Bench Blend Samples

You can create samples for trial blends as you can for real blend lots. After you create a trial blend, specify the input lots, and calculate the output lot, you can enter bench blend information and request samples for the bench blend. The system stores sample data for trial blends in the Sample Detail table (F3712).

When you request bench blend samples, you can also specify tests to be performed. The system retains a history of results that are associated with a bench blend sample. The system does not maintain what-if results that are entered without a sample. The system does not apply sample consolidation rules to bench blend samples because the trial blend is based on a recipe.

You can also specify additional volume to be collected from input vessels whether they contribute to the trial blend or not. Wine-makers use this additional volume to experiment with blending options. You cannot request tests for additional volume samples, but you can enter results for real lots using a configured operation with base operation type QA or ADMIN.

Additional volume cannot be collected from virtual lots. The system does not generate sample data for virtual lots.

After creating additional volume samples, you can cancel or delete them using the Edit Samples and Results program. You can cancel bench blend samples, but you cannot delete them. Changes to a lot with a sample do not affect the sample. To obtain a sample from the most current lot, you must cancel or delete the sample and create a new sample for the changed lot.

Note: It is best practice to refresh lots before requesting sample to ensure that the sample is created based on the most current lot information.

Bench blend and additional volume samples use the default setup for sample containers from the blend facility. If the unit of measure for the sample differs from the unit of measure for the container, the system converts the unit of measure of the sample to that of the container.