Manage Usage Decisions
Application component: Quality Inspection Fiori application
App type: Transactional
Line of business: Manufacturing
Leading industry: Cross Industry
Solution capability: Quality Inspection (S/4 CLD)
Scope items: Inbound Storage Tank Management - Process Manufacturing|Quality Management in Sales|Quality Management in Procurement|Quality Management in Discrete Manufacturing|Nonconformance Management|Quality Management in Stock Handling
Description:  With this app, you can display inspection lots and manage usage decisions of each inspection lot. In case of inspection lots where a usage decision has been made, you can view or change that usage decision. In case of inspection lots where a usage decision has not been made, you can make a usage decision. 
An application to display inspection lots and manage their usage decisions.
Key features:    View inspection lots based on filter criteria such as the inspection lot origin, inspection lot number, results recording status, and so on Note Since usage decisions cannot be made on canceled lots, no inspection lots will be displayed if your only filter criterion is Canceled as the Inspection Lot Status.   View and change usage decisions for inspection lots with a usage decision   Make usage decisions for inspection lots without a usage decision The following options are available:   Make quick usage decision for multiple inspection lots. This sets the usage decision code that was previously defined as default (see Settings for Quick Usage Decision).   Navigate to the usage decision details page and select the appropriate usage decision code.   Use the digital signature tool to digitally sign the inspection lots whenever you make a usage decision. To use this feature, you must fulfill the prerequisites specified in Digital Signature in QM. To make a usage decision using the digital signature tool, you must navigate to the usage decision details page.     Navigate to view contextual information related to a material   Navigate to view contextual information related to an inspection lot   Edit the usage decision code and usage decision comments of an inspection lot   Trigger stock posting of materials of the inspection lot stock to available stock types   Split the inspection lot stock quantity to be posted between stock types, and choose the storage location for some stock types   Make usage decisions to post total quantities in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM)   Make usage decisions for inspection lots with serialized materials You can choose single inspection units (serial numbers) of an inspection lot on the usage decision details page and selectively post them to different stock types such as unrestricted use, scrap, sample, blocked stock, new material, or reserves. You can view the stock type assigned to a serial number in the Post Stock column. You can also change the stock type assignment for a serial number before you save your changes. When you save your changes, the system does the inventory posting of serial numbers to the assigned stock types. You can use the Clear Stock Selection button to deselect the stock types for inspection units before you post. Note You must maintain the following settings before you can make usage decisions for inspection lots with serialized materials.  Set the Serial Numbers Possible indicator for the inspection type in the material master inspection setup.   Make sure that the number of serial numbers assigned to the inspection lot is same as the inspection lot quantity     Reset a usage decision When you reset a usage decision, the fields for the usage decision code, the quality score, and follow-up actions are initialized. The inspection lot status is changed from UD to UDRE. However, the batch status is not reset (if a batch status change was linked to the usage decision). Stock postings are also not revoked.   Note You cannot use this app in the context of:  Usage decisions for posting of partial quantities in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM)   Confirmation of the receipt of quality certificates   Inspection lot completion when using long-term characteristics   Handling units (HU)   Catch weight management (CWM)   
Business roles: Maintenance Planner| Quality Engineer
Maintenance Planner : 
Carries out preliminary costing, work scheduling, material provisioning, resource planning, and, if necessary, requests permits to ensure that maintenance activities can be performed most efficiently and safely.

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.