Carrying Over Materials, Material Suppliers, and Material Colors Using the Carry Over Function
Using the Carry Over function, you can carry over materials, material suppliers, and material colors. This action starts in the destination materials tracker and pulls items from the source materials tracker. This action also carries over the items and collection link values. The collection object for the destination tracker must be at the same level or higher in the type hierarchy than the collection object for the source tracker.
Carry Over Materials
To carry over materials, do the following:
1. From the Actions list on the destination materials tracker, select Carry Over: Materials.
2. On the Carryover Materials: Choose Collection page, from the Materials Tracker list, select a materials tracker.
3. Select the checkboxes next to the materials to carry over and click Select.
◦ The selected materials appear as highlighted rows on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page for the destination materials tracker.
◦ The Material to Collection link values are copied from the source materials tracker.
Carry Over Material Suppliers
To carry over material suppliers, do the following:
1. From the Actions list on the destination materials tracker, select Carry Over: Material Suppliers.
2. On the Carryover Material Suppliers: Choose Collection page, from the Materials Tracker list, select a materials tracker.
3. Select the checkboxes next to the material suppliers to carry over and click Select.
◦ The selected material suppliers appear as highlighted rows on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page for the destination materials tracker.
◦ The Material Supplier to Collection link values are copied from the source materials tracker.
◦ If the material is not associated to the destination materials tracker, the system adds the material to the destination materials tracker and copies the Material to Collection link values from the source materials tracker.
Carry Over Material Colors
To carry over material colors, do the following:
1. From the Actions list on the destination materials tracker, select Carry Over: Material Colors.
2. On the Carryover Material Colors: Choose Collection page, from the Materials Tracker list, select a materials tracker.
3. Select the checkboxes next to the material colors to carry over and click Select.
◦ The selected material colors appear as highlighted rows on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page for the destination materials tracker.
◦ The Material Color to Collection link values are copied from the source materials tracker.
◦ If the material supplier is not associated to the destination materials tracker, the system adds the material supplier to the destination materials tracker and copies the Material Supplier to Collection link values from the source materials tracker.
◦ If the material is not associated to the destination materials tracker, the system adds the material to the destination materials tracker and copies the Material to Collection link values from the source materials tracker.