How To Fix QA148 - To deactivate QM, the inspection stock for the material must be empty

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QA - QM : Inspection lots

• Message number: 148

• Message text: To deactivate QM, the inspection stock for the material must be empty

What causes this issue?

Previously QM has been active for this material. But now you want to
deactivate QM. However there are still open inspection lots in the
inspection stock for the material.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

First you must close all the inspections by making a decision for all
the affected inspection lots.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QA148 - To deactivate QM, the inspection stock for the material must be empty ?

  The SAP error message QA148 indicates that you are trying to deactivate Quality Management (QM) for a material, but the inspection stock for that material is not empty. This means that there are still items in the inspection stock that need to be addressed before you can deactivate QM for that material.
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that there are still stock items in the inspection stock for the material in question. This could happen if:
  
  Quality inspections are still pending for the material.
  There are items that have been put into inspection stock but have not yet been processed or cleared.
  The material is still linked to open quality notifications or inspection lots.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error and successfully deactivate QM for the material, you need to ensure that the inspection stock is empty. Here are the steps you can take:
  
  
  Check Inspection Lots: 
  
  Go to the Quality Management module and check for any open inspection lots for the material. You can use transaction code QA03 to display inspection lots.
  If there are open inspection lots, you will need to either complete them or cancel them as appropriate.
  
  
  
  Clear Inspection Stock:
  
  If there are items in inspection stock, you can either:
  
  Post them to unrestricted stock if they have passed inspection.
  Reject them if they did not meet quality standards.
  
  
  Use transaction code MB1B to transfer stock from inspection stock to unrestricted stock or to scrap it.
  
  
  
  Check Quality Notifications:
  
  Ensure there are no open quality notifications related to the material. You can check this using transaction code QM02 for quality notifications.
  
  
  
  Recheck Stock Levels:
  
  After processing the inspection lots and notifications, check the stock levels again using transaction code MB52 or MMBE to confirm that the inspection stock is now empty.
  
  
  
  Deactivate QM:
  
  Once the inspection stock is confirmed to be empty, you can proceed to deactivate QM for the material using transaction code MM02 (Change Material) and navigating to the Quality Management view.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  QA03: Display Inspection Lot
  MB1B: Transfer Posting
  QM02: Change Quality Notification
  MM02: Change Material
  MB52: List Warehouse Stocks on Hand
  MMBE: Stock Overview
  
  
  
  Documentation: Refer to SAP Help documentation for detailed steps on managing inspection lots and quality notifications.
  
  
  Best Practices: Regularly monitor and clear inspection stock to avoid issues when deactivating QM or making changes to material master records.
  
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the QA148 error and successfully deactivate QM for the material in question.