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alias: user-guide-material-defects-mark-as-not-fixable
description: "This documentation details marking a material defect as unfixable with specific steps"
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# Mark Material Defect as Not Fixable

:lock: MaterialDefect.**MarkAsNotFixable**

## Overview

This operation is used to classify a specific **Material Defect** as Not Fixable.

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

* The **Material** exists and it is Active.
* The **Material** must have open defects (Open Defect Count must be higher than zero).

## Sequence of Steps

1. Open the **Material** and navigate to the **Defects** view.
2. Select a **Material Defect** from the **Defects** panel on the left side of the screen.
3. Select the **Mark as Not Fixable** button on the top ribbon.
4. Provide the required information, based on how the defect is associated:
      * If the defect applies to the **Material** (Sub-Material is not defined), provide a Scrap Reason and any applicable Loss Classifications, as defined in the **Step** of the **Material**. In this case the whole **Material** will be terminated.
      * If the defect applies to the Sub-Material:
        * If the Sub-Material exists and is Active, provide a Scrap Reason and any applicable Loss Classifications, as defined in the **Step** of the Sub-Material. In this case, only this Sub-Material will be terminated.
        * If the Sub-Material does not exist in the system, select which Scrap Units the Loss applies to (if the **Material** has Primary and Secondary Units defined), and provide a Scrap Reason along with any applicable Loss Classifications, as defined in the **Step** of the **Material**. In this case, only one unit of the **Material** is scrapped for either the Primary Quantity or the Secondary Quantity (if they exist).
5. Verify the information and enter a Closing Remark if needed.
6. Select the **Mark as Not Fixable** button to complete the operation.

![Screenshot showing a UI button labeled "Mark as Not Fixable".](../images/mark_material_defect_as_not_fixable.png)