Create Materials

Working with materials and their data begins by creating a material entry with a defined taxonomy, assigned company departments, and all necessary information, which will ensure efficient material management and searchability throughout the system.

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Navigate to Materials in Creator section

Navigate to the Materials section under the Creator section in Total Materia Integrator. Before proceeding with material creation, make sure the material does not already exist in the system by performing a search.

Figure 1: Screenshot of Creator section and Materials subsection

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Click the "Create new material" button

Click "CREATE NEW MATERIAL" located at the upper-right of the Materials section.

Figure 2: Screenshot of Creator section and Create New Material window

3

Specify Material designation and other key data

Populate mandatory and optional material information.

Basic Information

• Material Designation (mandatory): Unique material designation (e.g. 316, 2024, Makrolon 3107) serving as a primary identifier within the system.

• Alternative Designation (optional): An additional or alternative designation — such as a supplier, local, or trend-specific name, that can improve material searchability within the system.

• Standard (mandatory): Indicates the specific material standard. Typically labeled as "Internal" for materials governed by internal standards.

• Material Group (mandatory): Specifies the material’s classification within the defined drop down structure. It enables greater material consistency, more effective filtering and search, and ensures that appropriate property sets are automatically assigned to the material. Multiple material group levels can be defined (up to four levels) to provide more detailed granularity. (e.g. Metals / Ferrous Alloys / Stainless steels, Metals / Nonferrous Alloys / Nickel / Nickel alloy or Polymers / Plastics, thermoplasts). To see in more detail how to add/edit material group, click this link.

Figure 3: Screenshot of Basic Information from the Material Information window

It is crucial to make an accurate selection of the material group during this process (first level of classification). While materials can be moved between sub-groups, transferring them across main groups is not allowed.

Before proceeding to the next step, the material must be created by clicking the "Save" button. By saving the material, it will be automatically assigned with a "Material ID", "Data Modified" and "Version". For detailed explanation on versions and release status of material, click this link.

Additional Information

Additional Information encompasses all optional, customizable data fields defined by users. These fields can include text entries, numeric values, hyperlinks, or multi-select dropdown lists. Common examples of Additional information data are material status, part number, material code, material price, SAP links, and reference numbers, etc. To see in detail how to add/edit parameters, click this link.

Figure 4: Screenshot of Additional Information from the Material Information window

Departments

Departments are customizable material departments defining the company-specific governance for managing materials. Assigning different Department values (CAD, CAE, Quality etc.) limits material visibility to designated company departments only. For more details on how to configure departments, please click this link.

Figure 5: Screenshot of Departments from the Material Information window