First Article Inspection

First Article Inspection is a functional inspection process to verify if the engineering and specification requirements are met during the production, and avoid scrap or rework at a later stage.

FAI can be implemented partially or completely (full FAI). Full FAI is applicable when a new product is introduced.

Partial FAI is applicable if:

  • a feature of a product is added or modified
  • changes occur in the production process (e.g. tooling, machines, or staff)
  • changes occur in the production documentation
  • If a change occurs at the supplier location

This Partial First Article Inspection requires only a FAI report for the modified feature or the changes made to the production process or documentation process.

FAI is applicable for orders originating from:

  • Purchase
  • Purchase Schedules
  • Production
Master Data setup

The master data set-up is used to enable FAI feature for an item, and create a FAI rule that is used to link an item to a specified business partner, ship to ware house and a standard testing procedure. In Infor LN the fields— item, revision, effectivity unit, business partner, ship to warehouse, and planned receipt date are referred to, as a combination.

Step 1. 

In the First Article Inspection Document Series field in the Quality Management Parameters (qmptc0100m000) session, specify a value. The FAI document numbers start with this series.

Step 2. 

In the Items - Quality Data (qmptc0118m000) session, define the item for which you want the FAI to be enabled and select the First Article Inspection Required check box. You can also specify the owner of the FAI rule, in this session.

Note To enable FAI for an item group, you can select the First Article Inspection Required check box in the Items - Quality Defaults (qmptc0117m000) session.

Step 3. 

In the Testing Combinations (qmptc0111m000) session, link the item with the standard test procedure. The item can also be linked to a quality group.

Step 4. 

In the First Article Inspection Rules (qmptc0116m100) session, create a first article inspection rule for Purchase/ Purchase Schedule/ Production (SFC) origin and the specified combination data.

Note A First Article Inspection Rule acts as a trigger to create the FAI document.