In general, you have the following possibilities for drawing samples in production:
Use preplanned samples for result recording
You can plan the sample drawing by defining a sample-drawing procedure and assigning it to the routing, recipe, or inspection plan. In this case, the system creates the samples automatically when an inspection lot is created.
Draw samples manually during production and/or result recording
You draw the samples manually on the basis of such criteria as time or quantity (for example, you draw a sample every three hours or after every 1000 liters). In this case, you assign an inspection point type for samples in the task list header, but you do not assign a sample-drawing procedure. After releasing the order or during results recording, you create them manually with reference to the inspection lot or the order.
If necessary, you can combine both of the above methods in your production process. In the following unit, we will discuss both approaches separately and then show an example how they can be used together.
The video illustrates an example where you use sample drawing in production only with planned samples.
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Remember, that by assigning a different partial sample number in the task list to the inspection characteristic, you can refer to different sample-drawing items in the sample-drawing procedure, and therefore create a different number of samples for each operation.The video illustrates a scenario in which, when releasing the order, the system also creates the planned physical samples:
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For additional information about the processing of preplanned or unplanned samples, please also refer to SAP Application help.
Additional Information about Sample Management During Production, you can find in the SAP Application Documentation.