You can find the module Material in the main menu under Master Data / Material.

Definition

The material master data contains all the required information for a material in one data record.

Usage

You can enter and change most of the data contained in a material master record. There is also information that is only created by the system.

Structure

Rough classification of materials according to the following criteria:

Material according to intended use

• raw materials
• intermediate material
• finished products

 

Material by Warehouse Management

• Without Warehouse Management
• With inventory management but without lot
• Warehouse and batch management

Creating a new Material

1. Click on the New Button in the toolbar.
2.   Enter a Material Number and a Material Description.
   Note: When assigning material numbers, make sure that they are unique.
3. (Optional) Further entries and general conditions can be freely selected and assigned.
4. Save your entries .

Name	Data type	Description
Material-No.	Text	Unique number of the material.
Material Desc. 1	Text	Material description
Material Desc. 2	Text	Material description
Material Desc. 3	Text	Material description
Material Group	Selection	Grouping of similar materials.
Base Unit of Measure (UOM)	Selection	SI Unit of the material.
Net Weight	Number	Total weight of the product excluding its packaging.
Gross Weight	Number	Total weight of the product including its packaging.
Production Weight	Number
Comment	Text	Comment of the user.
Density [g/dm³]	Number	Mass density of the material in weight per volume.
Aktive	Boolean	Material is aktive and can be used.
Lot Managed	Boolean
No negative Stock	Boolean
In Storage Location	Selection
Out Storage Location	Selection
GMP-Material Group	Selection
Inventory Management Type	Selection
Facility Management Type	Selection
Min. Stock Quantity	Number
Opt. Stock Quantity	Number
Production Material	Text
Storage Life	Number
Usage Purchase Order	Boolean
Usage Sales Order	Boolean
Usage Own Product	Boolean
Usage in Workflow	Boolean
Manage Contractor Stock	Boolean
Petroleum Group	Selection
Ambient Density	Number
Label	Text
Is an Intermediate	Boolean	Product that is not completely finished and is later processed into finished products.
Created on	Date	The time at which the material was created.
Created by	Text	User who added the material.
Updated on	Date	Time at which the material was edited.
Updated by	Text	User who edited the material.

 

Material by usage

Material by usage can be input material or intermediate material - this is marked with flag.

Mixed materials exist only limited time during production as intermediate stage on way to final product.

Material by storage handling

without stock management
Water is sample of material where only quantity is matter, there is no input orders or lots.

with stock management but without lot
This is material where lot managment is not requiered or material not have lot no.

stock management and lot
this is most common case where material have stock management and lot tracking and lot is a part of final prodcut lot composition