How To Fix /SCWM/QINSP172 - Acceptance sampling in procurement is inactive; 1 inspection rule

/SCWM/QINSP172 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/QINSP -

• Message number: 172

• Message text: Acceptance sampling in procurement is inactive; 1 inspection rule

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/SCWM/QINSP172 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/QINSP172 indicates that acceptance sampling in procurement is inactive for a specific inspection rule. This message typically arises in the context of quality management processes within the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module, particularly when dealing with quality inspections during the procurement process.
  
  Cause:
  The error message is triggered when:
  
  Acceptance Sampling is Not Configured: The system is set up in such a way that acceptance sampling is not activated for the relevant inspection rule.
  Inspection Rule Settings: The inspection rule associated with the procurement process does not have acceptance sampling enabled.
  Quality Management Configuration: There may be a broader configuration issue in the Quality Management (QM) module that affects how inspection rules are applied.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Inspection Rule Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code QCC1 (for creating or changing inspection characteristics) or QCC2 (for displaying inspection characteristics).
  Verify the settings of the inspection rule in