How To Fix QMIP_EA108 - Plant for master inspection characteristic is a required field

QMIP_EA108 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QMIP_EA - QM: Inpection Planning - Insp. Plan and Master Insp. Chars

• Message number: 108

• Message text: Plant for master inspection characteristic is a required field

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QMIP_EA108 - Details

• The SAP error message QMIP_EA108 indicates that the "Plant for master inspection characteristic is a required field." This error typically occurs in the Quality Management (QM) module when you are trying to create or modify a master inspection characteristic (MIC) without specifying a plant.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises because the system requires a plant to be specified for the master inspection characteristic. In SAP QM, master inspection characteristics are linked to specific plants, and the absence of this information prevents the system from processing the data correctly.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that you provide a valid plant when creating or modifying the master inspection characteristic. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Master Inspection Characteristic:
  
  Go to the transaction code QS21 (Create Master Inspection Characteristic) or QS22 (Change Master Inspection Characteristic).
  
  
  
  Enter Required Information:
  
  When creating or changing the MIC, make sure to fill in the "Plant" field. This field is