Reference MIC and Class Char Problem

[former_member676655]

I have created MIC with Complete Copy Model - the reason is i want to use the same mic in different inspection plans with different specification ranges as per product.

But when i assigned class char to this MIC with Complete Copy Model - it automatically changed to Reference Model. Now there are two issues.

1. I cannot change values in inspection plan for this MIC - if i unlock and change it, batch classification does not work; as this is no more a reference MIC and inspection results does not copy to class char.

2. If somehow i create link by changing version, the values will reverse again back to original values as per values maintained in MIC in the inspection plan.

Is there any solution to it.

[former_member676655]

Thanks Criag. With option 1, yes we can maintain different specification by breaking reference but the problem is batch classification is not working, i mean results does not get copied to class char if reference is broken. Looking for solution where different specification need to maintain as well batch classifiation need to work.

[Sushant11111]

Hi, Were you able to find any solution for this? I am facing the same problem.

[former_member42743]

When you use a reference characteristic the values either come from the MIC, or the batch class.

Two options:

1 - unlock and maintain specs in inspection plan. In QM plant config settings click on the indicator "batch valuation without material spec. Values should now get copied up even though you break the reference.

2 - Set in the materials inspection type set up "inspec with task list" and "Insp. with mat spec.". Maintain QS61. (you only have to run it and save it, make no changes). Now you can maintain the spec in either the batch class, or in the material masters classification screen. When the lot is created, the specs get copied first from the material classification, If not maintained there, it checks the batch class (CL02). If not there, then no change and it uses the characteristic values seen in the inspection plan that come from the characteristic. You can maintain one-off values for a characteristic in the material, while the rest of the characteristic vales come from the class.

Option 1 works better where almost every material has different spec values. Can happen when your design basically has one specific material numbers for each customer.

Option 2 works better where many materials share the same spec but with maybe some differences. I.e. you sell a chemical that has many SKU's like 1L, 2L bottles, 5 gallon pail, 15 gal. pail, drum, tote, tank truck, rail car. It's packed out from a silo or tank. The product inside is all the same and has the same specs. But you inspect each pack out batch or need to produce a COA for each. So all percentages of tech grade phosphoric acid are assigned to the same class "PHOS_ACID_TECH" with the same specs for tech grade phos acid. For the one characteristic "Percent" you maintain the percent spec in the material master in the classification view. i.e. 1%, 5%, 10% etc.. This way, maybe 40-60 materials can be assigned to one class. If a spec changes, you change just the class.

Craig