The document provides a comprehensive guide on configuring the SAP Quality Management (QM) module, particularly focusing on settings at the plant level. It is designed for system administrators or authorized users responsible for maintaining the system and covers various aspects of SAP QM configurations necessary for quality inspections, task management, and process improvement at the plant level. This configuration ensures that quality processes are efficiently integrated with SAP, allowing automated management of inspections, sample types, task lists, and valuation rules.
Key SAP QM Configuration Steps covered in the document:
- Maintain Settings at Plant Level
This section outlines how to configure central controlling functions for quality inspections at the plant level, including version control for inspection methods, plant-level sampling procedures, and automatic usage decisions. - Define Catalog Types
Catalogs are groupings of codes used to automate and standardize qualitative data, such as defect codes or service values. This section details the procedure for defining catalog types in the system. - Define Sample Type
Provides configurations for determining sample sizes for inspection characteristics, distinguishing between 100% inspection, fixed samples, and percentage-based samples. - Rule for Sample Determination
Describes how to store sample determination rules in the sampling procedure, ensuring that the system accurately determines sample sizes based on predefined rules. - Define Valuation Mode
This section covers how to specify rules for accepting or rejecting a characteristic or sample, crucial for defining parameters that govern sample valuation. - Modify Valuation Rule
Details how to modify valuation rules within the QM module to ensure consistent quality evaluation. - Assign Task List Types to Material Types
Instructions on assigning specific task list types to different material types, streamlining the inspection and planning processes. - Define Task List Usage
This section focuses on defining how task lists are utilized within the system for different inspection and planning purposes. - Define Task List Status
Describes how to define the status of task lists, which helps in managing different stages of task execution and completion. - Inspection Type
Explains how to configure the system to determine the inspection type for an inspection lot, either automatically or manually. - Assign Inspection Type to Lot Origin
This section details the process of assigning an inspection type to a specific inspection lot origin, ensuring that inspection processes are aligned with the lot’s source. - Deactivate Inspection for a Goods Movement
Instructions for deactivating inspections related to specific goods movements within the SAP system. - Define Inspection in Plant Maintenance
This section defines how inspections are linked with plant maintenance tasks, ensuring that maintenance processes are aligned with quality inspections. - Define Recording Configuration
Explains how to configure result recording for inspections, ensuring that all necessary data is captured accurately. - Define Filter for Inspection Characteristics
Details how to configure filters for inspection characteristics, allowing for better data management during quality inspections. - Define Control Key in Operation
Describes the process for defining control keys, which include indicators that control whether certain procedures, such as sampling, are mandatory during operations.
List of SAP QM Configuration transaction codes with menu paths in the document are:
| Transaction Code | Menu Path |
|---|---|
| SPRO | IMG Menu -> Quality Management -> Basic Settings -> Maintain Settings at Plant Level |
| SPRO | IMG -> Quality Management -> QM Planning -> Basic data -> Catalog -> Define catalog types |
| SPRO | IMG -> Quality Management -> QM Planning -> Basic data -> Sample, SPC -> Define sample determination |
| SPRO | IMG -> Quality Management -> QM Planning -> Basic data -> Sample, SPC -> Define valuation mode |
| SPRO | IMG -> Quality Management -> QM Planning/Basic data -> Sample, SPC -> Modify Valuation Rule |
| SPRO | IMG -> Quality Management -> QM Planning -> Inspection Planning -> General -> Assign task list types |
| SPRO | IMG -> Quality Management -> QM Planning -> Inspection Planning -> General -> Define Task list usage |
| SPRO | IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality inspection -> Inspection lot creation -> Maintain inspection types |
| SPRO | IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality inspection -> Result recording -> Define Recording configuration |
| SPRO | IMG -> Logistics-General -> Product Lifecycle Management -> Basic Data -> Routing -> Define Control Key |