You post a goods receipt for a purchase order item.

When a quality certificate is mandatory (set in the quality info record, transaction QI01) but no GR inspection lot is created (inspection type 01 inactive in the material master), the system handles the missing certificate as follows:

The Goods Receipt is Posted to Blocked Stock (B): If the certificate is required (e.g., "Certificate Check" active in QI01) and not received (transaction QC55), the GR (transaction MIGO) posts the material to blocked stock (movement type 103/105 process). This is standard behavior to prevent unrestricted use until the certificate is confirmed, even without an inspection lot (SPRO > QM > Quality Certificates > Procurement > DefineControl Keys).

Unrestricted Use Stock (A): This would occur only if no certificate check was enforced, contradicting the premise.

Quality Notification Created Automatically (C): Notifications require manual creation or specific Customizing (e.g., defect recording), not automatic generation here.

Missing Certificate Escalated (D): Escalation is not a standard SAP term or process in this context; it implies custom workflow not present in standard QM.

Thus, "The goods receipt is posted to blocked stock" is the correct answer.References: SAP Help Portal - "Certificate Processing at Goods Receipt"; SAP S/4HANA QM User Guide - "Stock Posting".