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description: "This guide illustrates how to associate a material with a container"
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# How to: Add a Material to a Container

### 1\. Go to the Business Data menu.

![Howto addmaterialstocontainer image 1](../../../images/howto_addmaterialstocontainer_image_1.png)

### 2\. Select the Material entity.

You can also mange the Materials in a Container through the container object it self. This guide walks you trough the process considering a Material's point of view.

![Howto addmaterialstocontainer image 2](../../../images/howto_addmaterialstocontainer_image_2.png)

### 3\. Select the desired Material.

![Howto addmaterialstocontainer image 3](../../../images/howto_addmaterialstocontainer_image_3.png)

### 4\. Select the More button.

![Howto addmaterialstocontainer image 4](../../../images/howto_addmaterialstocontainer_image_4.png)

### 5\. Select the Add option under the Container Section.

![Howto addmaterialstocontainer image 5](../../../images/howto_addmaterialstocontainer_image_5.png)

### 6\. Under the Add Material to Container wizard select an available Container.

For more information, see [Add Material to Container - Critical Manufacturing Documentation Portal](https://help.criticalmanufacturing.com/userguide/business-data/material/add_material_to_container/)

![Howto addmaterialstocontainer image 6](../../../images/howto_addmaterialstocontainer_image_6.png)

### 7\. Select the Add button.

![Howto addmaterialstocontainer image 7](../../../images/howto_addmaterialstocontainer_image_7.png)