In-line samples charging

[Former Member]

Hi gurus,

My question is how to charged in-line samples from production order to a Quality control cost center. Currently, samples are charged as scrap factor.

Thank you.

Regards,

Eva

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

Thank you for your replies. But with their business practice, no stocks should be taken to QC samples once the FG is GRed.

Also, I cannot change the cost center of scrap factor because in doing this, all the scrap factor will be charged to QC even if its not for sampling.

Thank you.

Regards,

Eva

[anand_rao3]

Seems that stock is getting posted to unrestricted after GR with no QM. What I understood is, you want non conforming materials to be scrapped against QA cost center.

Can't you do that with 551 movement type? You can explore the feasibility of hard coding the cost center there with enhancement so that every entry will hit the same cost center.

Regards,

AR

[Former Member]

Hi AR,

My problem is that we do not have a proper postings of raw materials (in line tests) that have been used for sampling.

It is in their business process that no QA samples should be taken AFTER GR. So the sampling must be taken on the raw mats during inline testing.

Thank you for your help.

Regards,

Eva

[former_member42743]

I haven't done a lot of work with this but  why can't you use an 03 inspection lot and require the samples to be confirmed as part of the 03 lot?  Then I thnk the cost of the samples would be captured via the process order.

You can still have the 04 lot created and for final release and even have some of the results copied from the 03 lot to the 04 lot if you want automatically.  And of course, you then wouldn't post any sample stock in the 04.

FF

[Former Member]

Hi FF,

Kindly correct me if I'm wrong, but I think 03 is not stock relevant.

Thank you.

Regards,

Eva

[former_member42743]

03 is not stock relevant.  But I believe you can set up to do confirmations which go directly against the process order and reflect in the order.  I think you can charge off the qty used for samples in the order that way.

Then when the GR is done, it done for the final qty which creates an 04 lot.  No samples are posted in the 04 then since they were already accounted for in the order.

FF 

[anand_rao3]

Hi Eva,

You can enter the quantity under Scrap field in QA32, you will be prompted to put cost center.

If you have already cleared inspection lot then you can scrap the material  in MB1A with 551 movment type.

Regards,

Anand

[Former Member]

Yes ,Scraping against the Cost center is std practice.

You can also explore the "sample usage " tab in the stock posting screen of QA11/QA12.( you have to define cost center at the plant level setting for sample usage)