If you want an inspection type 0101 to be triggered at Source inspection then you need to define this in the Q Info record Procedure for Source Inspection.
Under the tab key inspection Control in Q-Info record, you will find vendor source inspection and under that select the inspection type desired for source inspection (0101) and give the lead time required to perform the inspection in days.
If you do not want to trigger an inspection lot at GR for a source inspection lot then check box Source Insp. NO GR.
Ensure that the inspection type selected at source is activated in the material master record for the chosen material in the quality management view.
To trigger the lot manually you need to have some open purchase orders for the material/plant/vendor. Go to transaction QI07 and give the material code, vendor, plant and opening period.
When you execute the transaction you would find open purchase orders for the given input data. Select the Purchase Order you wish to perform Source Inspection and choose Create Inspection Lot.
This would trigger the lot and then it is QE01 & QA11
What is Source Inspection?
What is source inspection and what are the setup required to do in system to implement successfully?
A source inspection is a quality inspection in which Buyer required the quality check before the material received. So that he performed the quality inspection at the vendor's Location.
To setup source inspection, you should define inspection type (01 and 0101) in material master QM View (MM01).
When requesting source inspection, include the following information:
a) Purchase order number
b) Item number
c) Part number
d) Quantity of parts to be inspected
e) Date source inspection is required
f) Types of inspection required
- In Process
- Final
- Interim
- First Article Inspection (FAI)
g) Contact name and phone number
Go to transaction QI07 and give the material code, vendor, plant and opening period. When you execute the transaction you would find open purchase orders for the given input data. Select the Purchase Order you wish to perform Source Inspection and choose Create Inspection Lot. These inspection lot triggers for inspection type 0101. Against this inspection Lot perform result recording QE01 & QA11.
When finally you received Goods at your premises, then inspection lot will triggered automatically (01) and perform result recording QE01 & QA11
