What are the essential steps for SAP QM Module Configuration?

You can follow the below basic steps in SPRO settings in QM management area.
1. Maintain Settings at Plant Level:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Basic Settings -> Maintain Settings at Plant Level.
2. Define Control Key:
IMG -> Quality Management -> QM in Logistics -> QM in Procurement -> Define Control Keys
3. Define Delivery Blocking:
IMG -> Quality Management -> QM in Logistics -> QM in Procurement -> Define Delivery Block
4. Define Catalog Types:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Basic Data -> Catalog -> Define Catalog Types
5. Define Default Values For Ccontrol Indicators:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Basic Data -> Inspection Characteristic, Inspection Method
6. Define Sample Type:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Basic Data -> Sample, SPC -> Define Sample Determination
7. Rule For Sample Determination:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Basic Data -> Sample, SPC -> Define sample Determination
8. Define Valuation Mode:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Basic Data -> Sample, SPC -> Define Valuation Mode
9. Valuation Rule:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Basic Data -> Sample, SPC -> Define valuation Mode
10. Assign Task List Type To Material Type:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Inspection Planning -> General -> Assign task list types to
material types
11. Define Task List Usage:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Inspection Planning -> General -> Define Task List Usage
12. Define Task List Status:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Planning -> Inspection Planning -> General -> Define Task List Status
13. Inspection Type:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Inspection -> Inspection Lot Creation -> Maintain Inspection Types
14. Assign Inspection Type To Lot Origin:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Inspection -> Inspection Lot Creation -> Maintain Inspection Lot Origin and
Assign Inspection Type
15. Define Default Values For Inspection Type:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Inspection -> Inspection Lot Creation -> Define Default Values for
Inspection Type
16. Deactivate Inspection For A Goods Movement:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Inspection -> Inspection Lot Creation -> Inspection for Goods Movements
17. Define Inspection In Plant Maintenance:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Inspection -> Inspection Lot Creation -> Define Inspections in Plant
Maintenance.
18. Define Recording Configuration:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Inspection -> Result Recording -> Define Recording configuration
19. Define Filter For Inspection Characteristics:
IMG -> Quality Management -> Quality Inspection -> Result Recording -> Define Filter for Inspection
Characteristics.
The above are the necessary steps for SAP QM Module Configuration.



Listed below are steps that you need to start your SAP QM Configuration.
Assumptions:
a. Material has to be created and available in material master: use: MM01.
b. Only to be used for materials which require an 'Inspection' - basically for the
following categories of materials:
i. In-Process goods materials
ii. Finished goods materials
Exceptions: Raw Materials (examples in Steel Plant materials or Paper product
materials).
c. Ensure you have the right SAP template user-id along with the authorizations for
that group & then proceed.
d. Create quality view by MM01 for that material.
Now activate procurement key.
Goto inspection type tab page activate inspection type 01 for GR inspection
- Storage View of Material master - MM02
- Inspection (as mentioned above) type allocated - MM02
- Material Class - CL01, CL02 and CL03
- Allocate Material to Class - CL20N (CL20)
- Inspection Methods - QS31, QS32, QS33, QS34
- Class (or General) Characteristics - CT04
- Master Inspection Characteristics (MIC) - QS21, QS22 & QS23
- Inspection Plan - QP01, QP02 & QP03
- Material Specifications check - QS61, QS62 (not a mandatory step)
- Quality Certificates - QZ00, QC01, QC02 or QC03 (Certificate Setup).
- COA Assignment - QC15, QC16 & QC17.

Quality Management checklists while implementing SAP
1. Basic settings
1.1 Setting up Clients:
1.2 Maintaining QM Settings at plant level
1.3 Create Number Range for Inspection Characteristics
1.4 Create Number Range for Inspection Method
1.5 Define Planner Groups
1.6 Edit Selected Sets Code Groups/Codes
1.7 Define Control Key for QM Purchasing
1.8 Define Control Key for Operation Level
1.9 Material
1.10 Master Inspection Characteristics
1.11 Inspection Method
1.12 Sampling Procedure
1.13 Sampling Scheme
1.14 Sample drawing Procedure
1.15 Quality Info record-Procurement
1.16 Quality Info record-SD
2. Inspection Process
2.1 Incoming Inspection (Inspection Type)
2.2 In process Inspection (Inspection Type)
2.3 Inspection for a Customer Return (Inspection Type)
2.4 Recurring Inspections for Batch Materials (Inspection Type)
2.5 Early Inspection for a Goods Receipt (Inspection Type- 04)
2.6 Inspection of Physical Samples (Inspection Type)
2.7 Calibration Inspection (Inspection Type)

You can use this trancation codes to direct access for QM work place which the
QM user have to maintain.
QCC0 : QM: Direct Access to IMG
QCC1 : Direct Access to IMG: Notification
QCC2 : IMG Direct Access: QM Q-Notification
QCC3 : IMG Direct Access: QM Q-Inspection
QCC4 : IMG Direct Access: QM Q-Planning
QCC5 : IMG Direct Selection: QM Bus. Add-In