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Question: Should we use Inspection 17 or Inspection Type 1701 for EWM integration with the SAP QM Module for Inspection Lot triggering for RR and UD?
Answer: Understanding Inspection type 17 and 1701
- Inspection type 17: Acts as a generic, externally triggered inspection origin category in Quality Management (SAP QM). It enables external modules—predominantly SAP EWM—to trigger and drive quality inspection lots in the backend ERP system.
- Inspection type 1701: A customized or specific sub-type derived from origin 17. It is mapped to manage goods receipt inspections coming from external vendors/purchase orders under an EWM-managed warehouse ecosystem.
- Both inspection type 17 and custom-copied variants like 1701 (tied to inspection lot origin 17) can be used for SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) to SAP Quality Management (QM) integration.
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Question: Review of the Basic Sampling Procedures in SAP QM.
- Fixed sample sizes
- Percentage-based sizing
- 100% inspections
- Rule-based sampling schemes (Lot-size dependent)
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Question: Review of SAP Dynamic Modification Rule.
Answer: DMR stands for Dynamic Modification Rule.
- It is a control mechanism used to automatically adjust the inspection scope—such as sample sizes, testing frequencies, or skip lots based on the historical quality performance of a vendor, material, or manufacturing process.
- Key Purposes of DMR:
- Reduce Inspection Effort: Automatically skip or reduce testing for reliable suppliers or stable production lines with a strong track record of accepted lots.
- Increase Rigor on Demand: Automatically tighten or revert inspection intensity back to normal or stricter stages if a quality defect or rejection occurs.
- Save Time and Cost: Lower testing and administrative overhead on high-volume, routine goods receipts.
- a Dynamic Modification Rule (DMR) in SAP QM can be used with or without a sampling scheme. The DMR controls the stage changes (such as normal, reduced, tightened, or skip), while the sampling scheme is only required if you want the system to dynamically look up sample sizes based on lot sizes and AQL tables.
https://docs.google.com/DMR-in-action/
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Question: Review of steps to create Qualitative and Quantitative Inspection Characteristics.
Answer: In SAP Quality Management (QM), a Master Inspection Characteristic (MIC) defines how a material property is inspected. A quantitative MIC deals with measurable, numerical values requiring units and tolerance limits (e.g., length, weight, pH), while a qualitative MIC involves descriptive, non-numeric attributes evaluated via catalogs or codes (e.g., color, surface finish, pass/fail).
- Quantitative MIC:
- Data format: Numerical values with specific decimal places.
- Key fields: Unit of measurement (UoM), target value, lower specification limit, and upper specification limit.
- Examples: Length (\(50\text{ mm} \pm 0.5\)), temperature, viscosity, or weight.
- Usage behavior: During results recording, the user enters an exact number, and SAP automatically valuates it as accepted or rejected based on the predefined tolerance limits
- Qualitative MIC:
- Data format: Descriptive text or attribute evaluations.
- Key fields: Code groups and selected sets instead of numerical tolerances.
- Examples: Visual appearance (Scratch/No scratch), color (Red/Green), or status (OK/Not OK, Pass/Fail).
- Usage behavior: During results recording, the inspector selects an evaluation code from a predefined dropdown catalog rather than typing a number.
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Question: Review on 3 usages of Catalogs in SAP QM
Answers: There are 3 usages of Catalogs in SAP QM:
- Catalog type "1" for Qualitative Master Inspection Characteristics "Attributes".
- IMG - Quality Management - Quality Planning - Basic Data - Catalogs - Edit Catalogs for Inspection Characteristics.
- Catalog type "3" for Usage Decision "UD Codes".
- IMG - Quality Management - Quality Inspection - Inspection Lot Completion - Edit Code Groups and Codes of Usage Decisions.
- IMG - Quality Management - Quality Inspection - Inspection Lot Completion - Edit Selected Sets for Usage Decisions.
- Catalog type "
- IMG - Quality Management - Quality Notifications - Notification Creation - Notification Contents - Maintain Catalogs.
- IMG - Quality Management - Quality Notifications - Notification Creation - Notification Contents - Define Catalog Profile.
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Question: What is the purpose of Usage "000" in the QM Work Center?
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Question: Why Reference MIC cannot update the Defect code changed in the Ref.MIC to the Inspection Plan?
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Answer: As long as it is not unlocked and remain as reference characteristics, settings from the Control data, Attribute catalog assignment, defect code assignment (for Qualitative MIC) are referenced from the MIC to the Inspection Plan's MIC where it is assigned.
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Question: DMR criteria difference at Inspection Type level vs Inspection Lot level?
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