QM-Certificate-With Lot:Status,no Skip to Stock

[dharmatheja_kavuturu]

Dear Experts,

Requirement: In the Goods Receipt, even though CoA is not received,system should allow the GRN posting & If System should give the information message.User should not allow to post the stock in any stock type in Stock posting tab in QA11.

Config Settings done in Certif. Type:With lot: Status, No Skip to Stock.

For the above config & found below Output:

a)System status of Inspection Lot 'CTCM' which is found correct.

b)User is not able to make Usage decision code-Which is found correct.

c)User is able to post the stock in "UR use" even though Certificate is missing .-Found not correct

Please suggest this is a standard behavior of SAP to restrict UD code and allow Stock posting?

Please guide me what is the exact effect of 'No Skip to Stock' in the config setting of "With lot :status, No skip to stock"..

Regards,

Theja

[former_member42743 · Accepted solution]

Stock posting and UD are independent functionalities in SAP unless you make a point to use statuses to prevent it.

There are numerous internet items on how to prevent stock postings before the UD. This uses user status profiles. You should be able to use the exact same process to prevent any stock posting until the cert is confirmed. The status profile would block stock posting until status CROK is set.

I'm not sure 100% about your last item. The setting I think you are talking about is master data, the no skip to stock indicator in the material's inspection type set up. It's not a config item. This indicator forces all stock into QI stock even though the dynamic modification rule says the stock should go directly to unrestricted stock. This can be used as a temporary way to force all stock through the QI release process in the case of a quality complaint or quality issue with a material. This basically prevents skip lots.

It is can also be used when plan being used has a DMR assigned but a few of the materials should never be allowed to have skip lots. Normally we recommend you create a different inspection plan for these. But some places are lazy. 🙂

Craig

[dharmatheja_kavuturu]

Dear Craig,

below is the settings I am referring for restricting the stock posting when CTCM is in lot system status.

Thank You,

Theja

[former_member42743]

That is only if the setting "Post to QI" is NOT set. When that is not set, the system creates the inspection lot but puts the stock into unrestricted stock immediately for use.

With the enhanced cert setting, if the cert is not confirmed, the system behaves as if the post to QI stock was set.

So it only impacts the process at the time of creation of the inspection lot. Not future stock postings out of the lot.

Without confirmation of the cert, the UD is blocked. SAP kind of felt that they already blocked the UD. If a QA person desired to simply post without make a UD they are usually going against standard procedure for some specific reason. When doing so, they should have a good reason for posting without a UD. And when they do, they should have their own procedure of what needs to be checked when posting stock without doing a full release, (i.e. the UD).

[dharmatheja_kavuturu]

Dear Craig,

Thank you very much for your review.

1) As you are suggesting,for restricting the Stock posting , we are following 'status profile' unless RR not done, no UD & Stock Posting.

2) For the last item as per your observation, "User is able to post the stock in "UR use" even though Certificate is missing" is done with config setting of certificate type.(QM-->QM in procurement--.Define certificate Type' ).

There are 3 settings with Lot : a) With error message:System is restricting the GR posting without Certificate Receipt.-Found correct.

b) Status:System is allowing GR posting without Certificate Receipt giving CTCM in Inspection lot system status.

in this Lot system status, SAP is not allowing to make UD code with error message, but allowing to post the Stock from'Inspection stock' tab in QA11- found not correct.

for the above issue (b), I have tried with another setting

(c) Status-No skip to Stock(thought this setting will not allow to skip to stock posting): With this setting also,system is allowing GR posting without Certificate Receipt giving CTCM in Inspection lot system status.

in this Lot system status, SAP is not allowing to make UD code with error message, but allowing to post the Stock from'Inspection stock' tab in QA11- found not correct.

As per your observation, it is correct of "SKIP" is in link with materiel master-Inspection type indicator,but found the 'No Skip to Stock' setting in case of certificate types.

Once again thank you very much for your support, please guide me in case found if any possibility.

Regards,

Theja

[former_member42743]

For item 2 above, none of those settings will impact the stock posting page of the inspection lot. It only controls the incoming GR and the UD. Not the stock posting from a created inspection lot. Again, stock posting is independent of the UD. You implemented the status profile to prevent stock posting until a UD is done. What you need is to change the status profile to ALSO include a block of the stock posting when CTCM is active and to release the block when CROK is set. The skip functionality is not in anyway connected or related to certificates. Only the creation of a lot and if the stock goes into QI. It has no impact on cert functionality.

Craig