Using Inherit QC Results

With changes in the speed of the supply chain and the continued emphasis on quality, many manufacturers are asking for samples of Raw Materials from their Vendors so that they can begin testing before the full quantity of the material arrives. With the material being received upfront, manufacturers can have their quality team validate that the material meets established quality specifications. In situations where the full Lot of material has the same User Lot number as the sample that arrived, DEACOM allows users to apply the QC results of the sample to the newly received Lot and automatically release the material from Pending QC to regular On Hand inventory. For example, a company can employ this process if they have a consignment agreement with a Vendor that ships the same Lot of material on different release dates. This option is very useful when companies trust their Vendor's products and QC processes.

Configuration

Refer to the Configuration section of the Entering Purchasing and Stability QC Test Results for the required setup. All other necessary configuration is detailed in the Process section below.

Process

Enabling the Copy Vendor QC option

  1. Navigate to Inventory > Maintenance > Quality Control Groups.
  2. Select the group that will use the inherit QC feature and click "Modify".
  3. On the Edit Quality Control Group form, check the "Copy Vendor/Pre-Production QC" flag
  4. Save and close the form to commit the changes.
  5. Repeat steps 2-4 for any other QC Groups that will use the inherit QC feature, otherwise close the Quality Control Groups form.

Configuring Vendors to inherit Quality Control Results

  1. Navigate to Purchasing > Vendors.
  2. Select a Vendor on the pre-filter and click "Modify".
  3. On the General tab, make a selection other than "None" in the "Retain QC" field. Definitions for the options available are detailed on the Vendors page.
  4. Save and close the form to commit the changes.
  5. Repeat steps 2-4 for any other Vendors that will use the inherit QC feature, otherwise close the Vendors form.

Verifying Quality Control Results have been copied

  1. Navigate to Inventory > Inventory Reporting.
  2. Select a "Report Type" of "Lots" and ensure "View" is set to "Inventory" and "QC Status" is set to "Approved".
  3. In the "User Lot" field, type the appropriate User Lot number then click "View" to generate the report.
  4. Once the report has been run, click "QC Values" to open the Quality Control Results form and verify the results have been copied.