How To Fix QS012 - An inspection plan must be used for manual characteristic selection

QS012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QS - QM: Master data

• Message number: 012

• Message text: An inspection plan must be used for manual characteristic selection

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QS012 - An inspection plan must be used for manual characteristic selection ?

  The SAP error message QS012 ("An inspection plan must be used for manual characteristic selection") typically occurs in the Quality Management (QM) module when you are trying to perform a manual characteristic selection for a quality inspection without having an associated inspection plan.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to create or process a quality inspection lot without an inspection plan.
  The system requires an inspection plan to define the characteristics that need to be evaluated during the inspection process.
  The manual characteristic selection feature is being used, but the system cannot find a valid inspection plan linked to the material or inspection lot.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the QS012 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Create or Assign an Inspection Plan:
  
  Ensure that an inspection plan exists for the material you are working with. You can create an inspection plan using transaction code QP01 (Create Inspection Plan).
  If an inspection plan already exists, verify that it is correctly