Material Definitions define which material is being consumed or produced in the manufacturing process. This needs to be defined separately on the Bus so that the information can be transferred between the source and destination.
Select the Master Data tab.
Click Material Definition.
A list of the existing material definitions is shown.
Click Add.
Enter a Name for the material definition.
Select a Material Class.
Select a Unit of Measure.
Enter a description in the default language.
Select the Properties tab.
Click Add.
Select a property from the drop-down list.
The Data Type, Weight and Default Unit of Measure are automatically filled in.
If required, select a different Unit of Measure.
Enter a value for the property.
Click OK.
Add any more properties that are required.
If required, materials can have more than one UoM. This allows different materials to be compared . For example, for material A a Packet may be equivalent to 100 grams, whereas for material B a Packet may be equivalent to 150 grams.
Select the Alternative Units of Measure tab.
Click Add.
Select a Unit of Measure.
Enter a Conversion Factor and Conversion Offset.
For example, in temperature the calculation to convert °C to °F is
°F = (°C x 1.8) + 32
Therefore, if your base UoM was °C then, as an alternative UoM, °F would have:
Conversion Factor: 1.8
Conversion Offset: 32
Click OK.
The alternative UoM is saved.
Click Save.
The material definition is saved.
Select the Master Data tab.
Click Material Definition.
A list of the existing material definitions is shown.
Click Edit.
Make required changes.
Click Save.
The material definition is updated.
Select the Master Data tab.
Click Material Definition.
Select a material definition.
Click Delete.
Click Yes to confirm.
The material definition is deleted.
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