Collection Explorer ◢Parts group ◢Material Categories collection

Purpose

Broadly classifies the materials that go into the parts that you buy and build.

Where used

Materials

Data fields

Name

This is the complete name for the material category.

Description

This gives the material category in more detail.

Active: users can select
Default member of collection
Permanent member of collection

See the Managing collections: Common attributes help topic.

Setup

If your organization deals with a wide variety of materials, then you can keep the classifications broad (e.g., "steel") or, at the expense of manageability, more precise (e.g., "high carbon steel"). If your organization only deals with limited types of materials—for instance, polymer resins—then you can have very detailed categories.

Materials declaration reports will use these categories to group materials in your products.

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