Material Groups

The Material Groups section of the Data Maintenance allows users to create and edit material groups, define their display order in material drop-down lists, and assign property groups to each material group. The system also allows users to configure up to four levels of material classification (e.g. Metals / Ferrous Alloys / Steels / Stainless Steels) or define only top-level material groups, such as Metals, Polymers, etc.

To create a new material group or edit/delete an existing one, simply click the "ADD MATERIAL GROUP" or buttons in the interface.

To search for existing material groups, enter the full or partial material group name in the text box.

Clicking the "ADD MATERIAL GROUP" button opens a new window in which users can either assign a subgroup (2^nd, 3^rd, or 4^th classification level) to an existing main material groups or define a main material group by clicking slider to the right.

"Material group" text box, in which the material group name is defined, is mandatory and must be populated when adding both parent and child material groups. To add a material subgroup (child group), the main material group must be selected in drop-down list.

To assign desired property groups to existing material groups, click the link for each material group. This will open a window in which multiple property groups can be selected.

To order main material groups, click the link, located in the upper-right corner. This will open a window in which ordering of material groups is done by clicking the arrows on the right.