In this walkthrough, the GRADE property will apply to the whole cranberries item's lot, which allows users to see the grade of a particular lot of cranberries.

1. In the Search box, enter properties, and select Properties.

2. Click New.

3. Add the following record:

   Code	Description	Property Group Code	Value Type
   GRADE	Grade	GRADE	Code

   




4. On the Navigate tab, choose Code Values. The Code Property Values window opens.

   Note: Code property values are not required in order for an item to inherit the property from a quality audit.

5. Add the following records:

   Property Code	Code	Description
   GRADE	A	Grade A
   GRADE	B	Grade B
   GRADE	C	Grade C

   

6. Click OK to close the Code Property Values window.

7. Click OK to close Properties window.

The quality measure codes represent the different ways of recording the quality of an item. Quality measure codes need to be created for each of the conditions that need to be checked before releasing the item into inventory.

For the JF company, that means that a quality measure code needs to be created for the following:

• Visual Check

1. In the Search box, enter quality measure, and select Quality Measure Codes.

2. Click New.

3. Add the following records:

   Code	Description	Value Type	Property Code
   VISUAL	Visual Check	Code	GRADE

   

4. On the Navigate tab, choose Quality Measure Code Values. The Quality Measure Code Values window opens.

5. Add the following records:

   Note: Code property values and quality measure codes are not required in order for an item to inherit the property from a quality audit. But if you do use code property values and quality measure codes, it is recommended that you keep the code values the same in order to keep the data consistent.

   Code	Description
   A	Grade A
   B	Grade B
   C	Grade C

   

6. Click OK to close the Quality Measure Code Values window.

7. Click OK to close the Quality Measure Codes window.

A quality procedure groups quality measure codes, and allows you to record the desired test results. The quality procedure can then be assigned to an item. When a warehouse receipt is generated, the quality procedure is used to create a quality audit related to the item on the warehouse receipt.

For the JF company, a GRADE TEST quality procedure is being created.

1. In the Search box, enter quality procedures, and select Quality Procedures.

2. Click New. The Quality Procedure Setup window opens.

3. Enter information on the General FastTab.

   Field	Description
   Code	Tab off the field to have the system assign a code. (For a system-assigned code, a number series must be defined for the Quality Procedure Setup Nos. field on the Quality Setup window.)
   Description	Enter GRADE TEST.
   Type	Select Item.
   Block Lot Until QA Complete	Select the check box. This prevents transactions from occurring with this item’s lot until the quality audit is completed and passed.
   Allow Blocked Lot Reclass	Select the check box. This allows blocked lots to be moved within a location.




4. Add the following records to the Lines FastTab.

   Quality Measure Code
   VISUAL




5. On the General FastTab, change the Status field to Certified.

6. Click OK.

The GRADE TEST quality procedure needs to be assigned to the whole cranberries item (JFR-00018). When the item is received, the Receiving quality audit will be automatically created.

1. In the Search box, enter items, and select Items.

2. Open the item card for JFR-00018.

3. Ensure that the Quality FactBox is displayed.

   
   

4. Click Open in the Quality FactBox. The Item Quality Procedures window opens.

5. Add a line for the GRADE TEST quality procedure:

   • QP Setup Code: QP000103
   • Audit on Receive: Select the check box.


6. Click OK. The GRADE TEST quality procedure is added to the Quality FactBox on the Item card.

1. In the Search box, enter warehouse receipts, and select Warehouse Receipts (/Departments/Warehouse/Planning & Execution).

2. Open the warehouse receipt that was created for the whole cranberry (JFR-00018) item.

3. Enter a value in the Qty. to Receive field.

4. Assign a lot number to the item. In this case, LOT0000296.

5. On the Home tab, in the Process group, click Post Receipt.

6. Click Yes at the question asking if you want to post the receipt.

7. Click OK at the message that a quality audit was created.

8. Click OK at the message that the source documents were posted. The Posted Whse. Receipt window opens.

1. In the Search box, enter purchase orders, and select Purchase Orders.

2. Open the purchase order associated with the quality audit. In this case, PO0026371.

3. On the Navigate tab, in the Documents group, choose Receipts. The Posted Purchase Receipts window opens. 

4. On the Navigate tab, in the Receipt group, choose Quality Audits. The Quality Audit List window opens.

   The quality audit, which was generated when the warehouse receipt was posted, is listed.

   The Test Complete field in the Statistics FactBox shows that the quality audit has not been completed.

   

1. In the Search box, enter items, and select Items.

2. Open the item card for the for the whole cranberry (JFR-00018) item.

3. On the Navigate tab, in the Quality group, click Quality Audits. The Quality Audit List window opens.

4. Select the QA015607 quality audit.

5. On the Home tab, in the Process group, choose Quality Audit Wizard. The Quality Audit wizard opens.

6. Click Next.

7. Enter the results of the visual check.

   1. In the Result Value field, select B. This result will be copied over to the item's lot property.

   2. In the Result field, select Pass. The Test Complete check box is automatically selected.

   3. Click Next.

8. Finish the audit.

   1. Select the Post audit on Finish check box.

   2. Select the Close wizard on Finish check box.

   3. Click Finish.

      The quality audit is posted.

Because a property code was associated with the VISUAL quality measure code, when a quality audit with that quality measure code is completed, the item's lot property is updated with test result.

1. In the Search box, enter items, and select Items.

2. Open the item card for the for the whole cranberry (JFR-00018) item.

3. On the Navigate tab, in the Availability group, choose Entries>Ledger Entries. The Item Ledger Entries window opens. 

4. Select the LOT0000296 line, which is the lot that was received and graded.

5. On the Navigate tab, in the Entry group, choose Lot No. Information. The Lot No. Information Card window opens.

   On the Properties FastTab, you can see that lot LOT0000296 has a GRADE property value of B. That value was inherited from the results of the QA015607 quality audit, which was performed when the item was received.