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CalibrationprocessmappinginSAP
PostedbyShyamShindeinSAPERPOperationsQualityManagement(SAPQM)onApr17,20151:00:29
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Hi,IwanttosharemyexperienceofimplementingcalibrationprocessinSAP.wehaveuseSAPMM,SAPQMandSAP
PMmoduleformappingrequiredscenario.

BusinessScenario:Businesshastodocalibrationoftestequipmentsonperiodicbasis,calibrationoffewequipment
isinhouseandforfewequipmentitwillbedonebyexternalvendor.aftercalibrationtestequipmentlocation
details,calibrationdateareupdatedindocumentcalledhistorycard.historycardconsistofuniqueserialnumberwhich
isalsolabelontestequipments.scheduleoftestequipmentcalibrationismaintainmanually.Qualitycontrolteamhas
toreviewdocumentsregularlytoknowTestequipmentspendingforCalibration.

ChallengesduringSAPImplementation:
1.UploadingofexistingTestEquipmentsinSAPsystem
2.CapturinghistoryofeachandeveryTestEquipmentwithCalibrationstatus,LastCalibrationdate,Procurement
details,Locationdetails.
3.AutomaticreminderforTestEquipmentCalibration.
4.CapturingCalibrationCertificate.
5.IdentifyTestEquipmentsatVendorLocations.

SAPImplementation
StepswefollowedformappingcalibrationprocessinSAPareasbelow:

Masterdatacreation:

1.IdentifiedTestequipmentswithcommonattributesandcreateduniquematerialcodeforsamewithserialnumber
profile.
2.serialnumberprofileprofileiscreatedinsuchwaythatEquipmentnumberandSerialnumberwillbesame
3.PhysicalstockofTestEquipmentarenotedinexcelsheet.
4.TestEquipmentstockuploaddoneinSAPusinginitialstockmovement561.
5.TestEquipmentatvendorlocationuploadedinsystemusinginitialstockmovement561O.
6.AttributesrequiredforCalibrationcheckarecreatedinSAPasMasterInspectionCharacteristics(MIC).
7.TestEquipmentwithcommonchecklistareidentifiedandgrouptaskpreparedforsuchequipmentwithMaster
InspectionCharacteristics
8.ForspecialequipmentsEquipmenttasklistispreparedwithMIC.
9.MaintenancePlan/CalibrationPlancreatedwithfrequencyofcalibrationperiodie.monthly,halfyearlyoryearly.
10.Schedulingofmaintenanceplan(IP24)asbackgroundjob.

Calibrationorderexecution:
1.Calibrationordergetgeneratedinsystemautomaticallybaseofcalibration(IW39).
2.CalibrationorderarereviewandreleaseforCalibrationoperation.
3.Onreleaseoforder,IncaseofInhouseCalibration,Inspectionlotwillgetgenerated,QualityInspectorcanperform
calibrationandupdateresultinsystemagainstInspectionlot(QA32).aftercompletionofoperation,operation
confirmationwasdone.Calibrationorderstatusupdatedascompleted.
4.Incaseofexternalcalibration,PurchaserequisitiongeneratedisconvertedintoPurchaseorderbuy

purchasing,Testequipmentissue(541)tovendoragainstPOandduringgoodreceiptInspectionlotwillget
generated,Inspectioncanbedonebeforetakingcalibratedinstrumentintounrestrictedstock,confirmationof
externalcalibrationoperationandclosingofcalibrationorderwillbedone.
5.CalibrationcertificatearescannedandattachedinequipmentmasterusingdocumentManagementsystem.

Reports

1.HistoryofTestEquipmentCapturedfromEquipmentMaster,Serialnumberhistoryoption(IE03).
2.Calibrationorderslistwithstatus(IW39).

AdvantagesofSAPImplementation:
1.Noneedtomaintainhistorycard,equipmenthistorycapturedthroughEquipmentmaster
2.TestEquipmentpendingforCalibrationeasilyavailable(IW39)

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3.Repeatationofworkreduced
4.Tracebilityofequipmentisbecomeeasy.
5.RealtimedataavailableforQualityControlteam.
6.CostofCalibrationcanbecaptured.

Ihopedabovementionscenariowillhelpyou.

Thanks.

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pramodmaneApr18,20154:00PM

Gooddocument..WillbemorehelpfulifhaveSAPscreenshotsattached
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