s20004 Field descriptions

Material Type Code

The unique code of a material type.

Description

The description of a material type.

Material Category

The ID of a default material category related to a material type. The value in the Material Category field indicates whether a material is controlled as a standard stock material or a project related material. If the value in the Material Category field is 1, 2, or 3, then the material is controlled and reserved for a specific project. If the value in the Material Category field is 4, 5, or 6, then the material is used across all projects as a standard stock material.

The valid categories are defined in the s00001 Standard Material Categories screen.

Material Special Group

The code of a default material special group related to a material type. By default, the different material special groups are:

• DOO: Doors

• EL: El-Fitting

• EQU: Equipment

• INS: Instruments

• INT: Interior Material

• PIP: Pipes

• UG: User Group

• VAL: Valves and Fittings

  You can define other material special groups as per requirements in the s20002 Material Special Group screen. Each material special group is linked to a material special group concept defined in the s20009 Material Special Group Concept screen.

Unit

The default unit of measure for a material related to a material type.

Technical Responsible

The ID of a user responsible for a material related to a material type.

Dimension

The default dimensions of a hull plate or a hull profile material related to a material type.

Available in External System

Indicates all the updates for a material related to a material type are automatically transferred to the corresponding material definition in the external system.

Status

Indicates the status of a material type. If the Status checkbox is selected, the material type is available for use throughout AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management.