---
alias: user-guide-special-manage-qualification-materials
tags:
- maintenance
description: This documentation details how to perform the Special Manage Qualification Materials operation, which allows you to assign materials to each individual MAO Qualification Check. The maintenance activity order must have the maintenance type set to qualification.
---

# Special Manage Qualification Materials

:lock: MaintenanceActivityOrder.**AssignMaterialsToQualification**

:lock: MaintenanceActivityOrder.**ManageQualificationMaterials**

## Overview

This operation is used to manage Qualification Materials in a **Maintenance Activity Order** (**MAO**). If you want to assign or unassign **Materials** to each individual **MAO Qualification Check**, use the [[user-guide-special-manage-qualification-materials]] operation.

## Preconditions

* The **MAO** exists and is Active.
* The **MAO** Maintenance Type is set to Qualification.
* The **MAO** Material Type Restriction Mode is set to Require Specific.
* The **MAO** Execution State is Requested, Approved, Released, In Progress, or Waiting For Acceptance.
* There must be at least one **MAO** **Qualification Check** whose system state is neither Completed or Obsolete.
* The **Material** exists, is Active, and Non-Template.
* The **Material** is Top-Most and not in an Off-Flow (either Temporary Off-Flow or Rework).
* The **Material** Pick List Item Count must be empty.
* The **Material** In Transfer Order Item must be empty.
* If the **Material** is associated with a **Resource**, and the state of the **Material** is Consumable, Durable, Dispatched, In Process, or the property In Store is set to `true`, the **Resource** Inventory Locked must be `false`.
* The **Material** Is Approved property must not be set to `false`.
* The **Material** Expiration Date is `null`, or if defined, it must be in the future.
* The Source Material Floor Life must be valid. This condition is met if any of the following applies:
    * Floor Life Remaining Hours is `null`; or
    * Floor Life Remaining Hours is greater than `0` and the Floor Life Counter State is Stopped; or
    * The Floor Life Counter State is Running, and the Floor Life Remaining Hours - calculated as `Floor Life Remaining Hours - (Now() - Floor Life Open Date)` - is greater than `0`.
* The **Material Product** must not be blocked or if blocked, the **Material** property Override Product Block must be `true`.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1: Materials

1. Select a **MAO** that matches the preconditions above.
2. On the top ribbon, select the **Manage** dropdown, then choose **Special Manage Materials**. Alternatively, go to the **Materials** section, open the **Manage** dropdown, and select **Special Manage Materials**.
3. In the **Manage Qualification Materials** wizard, assign or unassign the required **Materials** using the :material-plus: and :material-trash-can: icons. When a **Material** is selected, its details are displayed in the panel below.
4. Optionally, enter a comment.
5. Select **Next** to assign the **Materials** to each individual **Qualification Check**.

![Screenshot of the Special Manage Qualification Materials wizard where the user can select any Material that will later be associated with each individual MAO Qualification Check](images/special_manage_qualification_materials_step_materials.png)

### Step 2: Qualification Checks

1. For each Qualification Check associated with the current MAO, provide:

    * New State - select the state of the Qualification Check execution, which can be Started, In Progress, or In Verification.
    * Material - choose the Material that will be associated with the current Qualification Check.

2. Optionally, enter a comment.
3. Select **Update** to complete the operation.

![Screenshot of the Special Manage Qualification Materials wizard where the user can select any Material that will later be associated with each individual MAO Qualification Check](images/special_manage_qualification_materials_step_qualification_checks.png)