The Quality Inspection header in SAP contains general data that applies to the entire inspection lot. This information is crucial for identifying the material and the context of the inspection. Key data elements include the reference document that triggered the inspection, such as the purchase order number (for goods receipt inspections), the total quantity of the material in the inspection lot, and the batch number if the material is batch-managed. These fields are populated from the preceding logistics document (e.g., a goods receipt posting) to ensure traceability and proper handling of the quality process.

A. Invoice: An invoice is a financial document processed after goods receipt and quality inspection; it is not a data element on the inspection lot header.

E. Sales order number: While a sales order can be a reference for specific inspection types (e.g., customer returns), it is not as universally present as the purchase order, quantity, and batch across the most common inspection scenarios.

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1. SAP S/4HANA Help Portal

"Structure of an Inspection Lot": This document outlines the data contained within an inspection lot. It specifies that the header contains "general data about the inspection (for example

material

batch

inspection lot quantity

and vendor)" and information about the inspection lot origin

which includes the triggering document like a purchase order. (Accessed under Quality Management (QM) -> Quality Inspection -> Inspection Lot).

2. SAP S/4HANA Help Portal

"Creation of Inspection Lots": This documentation details the process of inspection lot creation and the data transfer from preceding documents. For an inspection with origin 01 (Goods Receipt Insp. for Purchase Order)

it explicitly states that data such as the purchase order number

material

quantity

and batch are copied from the material document to the inspection lot header. (Accessed under Quality Management (QM) -> Quality Inspection -> Inspection Lot Creation).

3. SAP S/4HANA Data Dictionary

Table QALS (Inspection Lot Record): The underlying database table for the inspection lot header

QALS

contains specific fields that confirm the correct answers. These include EBELN (Purchase Order Number)

LOSMENGE (Quantity of the Inspection Lot)

and CHARG (Batch Number). The table does not contain a standard field for an invoice number.