Create Controlpoint Definition

This activity allows you to create control points for an item. Tell me more.

• Select the “Create Controlpoint Definition” link from the “Quality Management” business component.

The “Create Controlpoint Definition” page appears.

• Enter the following:

Note: If a control point has already been defined for this item – variant and origin ID combination, the system displays an error.

The system displays the following:

The system displays the following in the “Control Point Set Up” multiline:

• Enter the following:

Note: The system checks for the existence of the control factor value based on the origin ID selected. If the control factor value does not exist, the system displays an error. The following are the valid values for the control factor.

1)       If origin ID is “Inventory” and control factor is “Warehouse”, then the value of the control factor will be the warehouse code. It should exist in the “Storage Administration” business component.

2)       If origin ID is “Inventory” and control factor is “Purpose”, then the value of the control factor should be  “Audit Inspection”, “Expiration Date Based”, Retest Inspection” or “All”.

3)       If origin ID is “Process Production” and control factor is “Master Recipe”, then the master recipe should exist in the “Process Model” business component.

4)       If origin ID is “Process Production” and control factor is “Unit Class”, then the unit class should exist in the “Physical Model” business component.

5)       If origin ID is “Process Production” and control factor is “Process Unit”, then the master recipe should exist in the “Process Model” business component.

6) If origin ID is “Process Production” and control factor is “Process Stage”, then the master recipe should exist in the “Process Model” business component.

7)       If origin ID is “Process Production” and control factor is “Purpose”, then the control factor value should be “In Process Inspection” or  “Quality Clearance”.

8)       If origin ID is “Purchase” and control factor is “Supplier Group”, then the supplier group should exist in the “Supplier” business component.

9)       If origin ID is “Purchase” and control factor is “Supplier Id”, then the supplier ID should exist in the “Supplier” business component.

10)       If origin ID is “Purchase” and control factor is “Purpose”, then the control factor value should be “Quality Clearance”.

11)   If origin ID is “Sales” and control factor is “Customer Group”, then the customer group should exist in the “Customer” business component.

12)   If origin ID is “Sales” and control factor is “Customer Id”, then the customer group should exist in the “Customer” business component.

13)   If origin ID is “Sales” and control factor is “Purpose”, then the control factor value should be “Quality Clearance”.

14)   If origin ID is “Sales” and control factor is “Delivery Area”, then the delivery area should exist in the “Delivery Area” business component.

15) If origin ID is “Discrete Production” and control factor is “Purpose”, then the control factor value should be “Quality Clearance”.

16) If origin ID is “Discrete Production” and control factor is “Product Structure”, then the control factor value should exist in “Bill of Material” business component.

17) If origin ID is “Discrete Production” and control factor is “Process Plan”, then the control factor value should exist in “Process Model” business component.

18) If origin ID is “Discrete Production” and control factor is “Activity”, then the control factor value should exist in “Process Model” business component.

19)   If origin ID is “All”, then no value should be entered for Control Factor.

The system displays the following:

• Click the “Create ” pushbutton to create the control point.

The system displays the following:

• Select the “Attach Notes” link provided in the page to specify the notes.

Create Control point Definition – An overview

A Control point defines a set of factors that control or affect the quality of an item in different locations where the quality of the item is inspected. The control factor depends upon the origin ID selection. This means for different origin id, there will be different control factors, such as for the origin ID “Production”, the control factors are Master Recipe, Process Unit, Unit class etc.

The application from where the inspection request may be received to the Quality Management is specified in “Origin Id”. On specifying the “Origin ID’, the system defined control factors get displayed in the “Control Factor” field.

The following table shows the possible origin ids and their corresponding control factors. For example, when the item is manufactured, a quality check request could be sent from Production to Quality for in-process inspection. Similarly when the material is purchased, a request may originate from Purchase department for quality check inspection.

Prerequisites

Mandatory

• The item - variant should be defined in  the “Item Administration” business component.