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alias: user-guide-remove-material-from-container
description: "This documentation details the process of removing a material from a container"
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# Remove Material from Container

:lock: Material.**RemoveFromContainer**

## Overview

This operation is used to remove a **Material** from a **Container**.

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

* The **Material** is Active and it is associated with a **Container**.
* The **Material** is not In Transit.
* The System State of the **Container** is Available.
* The Position Unit Type of the **Container** must be **Material**.
* The **Material** being removed from the **Container** cannot have the property Resource Association Type set to Related Container.
* The **Container** Resource Association Type cannot be Related Material.
* If the Top Most **Material** is associated with a **Resource** and its Position Unit Type is **Container**:
    * The **Container** Resource Association Type must be Related Material.
    * The **Container** being removed cannot be the last **Container** associated with the **Resource** for any of the Top Most **Materials** associated with the current **Resource** for all the **Materials** contained in the **Container**.

## Sequence of Steps

1. Verify the **Material** and **Container** information.
2. Optionally, enter a comment.
3. Press **Remove** to complete the operation.

![remove_material_from_container][remove_material_from_container]

[remove_material_from_container]: images/remove_material_from_container.png