Material management is part of the QM module in the laboratory database or part of the QM database.

Create and Edit Materials

• Navigate to your laboratory database: Navigation bar → QM → Materials.
• In the material management view, you can add new materials using the button Add Material.
• To edit an existing material, use the icon next to the respective material to directly access the edit view.

Alternatively, navigate to the material's detail view and select * Edit Material *.

In the edit view, you can enter the material details:

• Name (Required): The name of the material.
• Category: Customizable category of the material. Instructions for creating/editing categories can be found at Create/Edit/Delete Categories.
• Tags: One or more tags for subcategorization.
• Responsible (Required): Selection from LDB accounts specifying who is responsible for the material.
• Employee: Optional deputy responsible.
• Manufacturer: Can be selected from customers in the supplier/manufacturer category. Details on adding customers can be found at Create/edit/delete customer.
• Manufacturer Location: Default manufacturer location of the material, adjustable per batch.
• Location: Default storage location of the material.
• Unit: The unit of the material (e.g., kg, mL, pieces).
• Amount: Standard batch size, modifiable per batch.
• Quantity per Sample: A factor to calculate how much of a batch remains available after being used in samples.
  • Example: A full batch contains 100 mL and the factor = 10. After use in 8 samples, 80% of the batch is consumed.
  • Details on batch consumtion can be found at Linking materials with parameters
• Equipment category: If selected, an inspection tool of this category can be assigned to batches of this material.
• Status:
  • For created materials: Batches can be added and used.
  • For completed materials: No new batches can be added, but existing ones can still be used.
  • For locked materials: No new batches can be added, and existing batches can no longer be used.
• Additional Master Data Fields: Additional fields can be added upon request. Contact your laboratory database administrator. A full overview of configurable master data options can be found at Configurable attribute fields in the LABORDATENBANK.

On the right, you can upload files/documents related to the material. Batch-specific certificates can be uploaded in the batch section. See instructions at Manage/Create/Edit/Delete Batches.

Additionally, you can configure who can view the respective material.

Delete Material

If no batches have been added to a material, it can be deleted. Navigate to the edit view of the material and select Delete Material.