Customer Inspection Methods

[former_member620323]

Hi,

We have In-house Inspection methods for the respective test like ABC1, ABC2 & so on.

But when we send the COA at that time we have to capture customer test methods no. This customer inspection methods not maintained in system. Customer methods is same as per our in-house methods, only name is different like instead of ABC1 it would be XYZ1 for 1 customer & PQR1 for another customer. The data in long text is same.

How can I map in the System?

[former_member42743]

Here's a couple of options for you:

1. Create a custom COA profile just for the customer.

Instead of taking the description from the MIC or batch characteristic, change the setting to take the description from the text maintained in the COA profile.  Than write the test description to include the customer's method.  So if the MIC is "pH" you would maintain the text as "pH - PG39822".

2. Another option I believe you might be able to use is to use the INFO fields in the method master to hold the customers method number.  Then replace the method with one of these fields if its a certain customer.  Only works if you do this for 1 -3 customers.

3. Another option is to use Classification.  Create a class called "CUST_METHODS_xxxxxxxx"  where xxxxxxxx is your internal SAP method name.   Assign the method of the same name to the class.  Create a general characteristic for each customer.  yyyyyyyyyy where yyyyyyyyyy is the customer number. Add this to the class for each characteristic that needs to be accounted for.

In the method, go to classification.  Add in the customer's method number for the value of the general characteristic for the customer.

Now you set the COA profile to print the value for the characteristic where the characteristic name contains the vendor number.  If none found, print the standard method name instead.

I would prefer option 1 or 3.  1 is viable if you have a limited number to address.  It is all master data and requires no config or development.  Option 3 is more master data intensive but again is all standard SAP.  It would require development in the SAP script to print out the values returned from classification.

FF

[Former Member]

Create Inspection Method for each customer separately using Search field option (mention customer code). Multiple Inspection methods can be mapped to single MIC.

Based on the Customer Code of delivery & MIC inspection method search field text, get the appropriate Inspection method to COA.