Material Entity - Automatic Split#

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When the split is automatic, the system does not fetch the Name Generator name in the DEE Action code. Instead, the system uses the available Configurations in this path /Cmf/System/Configuration/Business/NameGenerators/.

The list of Name Generator entries means that you can create those entities and a name will be created automatically. This is not to say that you cannot name the entities yourself, but you do not have to because the system already provides this configuration for you.

Take for example the creation of a Split at Track-out, this being a new concept, it has its very own Configuration for the name generation.

If you consider a Partial Track-Out, you are processing Material, and you want part of that Material to move forward while the rest remains where it is.

Therefore, you will use the configuration SplitAndTrackOut, which you can edit to use the Name Generator of your choice.

For the purpose of this example, the Value field was edited to use the Name Generator called SplitAndTrackOutNameGenerator:

Looking at the Name Generator in question, in the Tokens section, it is possible to see the structure that the new Partial Track-Out Material will have:

The Tokens and the Name Generator used here are different from the one used for the Manual Split use case. However, the Material has been kept so the difference in the name will be more clearly perceptible:

You should start by confirming that the Step of your Material allows split and track out. If it does not, simply edit the Step so that the Use Split and Track-Out option is set to true:

This means that when you tack out your Material you will be asked about the split information, or the amount you want to send forward. Additionally, in this wizard you can already see that the name can be automatically generated:

Moreover, by using the available Configuration, with the desired Name Generator, we have a new Material with a new unique name following the configured tokens (see above):

The full details of the new Material, including the Primary Quantity, can be seen here:

You should now continue with the reading of Creating an Entity - MAO.