Customizing Quality Reports and Queries in SAP Quality Management
In the domain of SAP Quality Management (SAP QM), effective reporting and querying are vital for driving informed decisions, ensuring compliance, and promoting continuous quality improvement. While SAP provides a range of standard reports, each business often has unique quality management needs that require customized reports and queries.
This article explores how to customize quality reports and queries in SAP QM, the tools available, and best practices for tailoring data views to suit specific organizational requirements.
Standard SAP QM reports offer robust functionality, but they may not always align perfectly with industry-specific regulations, internal KPIs, or executive reporting formats. Customizing reports allows organizations to:
SAP QM supports reporting and queries in several functional areas:
SAP Query is a powerful tool for creating custom reports without ABAP programming.
You can join tables such as QALS (inspection lots), QAVE (inspection characteristics), QMEL (quality notifications), and QMAT (material master with inspection relevance) to build targeted queries.
Useful for designing reports with specific layouts and calculations, especially for cost and performance data related to quality.
For highly specialized needs, custom ABAP reports can be developed. These provide maximum flexibility in:
Using Core Data Services (CDS) views with SAP Fiori apps or SAP Analytics Cloud, organizations can build interactive dashboards and KPI tiles for real-time insights.
Custom forms can be developed for quality certificates, inspection results, or audit summaries, tailored to customer or regulatory specifications.
A business might want a report that shows:
This can be done by:
Customizing quality reports and queries in SAP QM empowers organizations to transform raw data into strategic insights. Whether you use SAP Query, Fiori, or custom ABAP development, tailoring reports ensures that the quality function remains aligned with business goals and regulatory demands.
With proper planning, collaboration between IT and quality teams, and a clear focus on business value, custom reports can significantly enhance visibility, compliance, and decision-making in your SAP Quality Management system.
Tip: Start small with QuickViewer (SQVI) to prototype your report before scaling to more advanced SAP Query or ABAP solutions.