Trigger Recurring Inspections of Batches
Application component: Quality Management
App type: SAP GUI
Description:  Certain materials that are maintained in batches and stored in warehouses must be inspected on a regular basis to ensure that quality requirements are maintained. The Quality Management (QM) component provides a means of monitoring these materials automatically on the basis of the following data:  Inspection interval  Batch expiration date (maximum shelf-life)  Dates of recurring inspections  Next inspection date   By monitoring these dates, the system can automatically identify all batches that are defined for inspection lot creation, a status change, or a transfer posting. If the expiration date has not passed, the recurring inspection is executed. After exceeding the expiration date, the batch is blocked and transfer postings are made. 
Key features:    Monitoring the Batch Expiration Date If the expiration date of a batch is exceeded, the system automatically makes a transfer posting. To do this, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled: The batch expiration date was exceeded within the opening period. This means that the current date plus the lead time is after the batch expiration date. You have set the control indicator for blocking the batch on the selection screen for recurring inspections.  If these conditions were met, the system will make the following transfer postings: The batch status is changed from “released” to “not released” if the batch status management function is active in the batch plant. The batch stock is posted to blocked stock if the batch status management function is not active in the batch plant.  If the indicator for blocking the batch is not set, the system generates a list of all batches for which the expiration date was reached or exceeded. Monitoring the Dates for Recurring Inspections The system can trigger a recurring inspection automatically if the date of the next inspection is in the opening period. This means that the current date plus the lead time is after the next inspection date. In this case, the system creates an inspection lot for each storage location. This is done if you have defined the intervals at which the dates are to be monitored in the material master record (at plant level). In addition to creating an inspection lot, the system can also block the batch or post the batch stock to inspection stock. In this case, blocking a batch means: The batch status is changed from “released” to “not released” if the batch status management function is active in the batch plant. The batch stock is posted to blocked stock if the batch status management function is not active in the batch plant.  These changes to the stock can be made at one of the following times: Immediately after lot creation If the batch expiration date is reached or exceeded  In both cases, the system makes a delayed transfer posting that allows the batch stock to remain in unrestricted-use stock as long as possible. You can still carry out inspections during this time. If the system makes delayed transfer postings, a job should be scheduled every day to ensure that the stock is blocked correctly. 
Business roles: Quality Engineer| Quality Technician
Quality Technician : 
Prepares and executes quality inspections of products and materials and manages inconsistencies.

Quality Engineer : 
Supports the quality manager in making sure that the company’s quality and safety compliance goals are met. Makes usage decisions. Performs statistical analyses of test results. Coordinates activities within QM.