Uploading/Interfacing Inspection Results

[Former Member]

HI QM Users,

Our manufacturer is planning to send the inspection results using XML, ASCII file and we need to upload that in our SAP QM system. What is the best way to achieve this? Does anyone has done results recording by reading from a input file before? Is it simple to do?

I also have following concerns about this process-

1. How to match all insp. plan (characteristics, possible code values, sampling and possibly the valuation mode etc.) per SAP requirements. How to define the file structure for such file transfer.

2. How to validate the accuracy of the data in the source system. i.e. possible values/parameters for each characteristics.

Regards,

[former_member42744]

Usually you set the inspection up that you expect to have data uploaded to from an external system with a QDR system assigned to the workcenter. This cause the characteristics to be identified as going to be recorded from an exrternal system such as a LIMS.

LIMS vendors usually provide the interface to perform the function of loading the data to SAP. In your case you will have to design that piece. SAP provides the routines to do this. You'll need to design a way to get the file from your vendor into the format needed to to load.

The info below should help you get started.

Craig

Communication with External Systems
RFC function modules are available in QM for communication with external systems. The names of all the function modules begin with QIRF_, which makes them easy to find within the development environment.
QIRF_SEND... These function modules allow you to download data from an ERP system to a subsystem.
QIRF_GET... These function modules allow you to upload data from a subsystem to an ERP system.
For further details on the function modules, see the documentation for QM.
QIRF_SEND_REQUIRMENTS_GET_DATA
You use this function module to download operation and characteristics data to the subsystem. Ensure that the Record Type field in the I_QUAILS input structure is empty and that the SUBSYS (Subsystem) field is filled.
QIRF_GET_ORIGINAL_VALUES
You use this function module to upload inspection data recorded in the subsystem to an ERP system.
For quantitative characteristics, use record type Q51. For qualitative characteristics, use record type Q52.