Material

the material module holds the master data for every raw material, semi finished good, finished product or packaging component that passes through the shop floor material records are the anchor point for quality specifications, recipes, bills of materials and production order items material classes materials are organized in material classes that group materials by shared characteristics and quality specification templates identified by a unique id supports multi language descriptions (english mandatory) shows all linked materials can be archived and restored (not deleted) includes audit trail creator, last update, timestamp material material holds all the characteristics of the used items in the mantsu suite identified by a unique id linked to one or more material classes has a base unit of measurement (uom) supports uom conversion tables (defined in settings) always start from base uom build a conversion table (e g , kg → g, kg → lbs) preview of the calculated conversions available supports multi language descriptions (english mandatory) shows linked batches in the material screen batches created from a production order gets the production order id as batch id link between batch and production order is visible in that way archivable with audit trail units of measure each material has a base uom (unit of measure), which is used as the default in confirmations or consumptions each material also supports unit conversions , ensuring that confirmations and consumptions in different units can be performed and logged unit conversions can only be created starting from the base uom key principles archive only no deletion, everything can be archived/restored auditability each object tracks creator, editor, and timestamps consistency english descriptions mandatory; uom and types managed via settings traceability batches and sub batches link back to materials and locations