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alias: user-guide-business-workflow-task-material-track-in
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description: "This documentation outlines a task to track a material within a workflow"
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# Track-In

The task allows the user to Track-In a Material.

![Screenshot showing a business workflow task for tracking materials.](images/business_workflow_task_material_track_in.png)

??? example "Example"

    Trigger: 

    - Task Name: `MaterialDispatchPost_1`
    - Meaning: After performing Dispatch Material.
 
    Condition: 

    - Input Expression: `{{$MaterialDispatchPost_1.Material.Step.Name=="Storage Preparation"}}`
    - Meaning: If the Material that was dispatched is at the Storage Preparation Step.

    Action:

    - Input: `{{$MaterialDispatchPost_1.Material}}`
    - Meaning: The Material that was dispatched is tracked in.

## Behavior

The user will define a Material.

## Inputs

| Name            | Data Type  | Description                                                                           |Expression|
| --------------- | ---------- | - |-- |
| `Material`      | `Material` | The Material that will be tracked in                                                  |-`{{$<task_name>.Material}}` </br> - `<material_name>`|
| `Comment`       | `String`   | An optional comment that will be associated with the operation that is being executed ||

## Outputs

| Name            | Data Type  | Description                                                                           |
| --------------- | ---------- | - |
| `Material`      | `Material` | The Material that was tracked in                                                      |
| `Resource`      | `Resource` | The Resource where the material was tracked in                                        |

## Remarks

The Material input can be defined by the user as a simple name or an expression, such as **\{\{\$task.Material\}\}** where `task` is the name of a block that has the Material as input/output.