Material Summary

Overview

In the context of inventory and production, materials refer to the raw goods, components or supplies that are used in the manufacturing process to create finished products.

A Material Summary displays the main setup information of a material along with a summary of transactions. It is available from most context menus that include materials.

Navigation

Main Menu > Materials > Setup Materials > Right-click a Material > View Material Summary

View Material Summary

The Material Summary is available from the Material's list view context menu.

Available Tabs

Tab Description
DetailThe information from material setup: Detail (tab).
PricingThe information from material setup: Pricing (tab).
Inventory
  • The information from material setup: Inventory (tab).
  • A graphic representation of the stock movements for the past year.
DependenciesThe information from material setup: Dependencies (tab).
TransactionsA list of all transactions using this material.

Detail (tab)

Tab Description
CodeThe material's code (short description).
UnitA description of the material's unit.
ActiveChecked if the material is Active.
CategoryThe category selected for the material on Detail (tab).
SubcategoryThe subcategory selected for the material on Detail (tab).
CustomerThe customer selected for the material on Detail (tab).
SpecificationAny specification notes filled in on Image & Notes (tab).
InstructionAny instructions filled in on Image & Notes (tab).
ImageAny image uploaded on Image & Notes (tab).

Pricing (tab)

Units & Prices

Field Description
UnitA description of the unit.
Sell Price (Exc)The VAT exclusive Sell Price.
Sell Price (Inc)The VAT inclusive Sell Price.
/QtyThe quantity included in the Sell Price (Quantity per Unit).

Supplier Prices

Field Description
SupplierThe name of the supplier.
Price (Exc)The Supplier's VAT Exclusive price.
Price (Inc)The Supplier's VAT Inclusive price.
/QtyThe quantity included in the price (Quantity per Unit).
UnitA description of the Unit.
TotalThe Price per Unit.

Inventory (tab)

Inventory

Field Description
LocationThe Location of the inventory.
UnitA description of the Unit.
In StockThe Quantity of the material In Stock.
On OrderThe Quantity of the material On Order.
ReservedThe Quantity of the material Reserved.
AvailableThe Quantity of the material Available.
Unit PriceThe Unit Price of the inventory at that location.

Checks

Field Description
DateThe Date of the Stock Check.
LocationThe Location that the stock was in.
UnitA description of the Unit.
Est QtyThe expected quantity from the application (the quantity that should be in stock).
Act QtyThe counted quantity.
Var QtyThe variance: Act Qty - Est Qty.
StatusThe status of the Stock Check (Pending or Complete). Pending Stock Checks are not counted in the quantity in stock.

Movement

  • Chart: A chart depicting stock movements for the past twelve months.

Dependencies (tab)

Tab Description
Field Chooser (*)Lets you add or remove columns.
IDThe system-generated number for the dependency.
Quote No.The Quotation Number that needs this item.
DescriptionThe description of the item that is on the transaction.
CategoryThe transaction's category.
SpecificationDetails of the specification that appears on the Quotation.

Transactions (tab)

Filters

  • Transaction Types: Transaction Types can be filtered by the following options:
  • Dates: Transactions can be filtered by the following dates:
    • No Date (default) shows all transactions
    • Today
    • This week
    • This month
    • This year
    • Fin year

Fields

Field Description
IDThe system-generated number allocated to the transaction.
StatusThe Status of the transaction.
TransA code indicating the Transaction Type.
No.The source document number.
DateThe Date of the transaction.
Created byThe username or Auto for automatically created transactions.
CompanyThe name of the customer or Supplier.
TypeThe impact on stock:
  • Issue
  • Receive
  • Order
  • Reserve
LocationThe Location from where the stock was taken.
QtyThe Quantity of stock.
UnitThe Unit that matches the quantity.
Base QtyThe Stock Quantity in the Base Unit.
Base UnitThe Base Unit (Inventory Unit) indicator.
PriceThe Stock Price.
Total (exc)The transaction Total.
Qty OutThe Reserved Quantity.
Submenu
  • Open Transaction: Opens the original transaction.

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