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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.

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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 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.

A material definition can have multiple material classes associated with it, and inherits all of the properties defined for those material classes. You can also add properties directly to the material definition. A material definition can also stand alone with no associated material classes.

A material definition does not have to be a physical object, but can be characteristics of an object.

An example of a material definition is all of the components used to create the seat of a bicycle.