Source Inspection (Inspection at vendor site)

1. Source Inspection (Inspection at vendorsite)
What is Source Inspection?
What is source inspection and what is the setup required to do in system to
implement successfully?
A source inspection is a quality inspection in which Buyer required the quality check
before the material received. So that he performed the quality inspection at the
vendor’s Location.
To setup source inspection, you should define inspection type (01 and 0101) in
material master QM View. (MM01)
When requesting source inspection, include the following information:
a) Purchase order number
b) Item number
c) Part number
d) Quantity of parts to be inspected
e) Date source inspection is required
f) Types of inspection required
- In Process
- Final
- Interim
- First Article Inspection (FAI)
g) Contact name and phone number
Go to transaction QI07 and give the material code, vendor, plant and opening period.
When you execute the transaction you would find open purchase orders for the given
input data. Select the Purchase Order you wish to perform Source Inspection and
choose Create Inspection Lot. These inspection lot triggers for inspection type 0101.
Against this inspection Lot perform result recording QE01 & QA11.