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A material represents a standard item that is used and purchased repeatedly. It is used as a line item in RFxs and auctions and can be added to a bill of materials (BOM). Each material is associated with a plant.

Materials are custom optional data.

This section describes how to create a material.

 

Creating a Material

To create a material:

  1. Select   Setup   Master Data   Materials  .

  2. On the Materials page, choose Create.

  3. On the Creating: Material page, fill in the fields with basic information about the material.

  4. Choose the Manufacturer Parts tab to add one or more manufacturer parts to the material. You use this page to specify a list of manufacturers who can supply the material as well as each manufacturer's part number for the material.

  5. Choose Add.

  6. Fill in the fields in the dialog box for New Manufacturer Part Numbers in New Material.

  7. Choose OK.

  8. Repeat steps 6 through 8 to add additional manufacturer parts.

  9. Save your entries