Add a new material

Select the button at the right of the material selection field on the General tab of the Product data window. A new window will be displayed, where you can add or edit the materials displayed in the selection list.

Add a new material 

• Select the button New. The fields will be cleared and the cursor placed in the material field.
• Enter a new material. Examples are: SS-316, Stainless steel, Polyethylene, Carbon steel.
• Enter a second material at the field Material1. Give here a material that is useful for your bill of materials or in an other language. Examples are RVS, Roestvast staal, Polyethyleen, Koolstof staal.
• Select the Save button to save the changes.
• Select the Close button, the new created material is now selected in the material selection list.

Note
The most important rules for creating a new material are:
The material must be easy to find back for other users.
Try to reduce the number of materials in the database.
In most cases a product exist of more then one materials, select only the main or most used.

Edit an existing material

• Select a material that you want to edit from the list. The data will now be displayed in the field.
• Move the cursor to the material field, by clicking it.
• Start typing. You will get the question if you want to edit the data. Select the 'Yes' button.
  The changes you make now will also apply for other products that already have this material selected.
• Select the Save button to save the changes.

Delete a material

• Select a material that you want to edit from the list. The data will now be displayed in the field.
• Select the Delete button. You will get a message when this material is linked to a product. In that case you can not delete this material. You will first have to remove it from every product.