---
alias: user-guide-container-index
description: "A container manages material placement within a defined space and unit system"
---

# Container

:lock: Container.**Show**

## Overview

A **Container** is an object which holds **Material** at a given position within the **Container**.

A **Container** has a capacity of positions available of a given **Material** unit. A **Container** can hold multiple **Materials**, but only one **Material** at each position. Each position is identified by an unique number and has a capacity defined in terms of some specified units.

![Container Schematic][containerSchematic]

A **Container** can be associated to a **Resource** in case that the **Resource** has the position units types defined in a particular **Container** type.

## State Model

The **Container** has a system defined state model as shown in the next picture

```mermaid
graph TD
    Start -->|Create Container| A1
    A1[Available] -->|Make Container Unavailable| A2[Unavailable]
    A2 -->|Make Container Available| A1
    A1 -->|Ship Material| L1[In Transit]
    L1 --->|Unship Material<br>Receive Material| A1

classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_state color:#000, fill:#d7e4bd, stroke:#000, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, font-weight:300;
classDef mermaid_initial_state fill:#d7e4bd,stroke:#92d050,stroke-width:3px,color:#000;
classDef mermaid_final_state fill:#a7e2f2,stroke:#65CDE8,stroke-width:3px,color:#000;
class Start mermaid_start
class A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12 mermaid_initial_state
class L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,L6 mermaid_entitylinked
```

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
graph TD
    L1[Sub Container] === Main[Container]
    Main --- A3[Facility]
    Main --- N1[Material Container]
    N1 --- A1[Material]
    Main --- N2[Container Resource]
    N2 --- A2[Resource]

classDef mermaid_title color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, font-weight:200;
classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
classDef mermaid_businessdata color:#000, fill:#65CDE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_nonbusinessdata color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#B7DEE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entity color:#000, fill:#FB9F53, stroke:#FB9F53, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_context color:#000, fill:#B9CDE5, stroke:#B9CDE5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_optional color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
class Main mermaid_entity
class A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12 mermaid_businessdata
class L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,L6,L7,L8,L9 mermaid_entitylinked
class C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6 mermaid_context
class N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6 mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/container"
click A1 "../../business-data/material"
click A2 "../../business-data/resource"
click A3 "../../business-data/facility"
click L1 "../../business-data/container"
```

## Sequence Of Steps

The necessary steps for correctly using a **Container** are the following:

1. Create a **Facility**.
2. Create the **Container**.

!!! info
	May also be useful to look at the [Remote Shipping](../../../tutorials/modules/materials-and-containers/remoteshipping.md) tutorial.

[containerSchematic]: ../../images/container_schematic.png

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