# How to create a quality notification in SAP QM (QM01) and set up an 8D report > Source: https://netray.co/erp-help/how-to-create-quality-notification-in-sap-qm > Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems. > Section: ERP Help ## Short answer Run QM01, pick the notification type (Q1 customer complaint, Q2 complaint against a vendor, Q3 internal problem), fill the header and item, then add causes, tasks and activities to track the problem to closure. An 8D report is not a separate object: it is a print form over the notification, configured in customizing. ## Kind how-to ## System sap ## Erp SAP ECC / S/4HANA ## Module QM / Quality Notifications ## Query how to create quality notification in sap qm ## Alternate Queries - sap qm 8d report customizing - QM01 quality notification - sap quality notification types Q1 Q2 Q3 ## Applies To SAP ECC 6.0 and S/4HANA on-premise ## Steps ### Create and process a quality notification **Items:** Run QM01 and enter the notification type: Q1 for a customer complaint, Q2 for a complaint against a vendor, Q3 for an internal problem (the standard delivered types). Enter the reference data: material, batch, plant, and for Q1 the customer and delivery, for Q2 the vendor and purchase order. Reference objects pull master data into the header. Describe the problem in the short text and long text, set the priority, required start and end dates, and the coordinator (person responsible). On the item tab enter the defect: defect type, code group and code from the catalog, and the quantity affected. An item can hold several causes. Add causes on the item, then tasks on the notification (what must be done, who, by when) and activities for what was done. Tasks are what you release and complete for closure. Save the notification. The system shows the number and the user status OSNO (outstanding). Move through statuses with the Notification menu functions as the work proceeds. Complete the notification when all tasks are done. Use IQM1 (Quality Notification List) to monitor open ones, and QM02 or QM03 to change or display one. ## Sections ### Q1, Q2 and Q3: choosing the right type **Body:** Q1 records a customer complaint and is normally created from a sales or delivery reference. Q2 records a problem you have with a vendor and is linked to the purchase order and the vendor, which is what supplier quality and returns teams use. Q3 covers internal problems such as in-process defects and scrap analysis. Types are defined in customizing under Quality Management > Quality Notifications > Notification Creation > Notification Types. Each type has a screen layout, a number range, a status profile and a catalog profile. If your plant needs a custom type, copy a standard one and keep the Z or Y namespace. ### Tasks, activities and the closure workflow **Body:** A task is a planned action, such as containment, corrective action or verification. A task has a processor, a due date and its own status; tasks are released and completed individually. Activities record what has been done. Splitting these correctly gives you a clean audit trail and a usable overdue report. Some plants link the notification to a quality management workflow so that the coordinator receives a work item when a Q2 is created. Workflow is optional; the basic notification works without it. ### 8D report: how it fits and what you customize **Body:** The 8D method is a problem-solving structure, not a different notification type. In SAP QM an 8D report is a printed document built from the notification data: team and coordinator, problem description, containment tasks, causes, corrective actions, preventive actions and closure. SAP provides report and form objects that you assign to the notification type, and many companies modify the delivered form. To set it up, go to the notification type settings in Quality Management > Quality Notifications and check the print program or action profile for the form, then enable the catalogs (defect, cause, task) the report prints from. Because form names differ across releases and between Smart Forms and Adobe forms, ask your Basis or forms developer which form your system uses before copying it. To feed the eight disciplines, use tasks for D3 (containment) and D5 and D6 (corrective actions), causes for D4, and long text for D1 and D2 plus the problem description. Treat the report as the output, and train users to complete the notification in the same order. ### Catalogs: the part that makes reporting work **Body:** Defect types, causes and tasks are chosen from catalogs maintained with QS41. Free-text only notifications cannot be analysed. Spend your effort on a short, consistent code list before go-live; pareto and quality score reports in the information system depend on it. ## Pitfalls - Using Q3 for a vendor problem because it is the default, which loses the vendor link for supplier scorecards. - Skipping catalog codes, which makes later pareto analysis impossible. - Creating tasks without a processor or date, so nothing appears as overdue. - Printing the standard 8D form without checking which fields are mapped for your notification type. - Closing the notification while tasks are still open in the status profile. ## Ai Angle A grounded assistant can read quality notifications and answer practical questions such as which Q2 notifications for a vendor are overdue, which defect codes recur, and what the open containment tasks are. It can also draft the 8D narrative from the notification fields for a person to review. Everything runs on your own system and models, with write actions left to users. ## Faq ### What is the transaction to create a quality notification? **Answer:** QM01 creates one, QM02 changes it and QM03 displays it. IQM1 lists quality notifications and IQM2 lets you change them from a list. Catalogs for defects and causes are maintained with QS41. ### What is the difference between Q1, Q2 and Q3? **Answer:** Q1 is a customer complaint, Q2 a complaint against a vendor and Q3 an internal problem. They are the standard delivered notification types, and you can add your own copies in customizing. ### Is there a separate 8D transaction in SAP QM? **Answer:** No, there is no separate 8D object. The 8D report is a form printed from the notification, built from its tasks, causes, activities and text. You configure it through the notification type and the output form assignment. ### How do I monitor open quality notifications? **Answer:** Use IQM1 to list notifications, filtering by type, status, plant, coordinator and dates. Tasks with overdue dates can be reviewed from the task list view for the same selection. ## Search terms create quality notification sap qm, qm01 quality notification, sap qm 8d report, sap qm notification types q1 q2 q3, sap qm complaint against vendor, iqm1 quality notification list, qs41 catalog sap, sap qm capa --- Talk to an engineer: https://netray.co/contact?intent=erp_ai | Machine catalog: https://netray.co/agent/catalog.json