SAP Certified Application Associate – Quality Management
These questions are similar to the ones asked in the actual Test.
How should I know? I know, because although I got my own Certification five years back, I have re-certified with the latest version of the Associate Certification test.
Before you start here are some Key features of the QM Associate Certification Exam
– The exam is Computer based and you have three Hours to answer 80 Questions.
– The Questions are (mostly) multiple choice type and there is NO penalty for an incorrect answer.
– Some of the Questions have more than one correct answers. You must get ALL the options correct for you to be awarded points.
– The Official Pass percentage is 65% (But this can vary). You will be told the exact passing percentage before your begin your test.
Sample Questions
Note: Unless stated otherwise, All questions have more than one correct answer.
Q1. The automatic determination of samples is a part of the inspection process. Which of the following are NOT part of the sample determination process?
a. Sampling Scheme
b. Sampling Procedure
c. Dynamic Modification Rule
d. Sampling Condition
Answer;
d
Explanation;
The automatic determination of samples is a part of the inspection process. The sampling procedures, sampling schemes, and dynamic modification rules serve as the basic data for the sample determination process.
To adapt the inspection to the expected quality level, the system can modify the inspection scope dynamically. With the help of the sampling procedures and dynamic modification rules stored in the inspection characteristics, the system modifies the inspection scope according to the current quality level.
You use the Sample Determination component if you want:
• To evaluate inspection lots on the basis of samples
• The system to dynamically modify the inspection scope on the basis of the quality level
• To implement statistical process control (SPC) with the help of control charts or process capability indexes
On the basis of your predefined specifications, the SAP system retrieves the information for the sample determination from the following sources:
Sampling Scheme
The sampling scheme contains information for drawing samples, based on the size of the inspection lot and various inspection severities/AQLs. You can assign a sampling scheme to a sampling procedure.
Sampling Procedure
In addition to the information about the sampling type, the sampling procedure also contains information about the valuation mode for a characteristic during an inspection. If you assigned a sampling scheme to a sampling procedure, the system calculates the sample sizes to be used to inspect the material on the basis of the lot size and the inspection severity (or inspection severity and AQL value).
Dynamic Modification Rule
If you store a dynamic modification rule in the inspection plan, the system varies the sample size based on the past results. The dynamic modification rule and the sampling procedure must have an allowed relationship.
Task List or Material Specification
To calculate the sample size, you can assign a sampling procedure to the characteristics in an inspection plan or material specification. During inspection processing, the system calculates the sample sizes on the basis of the specifications in the inspection characteristics.
Material Master Record – Inspection Setup
To allow the system to calculate samples without a task list or material specification, in the inspection setup in the material master Quality Management view, enter a sampling procedure for the inspection type. Using a dynamic modification rule, the system can determine the sample size on the basis of the quality level. In this case, the system retrieves the dynamic modification criteria from the inspection lot origin.
Q2. Which of the following are control parameters that can be set on the material master for Quality Management. (More than one answer is correct)
a. MRP Type
b. Inspection Type
c. Sample Determination
d. Requirements for the vendor’s QM system
Answer;
b, c, d
Explanation;
The Quality Management view of the material master primarily contains the control parameters you need to process quality inspections throughout the logistics supply chain.
In the material master, you define various inspection parameters based on the inspection type (for example, triggering events for quality inspections, inspection with or without a task list, with or without a material specification and whether results are to be recorded for inspection characteristics).
In addition, you enter the control data for QM in Procurement in the material master. QM-specific data in the material master plays a part in various processes such as:
• Managing quality information for materials, vendors and manufacturers
• Certifying vendors and manufacturers, as well as monitoring their QM systems
• Managing the release status of supply relationships, for example, for model or regular deliveries
• Evaluating vendors from a quality standpoint, using statistics from audits, goods receipt inspections and problem notifications
• Managing problems using quality notifications; processing complaints against a vendor
The information in the material master controls the quality management processes throughout the logistics supply chain.
You use the QM-specific data in the material master to control the quality inspection process and to define whether a material is to be posted to inspection stock. The material itself serves as the reference object for the quality inspection, quality certificates, and quality notifications.
To control QM activities, you can, for example, define the following:
Procurement data
o Procurement control key
o Certificate type
o Requirements for the vendor’s QM system
o Technical delivery terms
Display inspection setup
o Inspection type
o Use of a task list or material specification
o Results recording for characteristics
o Quality score procedure
o Sample determination
Q3. You can change ‘Master inspection characteristics’ and/or ‘Inspection methods’ with history. Which of the following are true?
a. If you change basic data with history, the changes are not automatically made in the inspection plan, material specification or certificate profile.
b. If you want to use a history, the Inspection characteristics with history indicator, or the Inspection methods with history indicator (or both) must be set in Customizing
c. If you change basic data with history, the system creates a new version for the changed master record that has the same validity period as the “old” version.
d. All of the above
Answer;
d
Explanation;
If you change master inspection characteristics and/or inspection methods that are referenced in a task list, material specification or certificate profile, this has the following effects:
• If you change basic data with history, the changes are not automatically made in the inspection plan, material specification or certificate profile.
• If you change basic data without history, the changes are automatically updated immediately in the inspection plan, material specification and in the certificate profile.
If you want to use a history, the Inspection characteristics with history indicator, or the Inspection methods with history indicator (or both) must be set in Customizing
Changing with history
You can change the following basic data with history:
• Master inspection characteristics
• Inspection methods
This has the following effects:
• The system creates a new version for the changed master record that has the same validity period as the “old” version.
• The “old” version of the master record continues to be used in the master inspection characteristic, inspection plan, material specification and/or the certificate profile, in which it was previously referenced.
• If you create a new reference to the master record, the system automatically selects the new version of the master record. However, you can also enter the “old” version of the master record.
• You can replace the “old” version of a referenced master record by its new version. The new version, however, must have been released for use.
• When you change a referenced master record, a dialog box appears automatically when you save, prompting you to replace the old version, provided that the Replace master inspection characteristic and/or Replace inspection method indicators have been set in Customizing.
You can only replace master inspection characteristics in material specifications and task lists and inspection methods in task lists.
Changing without history
If you change a referenced master record without history, the changes are immediately effective in the master inspection characteristic, inspection plan, material specification or certificate profile.
Q4. The assignment of a profile to an object has a validity period. However, the profile itself does not have a validity period.
a. True
b. False
Answer;
a
Explanation;
A quality certificate certifies the quality of goods. The chemical or physical properties of goods can be recorded as:
– Inspection results
– Characteristics for the batch
A customer may have specific demands for quality, which may take the form of customer- specific specifications (specification limits), or lead to additional quality inspections.
In addition to customer-specific certificates in which the contents and layout is tailored to the customer requirements, there are also general certificates that are suitable for use by a greater number of customers.
Generally, a quality certificate is created automatically or semi-automatically for a delivery item. In certain cases, a certificate may be requested ad hoc from a location for which no customer/vendor relationship exists. You can create a certificate directly for an inspection lot or a batch, when a delivery does not exist.
You can set up the system, so that certificates are automatically stored using the SAP ArchiveLink after printing.
Using the Quality Certificates component you can do various things such as:
– Automatically create certificates when materials are shipped
– Distribute certificates to a predefined list of recipients
– Print certificates, or send them by fax or EDI (For more information about sending certificates with EDI, see the CA documentation EDI Shipping of a Quality Certificate (QM-CA).)
– Create certificates in the language of each recipient
– Simulate certificates on the screen and create sample print outs
The layout, format and contents of certificates are defined through the interaction of certificate profiles and SAPscript forms.
The certificate profile Controls the selection of inspection lots, partial lots and characteristics.
The form Controls the page layout and format of the data on the certificate. A generally defined form can be linked to several certificate profiles.
Within the certificate profile, you determine the selection and sequence of the characteristics whose results are to be documented on the certificate. You can vary the origin and representation of the data for each characteristic. You can also withhold certain information from the certificate, if, for example, you do not want to reveal a certain measured value.
You assign objects, such as material, material group, or material/customer combinations to the certificate profiles. By doing so, you can plan certificates individually for specific customers. At the same time, you can define general certificate profiles that you can use, if you have not defined a special certificate profile for the customer.
The assignment of a profile to an object has a validity period. However, the profile itself does not have a validity period. The system can find the correct certificate profile using the assignment. The assignment and determination of a certificate profile is processed using the condition technique.
Q5. In the Quality Management (QM) component, you process quality inspections on the basis of inspection lots. You must also implement one or more components in the logistics supply chain, depending on your requirements for inspection lot processing. Which of the following are FALSE?
a. Materials Management is required if you want to process goods issue inspections when deliveries are created.
b. Production Planning is required if you want to process inspections during production when production orders or process orders are released
c. Plant Maintenance is required if you want to process calibration inspections for equipment or functional locations when maintenance orders are released
Answer;
a
Explanation;
You must implement one or more of the following components in the logistics supply chain, depending on your requirements for inspection lot processing:
Materials Management (MM)
Manage materials and material stocks in the system and process inspections for goods movements
Production Planning and Control (PP)
Process inspections during production when production orders or process orders are released
Sales and Distribution (SD)
Process goods issue inspections when deliveries are created
Plant Maintenance (PM)
Process calibration inspections for equipment or functional locations when maintenance orders are released
Q6. With reference to Multiple Specifications in Inspection Planning , which of the following statements are true?
a. Multiple specifications must be stored in an inspection plan.
b. You cannot create multiple specifications using the Engineering Workbench (EWB)
c. You can create the multiple specifications in a new inspection plan, but not on an existing inspection plan.
d. You need to define object types permitted for multiple specifications, but not objects for each object types.
Answer;
a
Explanation;
If you want to use multiple specifications, you must store these in an inspection plan.
The functions for multiple specifications have been implemented in the system through an enhancement in the function for dependent characteristic specifications.
In addition to the standard objects material and customer, you can also assign other multiple specifications objects to an inspection plan when creating or processing a plan, and you can define specific inspection specifications for these objects.
These specifications are displayed as supplementary information during inspection processing and can be used to make object-related valuations of the material or batch to be inspected.
When you create multiple specifications in an inspection plan, make sure you consider the following points:
– You can only create multiple specifications in inspection plans (plan type Q).
– You can only create multiple specifications using the Engineering Workbench (EWB).
To be able to create multiple specifications in an inspection plan, make the following settings in Customizing for Quality Planning under Inspection Planning ® General ® Multiple Specifications:
– You define the permitted object types (for example, Country, Pharmacopoeia) for multiple specifications.
– You define the objects for each object type (for example, enter the objects Germany and France for the object type Country).
Q7. Quality Management data is primarily maintained at the;
a. Cost Centre level
b. Plant level
c. Company code level
d. Sales Organization level
Answer;
b
Explanation;
Almost all Quality Management data is maintained at the plant level.
This allows you to control the QM processes for the different plants of a company in different ways. You can use mass-processing transactions to change the inspection setup for materials, activate and deactivate inspection types, as well as distribute the inspection setup in several systems.
The QM related information in the material master controls the quality management processes throughout the logistics supply chain.
You use the QM-specific data in the material master to control the quality inspection process and to define whether a material is to be posted to inspection stock. The material itself serves as the reference object for the quality inspection, quality certificates, and quality notifications.
To control QM activities, you can, for example, define the following:
• Procurement data
o Procurement control key
o Certificate type
o Requirements for the vendor’s QM system
o Technical delivery terms
• Display inspection setup
o Inspection type
o Use of a task list or material specification
o Results recording for characteristics
o Quality score procedure
o Sample determination
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