Material Definitions Overview

This article covers the following topics:

• What is a material definition?
• Accessing material definitions
• Material definitions tabs
• Next steps

What is a material definition?

In the Tempo Manufacturing Cloud, material definitions allow users to set up material master data, including attributes like units of measure, conversion factors (if applicable), shelf life, and other information. The material definition data acts as a foundation for other feature usage such as material inventory or procedure template creation.

Before a material definition can be configured, an applicable material class and subclass must exist in the system. For more information on creating material classes and subclasses, refer to the Creating, Editing, & Deleting a Material Class or Subclass article.

Accessing material definitions

From the left navigation panel, click cloud Tempo > Materials > Material Definitions. A list of configured material definitions displays.

From this list, users can access the following functions:

• View, search, create, edit, and deactivate material definition information
  • To view material definitions that have been removed from the system, click more_vert More Options > Show deleted definitions.
• Customize filter views to fit display preferences
  • Click Columns to select which material definition columns to display in the list.
  • Columns reflect specific information stored on a material definition within the system, including information such as Name, Material ID, Quantity Available, and more.
  • Click filter_list Filter next to a column of your choice, then select a filter criteria and enter a term in the search bar.
  • Click Reset Filters to reset the filter view.
• Import and export material definitions, material lots, and material sublots data
  • For more information on importing and exporting material definition data, refer to the Importing & Exporting Material Definitions, Lots & Sublots article.

Material definitions tabs

The following tabs display on a material definition object within Tempo:

Material Info tab

From this tab, users can view and edit general information about the material definition.

Material Lots tab

From this tab, users can view and allocate material lot and sublot inventory for the material definition. For more information on adding a lot or sublot to a material definition, refer to the Adding a Lot or Sublot to a Material Definition article.

Custom Properties tab

VERSION NOTE:
Available in Tempo v7.0.X and subsequent releases.
From this tab, users can view and update the definition-level custom properties for this material definition.

Attached Procedures tab

From this tab, users can view a list of procedures that use and reference the material definition in the system. To view the details of an attached procedure, click the procedure link from the Title column. The procedure opens in a new Google Chrome browser tab.

Compatible Locations tab

VERSION NOTE:
Available in Tempo v7.0.X and subsequent releases.
From this tab, users can view a list of compatible locations. To view the details of a compatible location, click the name of the location. The location object opens in a new Google Chrome browser tab.

Alternate Units of Measure tab

VERSION NOTE:
Available in Tempo v7.0.X and subsequent releases. Switching to an alternative unit of measure is only possible via ERP integration as of Tempo v7.0.0.
From this tab, users can set up one or many alternate units of measurement for the given material.

Inventory Usage Log tab

From this tab, users can view, search, and filter through a list of user actions previously completed in the system that are related to the material definition's inventory (e.g., lot/sublot creation). To print a copy of the log's current list view, click print Print.

History tab

From this tab, users can view, search, and filter through an audit log of historical data changes made to the material definition itself (e.g., the timestamp of when the definition was created). Options to export or print the information from this tab are available via the more_horiz More Options icon.

Next steps

Review the articles below to learn more about material definitions and lots/sublots.

• Creating, Editing & Deactivating a Material Definition
• Adding a Lot or Sublot to a Material Definition
• Importing & Exporting Material Definitions, Lots & Sublots