Material Overview 
Definition
Overview of the materials that were selected or costed.
Use
You can display the material overview in accordance with the following:
A cost estimate with quantity structure (via
Goto
Material overview
)
The material selection for a costing run (in the Costing results screen area)
The BOM explosion for a costing run (in the Costing results screen area)
Structure
The following information is displayed for each material:
Material and plant
Number of system messages
Costing lot size and unit of measure
Material component indicator
If this indicator is set, the material was included in the cost estimate as a material component (without its own BOM).
If this indicator is not set, the material was included in the cost estimate as an assembly (with its own BOM).
Description of material
If the material has already been costed with a quantity structure or within a costing run, you can go to the cost estimate by double-clicking on the material. For more information, see Analyzing the Results .