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alias: user-guide-change-product
description: "Modify multiple product selections within a material’s resource view for processing"
---

# Change Product

:lock: Material.**ChangeProduct**.

## Overview

This operation is used to change multiple **Products** of a **Material**.

## Setup

No special setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* Material exists and is Active.
* TopMost Material is not *InProcess*, not *OnHold* and not *InTransit*.
* The new Product exists, is Active and Enabled.
* If the Material is associated with a Production Order and if the Production Order has the property *ValidateMaterialProducts* set to true, the new Material Product must be compatible with the Production Order Product.
* If Material is associated with a Production Order, the *IsProductionComplete* property must be false.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1: Materials

1. Once in the **Resource View**, the **Material** dispatch list wil be displayed.  
2. Tick the checkboxes that correspond to the Materials whose **Product** you wish to change and select **Change Product**.

    ![change_product][change_product]

3. Select the new **Product** and click **Next**.

    ![change_product2][change_product2]

### Step 2: Sub-Materials

1. Select a new **Product** from a list of existing products, both for **Material** and sub-material(s).
2. Optionally, enter a comment.
3. Click **Change** to complete the operation.

![change_product3][change_product3]

[change_product]: images/change_product.png
[change_product2]: images/change_product2.png
[change_product3]: images/change_product3.png