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Tutorial: Start Materials Creation#

Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

Objective#

Learn how to start materials for a Production Order, ensuring they are correctly created or assigned and aligned with production requirements.

Step 1: Select the Production Order#

  • Navigate to Production Orders
  • Open the Production Order where you want to start materials

Production Order View

Step 2: Start Materials#

  • Click the Start Materials action

  • The material start wizard will open

Start Material Wizard

Step 3: Define Material Quantity#

  • Enter the quantity to be created or assigned

  • Adjust quantity based on production constraints:

    • Use Fit to panel size

      • Automatically adjusts quantity to match valid multiples based on the expansion factor

    • Use Allow mismatch with expansion factor

      • Enabled: allows any quantity
      • Disabled: only valid multiples of the expansion factor are allowed

Available from SMT Template version 3.4.0 onwards

Fit to Panel Size button

Step 4: Confirm Material Creation / Assignment#

  • Review the information in the wizard

  • Click Finish

  • A confirmation message is displayed indicating success

Materials Created after Start Materials

Step 5: Validate Result#

  • Return to the Production Order

  • Confirm that:

  • The material is now listed under the Production Order

  • The material state is Active

Confirm Assigned Materials in the Production Order

Expected Result#

  • Materials are successfully created or assigned to the Production Order
  • Materials are set to Active
  • The Production Order Completed Quantity remains unchanged

Frequent Configuration Questions#

Why can't I start materials for a Production Order?#

Verify that the user has the required permission:

  • SMT.StartMaterialsForProductionOrder

Why is the generated quantity incorrect?#

Review the configuration of:

  • The expansion factor settings.
  • The expansion factor toggle and its intended behavior.

Why is the "Fit to Panel Size" option not working?#

Ensure that the form configured in /SMT/StartMaterialsForProductionOrder/Form/ matches the form configured in the SMTMaterialExpandContext Smart Table.

Why are materials not being created?#

Validate the product configuration and confirm that the MaterialStartMode attribute is correctly defined.