Master Data Setup

This topic describes the various master data set up required to use Test Order Scheduling.

Quality Assurance Setup

To calculate the dates for all inspection processes, the Production Order calculation is used based on Test Activities. Therefore, a Simulated Production Order is created along with each Test Order as a temporary calculation. This production order uses a dummy item and default work center to handle the calculations, and then is deleted once the starting/ending dates are added to the Test Order.

The fields needed to use the production order calculation function are defined in the Quality Assurance Setup page.

The dummy item defined in the Test Sched. Dummy Item No. field is used as the item for the Simulated Production Order and the Work Center defined in the Default Sched. Work Center No. field is used as the default if one is not assigned later in the scheduling process. The number series to be used for the temporary calculation is defined in the Simulated Order Nos. field.

Resources

Resources are assigned to specific Test Activities in the Test Activities page (see Test Activities). There is no special set up in the Resource Card, other than the Work Center No. field, which links the resource to a work center for the test activities. The Work Center No. field is not shown by default but can be added using the Personalize feature.

The Resource and related Work Center are automatically assigned when an activity is assigned to Test Plan Properties. For more information, see Test Activities in Test Plan.

Work Center

There is no special set up in the Work Center Card, but it needs capacity for production order calculation. If no work center is assigned in the Resource, then the Work Center assigned in the Default Sched. Work Center No. field in the Quality Assurance Setup page is used.

Important

The work center assigned to the Default Sched. Work Center No. field in the Quality Assurance Setup page is the same as the one assigned to a Resource for Test Order Scheduling.

Items

In addition to the dummy item needed for calculation, the raw material item to be tested has special set up requirements as well.

The dummy item includes basic information needed to generate the proper calculation. The setup should include posting groups, rounding precisions higher than 1, replenishment from Production Orders, and item tracking.

The raw material item used for testing is set up as any other purchased item with planning process and item tracking.

Item Test Plan Assignment

As usual, an item for testing must have a Test Plan Assignment. In this case, an incoming goods inspection needs to be defined.

The Test Wait Time and Wait Time Unit of Meas. Code fields define if additional time needs to be added to the scheduled testing time to accommodate the period of, for example, goods arrival to the inspection area.

Test Activities in Test Plan

In the Test Plan Card, the activities are defined in the Test Plan Activities page.

The Test Activities are related to resources and work centers and includes the specified execution time for testing.

When adding the Test Plan Activities, the Resource/Work Center combination is automatically populated from the Test Activity. The only field specific to the Test Plan Activity is the Execution Time.

Once the Test Activities are defined for the Test Plan, the activities can be assigned to the specific Test Properties in the Test Plan Property Set lines.

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