View the material status of a material

The material Status (S) of a material in a project indicates whether the material quantity in Purchase Order (PO) matches the material requirement. The material statuses are calculated based on requirements defined in project component lists, advanced bill of material, part lists, delivery request lists, and picking lists balanced with actual stock holdings and committed deliveries from the PO. The status of the material changes with change in the Quantity and the Balance fields.

The balance of the material is based on the material requirements in comparison to the available holding of the material. For fabricates, the requirements are also balanced with committed deliveries from work orders. For standard stock materials, all transactions are identified with the internal stock project defined in the d0073 ERM System Settings dialog. You can configure the frequency of the material status calculation in the d0073 ERM System Settings dialog.

View material statuses and monitor material balances across projects.

1. Navigate to the s50022 Material Status List screen.

2. Select the Purchasing View tab.

3. To refresh the screen, select the F5 key.

4. In the Material grid, select a row. In the S field, view the status of the material.

5. In the Site grid, select a row. In the Balance field, view the quantity of the remaining material for each site in comparison to the material requirements.

6. In the Material Balance grid, in the Material Balance tab, select a row. View the following:

   • In the MS-code field, view the material transaction code of the material to determine the nature of the material transaction. For example, the MS-code is TMR for the expected material from a TMR with Closed status.

   • In the Quantity field, view the quantity of material requirement at the particular site.

   • In the Balance field, view the quantity of remaining material for each transaction in comparison to the material requirements.