“ for searching.
4
3 Enter period of delivery date of the PPA
Planning. A one-month period is pre-selected.
To change selected period use the icon.
4 To start search, click the icon.
H If you cannot find the required action, deselect

"My Cases" and extend "Created from...to..."
period.
Appearing list can be downloaded in a csv-file.
Contact
SQMS Manual for Suppliers and Daimler Employees
Q
Quality Management, Production and Systems; HPC: G036
Hotline
Tel.: +49(0)711 / 17 95 12 0
Fax: +49(0)711 / 30 52 18 56 49
E-Mail: sqms-support@daimler.com
Service times: Monday – Friday 06:30 – 19:00 (GMT+1)
Daimler Supplier Portal

http://daimler.covisint.com
Daimler AG
71059 Sindelfingen
http://www.daimler.com
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10. PPA Planning

10.3 Customer Specific Requirements 18

10.4 Submit PPA Planning 21

To ensure an efficient supply of samples to Daimler AG, you first have to

Enter Reference Part / Parts Bundels

Release Release Information

10.5 Check PPA Planning

1 In the navigation tree, open the "Sampling

H Before doing so, check whether you really do

1 Check whether the correct supplier plant

2 Select the correct production plant, please.

For searching the correct plant click the

3 Select the searched plant.

1 The sampling form that you select depends on

Select "ZB-/LU-/Component sampling" if

H Select "Directed parts sampling" if you plan

2 Select „Sampling type“. You cannot combine

3 For “Reason of Sampling” please select either

4 In the accompanying selection list, select the

Sampling type Explanation H SQMS makes a distinction between three types

1 Choose the submission level.

2 In no more than 80 characters, describe which

3 Select „Delivery date“ (= planned date of

E The submission level defines which

1 Please select the plant(-s) you would like to

2 You can select one or more plants you are

3 Save the PPA Planning.

2 H At a copy with the

1 To add parts to the PPA Planning, click "Add".

2 You can also enter optional search criteria

E You can use the wildcards "*" and "?" when

1 If you are sampling a single part, select the

2 To add selected parts to your PPA Planning,

Submitting the PPAR is only possible if there is

Introduction Q- and F-Levels

1 When adding a parts bundle to a PPA Planning,

2 For each part listed, enter the Q-level and the

3 To enter additional information about a part,

4 Click "Apply” to add selected parts.

4 H If the required DGL does not appear in the list,

H Parts that cannot be copied have the symbol

1 Enter your own detail number (optional). You

3 Click "Apply" in the action bar

1 If you want to changeor delete one or more

2 To change information about the part(-s), click

3 To remove the selected part(-s) from the view,

To make sure that all the requirements are

1 H To select all of the listed parts in one go,

4 You cannot delete any color variants when

1 1 Choose the „Requirements" tab to determine

H The „Requirements" tab is only active once the

E E The submission level defines which

1 To de-select an initialized attachment type in

1 3 For a detailed description of the required

4 To record your selection of attachment types

H According to the selected submission level and

1 To download an individual templates, please

1 You must always use the in-house templates

If you use Daimler AG templates, however, this

1 To start submission click on „Submit“ in the