Inventory management> Periodic> Quality management> Quarantine orders

Use this form to identify the tests and to record test results for a specific item and test quantity. The tests initially reflect the test group that is assigned to the quality order, and tests can be added, deleted, or changed. A quality order can be manually created or automatically generated based on rules that are defined in the Quality associationsform. A quality order is associated with an item in a sales order, a purchase order, a quarantine order, a production order, a production order routing operation, or an on-hand inventory balance.

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tabs

Tab	Description
Overview	View a list of quality orders, or select a specific quality order to view details. When you select a quality order, the related tests appear in the lower pane of the form.
General	View and edit details for the selected quality order.
References	View details about the reference type that is associated with the selected quality order.
Dimension	View and edit the financial and inventory dimensions about the item that is associated with the selected quality order.
Overview	View a list of tests that are associated with the quality order that you selected in the upper pane of the form.
General	View general information for the selected test.
Test	View and edit details for the selected test.

Buttons

Button	Description
Validate	Validate the test results for the selected quality order. The validation process calculates individual test results and compares them to the overall acceptable quality level (AQL) to determine whether to change the quality order status to pass or fail.
Functions	Select to reopen a quality order that has a status of pass or fail.
Reopen quality order	Reopen a quality order that has a status of pass or fail.
Certificate of analysis	View or create a certificate of analysis for the selected quality order.
Non conformances	View or create a nonconformance report for the selected quality order.
Transactions	View inventory transactions that are related to the item and quality order.
On-hand	View the on-hand balances for the item.
Reservation	View and maintain the reservations for the item.
Marking	View the marking for the item and quality order.
Pick	View and maintain the pick transactions for the item and quality order.
Dimensions display	View and select the inventory dimensions to display on the form.
Results	Opens Quality order line resultsto view or enter information about the outcome of a test.

Fields

Field	Description
Quality order	View the identifier of the quality order.
Item number	View the item number that is assigned to the quality order.
Test group	View the test group that is assigned to the quality order.
Quantity	View the number of items to be tested in the quality order.
Status	View the status of the quality order. The status can be: Open - You can maintain test information and report test results. An open status is initially assigned to new quality order. You can reopen a quality order with a status of pass or fail. Pass - The validation process has changed the status to pass. You cannot maintain test information or report test results. Fail - The validation process has changed status to fail. You cannot maintain test information or report test results.
Reference type	View the reference type that is associated with the quality order. The reference types can be: Purchase order Sales order Production Route operation Quarantine order Inventory
Lot ID	View the system-assigned lot number for the quality order.
Validated by	View the employee who performed the validation for the quality order.
Account selection	View the customer or vendor account number that is associated with the quality order.
Test group	View the test group that is assigned to the quality order.
Item sampling	View or enter the sampling plan that is assigned to the quality order. The default value reflects the item sampling plan that is defined for the test group that is assigned to the quality order. A blank means that the entire quantity must be tested.
Acceptable quality level	View or enter the acceptable quality level (AQL) for the quality order. This overall AQL represents the percentage of tests within the quality order that must pass in order validate the quality order status as pass.
Destructive test	Select the check box if the sample will be destroyed as part of the tests within the quality order. With a destructive test, the creation of a quality order for an item will result in a system-generated inventory transaction that anticipates the inventory reduction for the test quantity. Completion of the quality order (by way of the validation step) will result in the inventory reduction. The inventory transaction is identified as a quality order.
Reference number	View the identifier of the reference type for the quality order, such as a purchase order number.
Reference lot	View the system-assigned lot number that is associated with the reference number.
Oper. No.	View the operation number when the quality order is associated with a production order's route operation.
Operation	View the identifier of the operation when the quality order is associated with a production order's route operation.
Work center	View the work center when the quality order is associated with a production order's route operation.
Route number	View the route number when the quality order is associated with a production order's route operation.
Non conformance reference	View the identifier of the related nonconformance report when the quality order was generated from the nonconformance.
Sequence number	Enter or view the sequence number that is assigned to the test. The sequence number usually indicates the order in which tests are performed.
Test	Enter or view the test identifier.
Results entered	A system-assigned check box that indicates that results have been entered for the test.
Include results	Select whether the test result will be included in the overall AQL that is used to validate the quality order and change its status to pass or fail.
Documents	View or edit the document that is associated with the test within the test group. The icon indicates whether a document has already been created.
Variable	Enter or view the variable that is associated with a qualitative test. The default value initially reflects the test within the test group that is assigned to the quality order.
Default outcome	Enter or view the default outcome for the variable that is associated with a qualitative test. The default values for the quality specifications initially reflect the test within the test group that is assigned to the quality order.
Standard	Enter or view the standard value for a quantitative test, expressed in the test unit of measure.
Min	Enter or view the lower limit for the quantitative test, expressed in the test unit of measure.
Max	Enter or view the upper limit for quantitative test, expressed in the test unit of measure.
Min Tolerance (%)	Enter or view the minimum tolerance percentage.
Max Tolerance (%)	Enter or view the maximum tolerance percentage.
Test instrument	Enter or view the test instrument assigned to the test.
Unit	View the unit of measure for the test.
Action on failure	Select or enter the action to take when a quality test fails. If you select or enter Accept, the quality order passes even if the individual test in the quality group does not meet quality standards.
Acceptable quality level	Enter or view the AQL for the test.
Certificate of analysis report	Select whether to include the test's results on a certificate of analysis report for the quality order.

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