What is notification type in SAP QM - Quality Management?

SAP Term: notification type

• Component: QM

• Component Name: Quality Management

• Description: Key that specifies the origin, informational content, and other attributes of a notification. In the standard system, a notification type is assigned various notification origins, which in turn are grouped together in a notification category. The SAP system supports the following notification types: General notification, change notification notification category 'General Notification' Customer complaint, complaint against vendor, internal problem notification notification category 'Quality Notification' Maintenance request, malfunction report, activity report notification category ‘Maintenance Notification’ Service notification, service request notification category ‘Service Notification’

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• Key Concepts: 
  A notification type is a QM Quality Management component in SAP that defines the structure of a notification. It contains information such as the type of notification, the tasks to be performed, and the responsible personnel. It also defines the data that needs to be collected and stored for each notification. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Notification types are used to create notifications in SAP. When creating a notification, the user must select a notification type which will determine the structure of the notification. The user can then enter data into the fields defined by the notification type. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a notification, it is important to select the correct notification type as this will determine the structure of the notification and what data needs to be collected. It is also important to ensure that all required fields are filled out correctly. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Notification types are related to other QM Quality Management components such as task lists and inspection plans. Task lists define the tasks that need to be performed for each notification and inspection plans define how inspections should be conducted for each notification.