Implementing Technical Release of Finished Product

The technical release of the finished product is similar to all other releases in the SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences Hub.

For a comprehensive overview, this section guides you trough the steps related to the technical release of a finished product.

Open transaction COR1 and enter the header data:

• Material Number: MZ-LS-0003
• Production Plant: 1710
• Planning Plant: 1710
• Process Order Type: PI01

Enter the Total Quantity, for example, 20 pieces and select Current date as the scheduling type.

Click on the button Material List, to open a list of semi-finished and raw materials needed to produce the finished product.

Enter for all materials the Storage location171A and the batch per Material.

The following logic is used in this example: DUMMY + the last 4 numbers of the material.

In a real life situation, the aut. Batch determination can also be used.

Return to the header data (hat button) of the process order.

Go to the Goods Receipt tab and generate a batch for the process order. Click on the Release button (green flag) to perform an availability check and carry out the release of the process order.

After saving the process order the message "Process order XXX created" is shown.

Open transaction CORK and enter the previously created process order number.

Choose the Confirmation Type Final Confirmation and press Enter. In the pop-up window, enter and confirm the manufacturing date (current day).

Enter the Storage Location171A and save the process order confirmation.

The message "Confirmation saved (Goods movements: 5, failed: 0)" will be shown.

Open transaction QA02 and enter the number of the previously created inspection lot.

Set the user status TEMP and TRAN to define the release checks to be performed in SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences.

Save the inspection lot and open the SAP Batch Release Hub.

Select the app My Release Decisions.

You can use the filter setting for Release Type to see only the technical releases for internal production.

Select the release decision for the respective batch.

Go to the tab Release Check Summary to review the release checks.

Select the first check with status Pending.

Review the selected release check and select the button Change Status.

In the Pop-Up window, choose the appropriate Status (Completed; Compliant; Not Compliant) from the drop-down menu and enter a Comment for the status change.​

After confirmation of the status changes the message "The release change status was successful." is shown. 

Select the second check with status Pending.

Review the selected release check and select the button Change Status.

In the opened pop up, set the status Completed and enter a Comment for the release check.

After selecting Change the message "The release check status was changed." is shown.

Select the release check Quality Control Data Check.

The status is set to Compliant, which means that results recording for the batch was performed with positive valuations.

Review the results of the characteristics and select the button Change Status.

In the Pop-Up window, choose the appropriate Status (Completed; Compliant; Not Compliant) from the drop-down menu and enter a Comment for the status change.​

If something went wrong with the quality control (for example, no quality checks performed in SAP S/4HANA) the system shows the status Error indicated by a red traffic light.

After confirmation of the status changes the message "The release change status was successful." is shown. 

Stock postings can either be automatically triggered by the customizing settings of the usage decision code in SAP S/4HANA or manually in the SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences hub before setting the release decision.

Select the tab Stock Postings and press the button Set New Stock Posting Quantities.

In the Pop-Up window, choose the quantities to be posted to specific stock types (Unrestricted; Blocked; Scrap; Sample).

If all the release checks are performed without any errors, you can proceed with setting the release decision.

The technical release for the batch will be set by selecting the button Set Release Decision.​

In the Pop-Up window, choose the appropriate Release Decision (Approved; Rejected) from the drop-down menu and enter your user password for confirmation.​

Optionally you can enter a Comment for the release.​

It's also possible to force the set release decision even though some release checks are still pending or with error.

This is a customizing setting and will prompt the comment field to be mandatory.

The Release Decision must comply with the Usage Decision Code in SAP S/4HANA to be able to set the usage decision for the inspection lot of the batch in SAP S/4HANA. ​

​After clicking on the Confirm button the message "The release decision was set." is displayed.

The technical release of the batch is now completed and the system shows the following information:​

• the traffic light of the release checks are all Green​
• the release decision is Approved ​
• the processing status is set to Completed ​

The information of the release decision is transferred to SAP S/4HANA and the usage decision is created automatically with the subsequent stock postings.

The processing status Completed is automatically set to Confirmed as soon as the information for the usage decision code change in SAP S/4HANA is confirmed by the system.

Signature logs can be evaluated after the release in SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences via the app View Signature Log.

Select the app View Signature Log in the tab Tracking of Changes.

The appropriate log can be found by using the Batch ID as a filter option.

The usage decision and the batch status change triggered by the previously release decision step in SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences Hub can be checked via the QA13 (Display Usage Decision) in SAP S/4HANA.