SAP QM Optional Characteristics check in TABLE PLMK

[Bhavesh1509]

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In this Blog, we will see how to check optional characteristics for inspection plan in Table : PLMK.

As, Characteristic Control Indicator in Table is shown based on Logic we will check in this Blog the Logic for Optional Characteristics for inspection plan in this Blog.

Below attached is screenshot of Inspection Plan with Characteristic Control Indicators selected as optional characteristics.

Below is screenshot of TABLE : MAPL.

Here we get Inspection Plan Group against Material.

Below is screenshot of TABLE : PLMK.

Here we give Input Group which we get at Table: MAPL against Material, Plant.

Control ind: Characteristic column shows whether Master insp.charac. assigned for a material is in optional characteristics based on below logic explained in Table.

Character position	Meaning	Values
1	Quant or Qual charac	X is quant, Null is Qual.
2	Record measured Values	X or Null, (set to null if 1 is qual)
3	Characteristic Attributes	X or Null
4	Upper Spec	X or Null
5	Lower Spec	X or Null
6	Target Value	X or Null
7	Scope	= is Fixed, > is Larger, < is smaller, Null is No Scope**
8	Long term inspection	X or Null
9	Recording type	+ is individual, null is summarized, – is no recording, * is classed recording
10	Documentation	Null is no documentation
		. (period) is doc required if rejected
		+ is doc required
11	Charac. req. or not	X is required, Null is optional, + is after acceptance, – is after rejection
12*	Synchronization is Active	X or Null
13	Additive charac.	X or Null
14	Destructive charac.	X or Null
15	Formula	Null is no formula, X is calculated chara, 1 is input processing
16	Sampling proc. Required	X or Null
17	Scrap Share/Q score	X or Null
18*	Fixed	X or Null – Ctrl indicators can not be changed
19*	Record # defects	X or Null – Allows recording of # of defects in addition to # of nonconforming units
20*	Subsystem	X or Null  – For control stations – Not QM relevant
21*	Specifications	X or Null  – Can Change specs
22	Test Equipment	X or Null
23	Defects recording	X or Null
24	RR Change Docs	X or Null
25	SPC charac.	X or Null
26	Print	Null is print, X – Do no print, * is do not print at skip
27*	Parameter Characteristic	X or Null  – Can be used as a Parameter characteristic
28*	Process Characteristic	X or Null  – Characteristic of a the process
29	UNKNOWN
30	UNKNOWN

Based on Table Logic character position 11 if it is Null then it is Optional Characteristics

Output in PLMK Table is

XX XX = +      X        X

If we break it into character position wise we get as below,

Character position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Control ind: Characteristic	X	X		X	X		=		+							X									X

 

Summary: –

With the help of this blog, we can understand Characteristic Control Indicator Logic in Table

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