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Creating Materials within a Materials Tracker
To create materials within a materials tracker, do the following:
1. From the Actions menu, select Create New Materials.
2. Select a type.
3. On the Create New Material page, update the information for the material.
Required fields are marked with an asterisk.
Attributes must be defined as table editable and editable on create by your administrator.
Click the add icon to add another row. The system copies the values from the previous row into the new row. Update the values as needed.
Click the delete icon to remove the row.
If your administrator has defined an attribute as mass changeable, you can perform a mass change. For instructions, see Editing the Line Sheet.
4. Click Create. The system indicates the number of objects created. You can view the objects on the materials tracker dashboard or in the materials library.
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To create multiple materials, you must create them within the materials tracker.