Moving Materials, Material Suppliers, and Material Colors Between Materials Tracker Dashboards

Using the move function, you can move items from one materials tracker dashboard to another. This action removes items from the source materials tracker and places them into the destination materials tracker. 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.

To move materials, do the following:

1. From the Actions list of the destination materials tracker, select Move: Materials.

2. On the Move Materials: Choose Collection page, from the Materials Tracker list, select a materials tracker.

3. Select the checkboxes next to the materials you want to move and click Select. The items appear on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page.

◦ The selected materials appear as highlighted rows on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page of the destination materials tracker. The materials are removed from the source materials tracker.

◦ The Material to Collection link values are copied to the destination materials tracker and deleted from the source materials tracker.

To move material suppliers, do the following:

1. From the Actions list of the destination materials tracker, select Move: Material Suppliers.

2. On the Move Material Suppliers: Choose Collection page, from the Materials Tracker list, select a materials tracker.

3. Select the checkboxes next to the material suppliers you want to move and click Select. The items appear on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page.

◦ The selected material suppliers appear as highlighted rows on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page of the destination materials tracker. The material suppliers are removed from the source materials tracker.

◦ The Material Supplier to Collection link values are copied to the destination materials tracker and deleted 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.

To move material colors, do the following:

1. From the Actions list of the destination materials tracker, select Move: Material Colors.

2. On the Move Material Colors: Choose Collection page, from the Materials Tracker list, select a materials tracker.

3. Select the checkboxes next to the material colors you want to move and click Select. The items appear on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page.

◦ The selected material colors appear as highlighted rows on the Materials Tracker Dashboard page of the destination materials tracker. The material colors are removed from the source materials tracker.

◦ The Material Color to Collection link values are copied to the destination materials tracker and deleted 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.