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Resource Information and Configuration
Material Model
Material Model
Materials are the substances or components that are used to make something else. A material can be a finished product in its own right, or an unprocessed raw material.
Material Definitions
A material definition describes supplies or materials with unique characteristics. Definitions offer a specific defined material to be used in a production process in the creation of a final product.
Material Definition Properties
The Properties tab allows you to add, modify, and delete properties that are specific to the selected material definition, and to view the properties for any associated material classes.

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Resource Information and Configuration
- Resource Information and Configuration
- Material Model
  - Material Model
    Materials are the substances or components that are used to make something else. A material can be a finished product in its own right, or an unprocessed raw material.
    - Add properties or parameters to a resource
    - Make a material property a template for a material lot property
    - Add a material class to a material definition
    - Use custom property types in the material model
    - Material Classes
      A material class is a grouping of common properties that can be applied to material resources.
    - Material Definitions
      A material definition describes supplies or materials with unique characteristics. Definitions offer a specific defined material to be used in a production process in the creation of a final product.
      - Material Definition Details
        The Details tab offers general information about the selected material definition.
      - Material Definition Properties
        The Properties tab allows you to add, modify, and delete properties that are specific to the selected material definition, and to view the properties for any associated material classes.
      - Material Definitions Classes
        The Classes tab allows you to associate one or more material classes with the selected material definition.
    - Material Lots and Sublots
      A lot or a sublot is a quantity of a material definition and is associated with an equipment resource. Lots can be viewed in the Inventory View of an associated material definition or associated equipment instance. The Inventory View is lot-based and sublots are visible only under their associated lot.
- Material Inventory
- Equipment Model
- Production Model
- Events Model
- Event View
- Actuals
- Property Groups and Aspects

Material Definition Properties

The Properties tab allows you to add, modify, and delete properties that are specific to the selected material definition, and to view the properties for any associated material classes.

The following table describes a property specific to material definitions:

Property	Value	Description
Template for Material Lot Property	N/A	Select this check box to make this property available in a material lot.

The following table describes the information available on the Properties tab, where you can configure the values for the property attributes.

Attribute	Value	Description
List	User-defined	Displays a list of properties for the selected resource that can be arranged by name, type, and so on, depending on the property. These properties can be inherited from another resource or created for the current resource.
Add Property	N/A	Click to add a new property.
Delete Property	N/A	Click to remove the selected property.
Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 50 characters	Specifies a display name for the selected property.
Description	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters	Provides more information about a property that a user may find helpful.
Type	System-defined	Specifies the data types of the property. Note: This property cannot be changed if it is inherited from another resource. When you select Browse for class, the Universal Browser appears where you can select an equipment class. This field is not available if the Linked check box is selected.
Value	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0 - 9) up to 8000 characters	Specifies the value for the selected data type. The options available depend on the selected data type.
UoM (Unit of Measure)	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0 - 9) up to 20 characters	Specifies the unit of measure for the data type, such as gallons, inches, tons.