Material Database Automation Server

The Material Database Automation Server (MaterialSrv.exe) provides read and write access to the materials database. You use the server to develop custom applications that provide the following functionality:

• Add, change, and delete materials (such as ingredients and intermediates)

• Define default characteristics for a material

• Query and assign available units to a material

• Add and remove lot tracking information for a material assigned to a unit

• Query material lot tracking information

• Define actual characteristic values for a specific lot of material

• Find the location of a material

• Query the contents of a unit

• Query the total quantity of a material

For more information on the Material Database Automation Server, see Chapter 5, "Material Database Automation Server."