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Insert Material into Line#

🔒 Material.InsertIntoLine

Overview#

This operation is used to insert a Material into a parent Material that is tracked-in (in process) at a Line. As a naming convention, the Material to be inserted is called Child Material and the Material where the Material will be inserted is called Parent Material.

Setup#

No special setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

Preconditions#

  • Both the Parent Material and Child Material:

    • Are TopMost, Active and Non-Template
    • Are not on Hold or Stored
    • Do not have a FutureAction set
    • Are not a part of a Pick List or a Transfer Order
    • Must be in a Line Step
    • The TargetQuantity must be null
    • Have the same Facility, Step, Flow, Flow Path
    • Have the same PrimaryUnits and SecondaryUnits
  • Regarding the Child Material:

    • It's in state Queued
    • It's Dispatchable
    • If the PendingReworkReturn property is true, the Child Material can only be inserted via Special Insert Material Into Line and it must be inserted into the LineReworkStep in a Material that has the same LineReworkReturnFlowVersion. Note by design at this time, the Resource is not being enforced.

Note

Because this is a more restricted and lightweight operation, there are some checks that are not performed by design (e.g.: certifications, maintenance, product blocks, time-constraints, material dependencies).

  • Regarding the Parent Material:

    • It's in state InProcess
    • If the Parent Material has an Experiment, the Child Material must have the same Experiment property defined.
  • Regarding the Resource current processing the Parent Material:

    • Must be TopMost and of processing type Line
    • Must be Active and Non-Template
    • Must have the System State Up
    • The Inventory Locked must be false
    • The Resource Enable SubTrackin property must be true
    • If the Child Material RequiredResource is set, the Parent Material Resource must be equal to that Required Resource
  • Regarding the destination Flow Path where the Child Material will be inserted:

    • In the Parent Material structure Material Line Steps, there must be a valid active Material Line Step with a reference to that Flow Path
    • The relationship Parent Material Form to Child Material Form must be defined in the MaterialForm table

Sequence of Steps#

Step 1#

  1. Select a Child Material matching the pre-conditions outlined above. Select Insert Material Into Line from the top ribbon.
  2. Select a Resource matching the pre-conditions outlined above.
  3. Select a Parent Material currently in state InProcess at the Resource where the Child Material will be inserted.
  4. Review the information and select Insert to complete the transaction.

    Screenshot showing a UI with "Available Resources" and "Resource needed" labels, illustrating the step to select resources for insertion.

Info

For more information, see the Line Material Tracking tutorial.