Use the Material Location Assignment Editor

You can log the location of bulk ingredients as they are received and unloaded into storage units, such as silos or tanks.

Materials Location Assignment Editor dialog box is for a specific Material ID, which you select in the Materials Status dialog box.

You can use the Materials Location Assignment Editor to layer the materials on top of one another within a unit. By default, materials are used on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. You can change this to last-in, first-out (LIFO) by assigning the LIFO Materials application parameter to Batch Manager in the Environment Editor.

During batch processing, the AVEVA Batch Management System decrements the quantity used and stores the usage and tracking identification data to history for all phases with input formula parameters. If the usage involves more than one lot of material, each lot and its respective usage are logged. When a lot of material is consumed, its lot tracking record is automatically removed from the database.

The AVEVA Batch Management System also adds lot tracking records for all materials produced in batches by phases that have output formula parameters. These materials can then be consumed by subsequent phases with input parameters.

To open the Material Location Assignment Editor

1. Open the Materials Status dialog box.

2. On the Edit menu, click Material Locations.

   The Material Location Assignment Editor dialog box appears.