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alias: user-guide-dependencies
description: "This section displays and manages relationships between materials and their components"
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# Dependencies

The **Dependencies** section is displayed in the **Material** Details View page and enables the user to visualize the relation between a certain **Material** and its predecessors (components).

In addition, it enables the user to manage and edit these **Dependencies**. For more information on the **Manage Dependencies** operation, visit the page [Manage Dependencies](../../../business-data/material/manage_material_dependencies.md).

![material_dependencies]

[material_dependencies]: ../../images/material_dependencies.png