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pdfexport: true
module: Electronics
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tutorial: deepdive
alias: tutorials-start-materials-reassignment
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# Tutorial: Start Material Reassignment

## Objective

Learn how to reassign materials from one Production Order to another, ensuring they are correctly transferred and aligned with the target production context.

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## Step 1: Validate Preconditions

Before starting the reassignment process, ensure the following conditions are met:

- The Product is configured with:
    - `MaterialStartMode = Reassignment`

- The target Production Order has:
    - A defined **Flow Path**
    - A defined **Facility**

- The following configurations are available:
    - **BOM**
    - **BOM Context**

- The materials to be reassigned:
    - Are at the **last step of their current flow**
    - Belong to a Product included in the BOM of the target Production Order

> If these conditions are not met, the reassignment will not be allowed.

## Step 2: Select the Target Production Order

- Navigate to **Production Orders**
- Open the Production Order where you want to reassign materials

![Production Order View](images/poreassign.png)

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## Step 3: Start Materials

- Click the **Start Materials** action

- The reassignment wizard will open

![Start Materials Reassign Wizard](images/reassigndialog.png)

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## Step 4: Select Materials to Reassign

- In the **Scan Materials** section:
    - Select or scan the materials to be reassigned

![Dialog Materials](images/dialogmaterials.png)

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## Step 5: Execute Reassignment

- In the wizard, click **Reassign**

- A confirmation message is displayed indicating success

![Material reassigned to new Production Order](images/success.png)

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## Step 6: Validate Source Production Order

- Return to the original Production Order

- Confirm that:
    - The material is no longer **Active**

![Production Order - Not Active Material](images/notactive.png)

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## Step 7: Validate Target Production Order

- Return to the target Production Order

- Confirm that:
    - The material is now listed
    - The material state is **Active**

![Production Order View](images/assignedend.png)

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## Expected Result

- Material is successfully reassigned to the new Production Order
- Material is no longer active in the original Production Order
- Material reflects the new Product, Flow, and Step
- The original Production Order **Completed Quantity remains unchanged**

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## Frequent Configuration Questions

### Why can't I reassign a material?

Verify the following:

- The material is at the last step of its current flow.
- The BOM configuration is valid for the target Production Order.

### Why is the material not being updated correctly after reassignment?

Validate that the Product and Flow configurations are correctly defined and compatible with the target Production Order.

### Why is the reassignment option not available?

Check that the Product is configured with `MaterialStartMode = Reassignment`.