About Configuring a Sampling Engine

A sampling engine is an algorithm that generates samples on which you must perform inspection. The sampling engine determines the sample size depending on the number of items in material lots. This configuration is mandatory to perform inspection using the Receiving Inspection application.

To configure a sampling engine, perform the following steps in Plant Applications Administrator.


Step Number	Description	Notes
1	Configure Global and Product Settings.	This step is required to create the appropriate production or user-defined events. After you perform this step, events will be available for the subsequent steps, and you can create products. This step is performed during the initial setup. We recommend that you take the support of your local implementation team to perform these steps correctly.
2	Configure Plant Model.	This step is required to create the department, line, or unit associated with the material lots on which you will perform inspection using Receiving Inspection. In this step, you will specify the appropriate events and status transitions for a unit. It is performed during the initial set up or when there is a material with a new UOM that you want to add to Plant Applications.
3	Create Quality Variable Groups and Variables.	This step is required to create or update quality variables used in Receiving Inspection. Ideally, this step is performed when you set up materials, create department, line, or units, or when quality variables change. You can categorize these variables into groups, and they can be of any datatype. These groups are then used as target specifications on product characteristics. The sampling engine then creates these variables.
4	Set Up New Materials for Receiving Inspection.	This step is required to ensure that the sampling engine calculation is properly set up with the stored procedure, and that all inputs are defined. It is performed when a material is added to Plant Applications. A system administrator or a super user at the site can perform this procedure. When a new part is created in Plant Applications (either directly or through an external interface), you must perform a basic set up to use Receiving Inspection.
5	Configure Sampling Engine Calculation.	This step is required. It is performed during the initial setup. We recommend that you take the support of your local implementation team to ensure that these steps are performed correctly.
6	Configure Property Definition.	This step is required to set default values to the properties used while importing material lots from an ERP application.