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alias: user-guide-manage-material-maps
description: "Manage material maps, adjusting quantities and options within a material’s associated maps"
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# Manage Material Maps

:lock: Material.**ManageMaps**

## Overview

This operation is used to manage the *Maps* of a **Material**.

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

* The **Material** exists and is *Active*.
* The **Material** is currently associated to, at least, one *Map*.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1

1. Open the **Maps** tab and click **Manage**.
2. Select a **Map** from the menu and set the options *Master* and *Merged Map* to true or false, per your preference.
3. Select *Verify* to test whether the quantities are the same between the **Material** and the map, or the *Synchronize* option to match the **Material** and the **Map** quantities.
4. Click **Update** to commit your changes.
5. Once the operation is completed the and the **Map(s)** is/are listed, additional operations will be made available. If you wish to perform other operations on the **Material**, please visit the sections [Verify Map Quantity](verify_map_quantity.md) and [Synchronize Map Quantity](synchronize_map_quantity.md).

![manage_maps][manage_maps]

!!! info
	If it is the first *Map* to be linked with the **Material**, the *Map* will automatically be set as the default *Map* with order 1; otherwise the user is able to set the *Map* as the default *Map*.

[manage_maps]: images/manage_maps.png