> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.totalmateria.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.totalmateria.com/total-materia-integrator/creator/data-maintenance/material-release-setup.md). # Material Release Setup Configure Mandatory Departments, Property Groups, Parameters and Properties for Material Approval Material Release Setup section allows users to configure mandatory [departments](/total-materia-integrator/creator.md#account-settings), [property groups](/total-materia-integrator/creator/data-maintenance.md#property-groups), [parameters](/total-materia-integrator/creator/data-maintenance.md#parameters) and [properties](/total-materia-integrator/creator/data-maintenance.md#properties) for each desired [material groups](/total-materia-integrator/creator/data-maintenance.md#material-groups). Once the mandatory properties, groups or parameters are defined, material(s) cannot be released unless all previously defined mandatory requirements are fulfilled for the material.

**Figure 1:** Screenshot of Material Release Setup in Data Maintenance section

Configure mandatory attributes (property groups, parameters, and properties) for each material group by clicking the

button available for each attribute and material group. To define mandatory property group(s) for desired material group, select the desired group(s) from multi-selecte checklist and click

button.

**Figure 2:** Screenshot of Material Release Setup and defined mandatory property groups for Metals

To define mandatory parameters for desired material group, select the desired group(s) from multi-selecte checklist and click

button.

**Figure 3:** Screenshot of Material Release Setup and defined mandatory parameters for Metals

To define mandatory parameter(s) for desired material group, select the desired group(s) from multi-selecte checklist and click

button.

**Figure 4:** Screenshot of Material Release Setup and defined mandatory properties for Metals

Materials cannot be released unless all selected mandatory attributes are populated for the respective material. If any of the mandatory attribute is missing, a notification message will be displayed informing the user which attribute needs to be populated before the material can be released.