Set AQL options for a supplier of an item

Choose Item Management > Items in the Navigation Pane. Select the item.

Click the vertical tab Inspection.

Choose the tab Supplier.

Click Add Supplier

, select a supplier in the dialog box Add Supplier Wizard and click Finish.

In the option group AQL Options, complete the fields below:

Field	Explanation
Inspection Level	In the drop-down menu Inspection Level, choose between the options I, II and III (for common sample sizes) or S-1, S-2, S-3 and S-4 (if relatively small sample sizes are necessary, and the associated risks are tolerable).
Inspection Severity	In the drop-down menu Inspection Severity, choose between the options Normal, Reduced, Tightened or Discontinued as system default.
Quality Level	Select the preferred Quality Level in the drop-down menu. The quality level is expressed in a number (percentage or ratio) which expresses the worst tolerable quality level. If this number is exceeded, the batch is rejected.

Field

Explanation

Inspection Level

In the drop-down menu Inspection Level, choose between the options I, II and III (for common sample sizes) or S-1, S-2, S-3 and S-4 (if relatively small sample sizes are necessary, and the associated risks are tolerable).

Inspection Severity

In the drop-down menu Inspection Severity, choose between the options Normal, Reduced, Tightened or Discontinued as system default.

Quality Level

Select the preferred Quality Level in the drop-down menu.

The quality level is expressed in a number (percentage or ratio) which expresses the worst tolerable quality level. If this number is exceeded, the batch is rejected.