Example of material attributes

Example

For this example, I want to add an attribute called Back Label to a wine product to define that this product requires a back label on the bottle on every order that produces this material.

Start by going to Settings > Material Definitions > Materials:

Click on the material you wish to apply an attribute to. In this example, we're going to open 458690 Shiraz v01.

Clicking it opens the material's config. We will need the Material Attribute tab:

In the Material Attribute tab, we click Actions > Create:

You will be presented with a pop-up, asking you to select an attribute from the a drop-down menu:

Once selected, a value needs to be set. This example is a Boolean type, so we set the value as true by ticking the box:

Click Save and close to finalise.

Now this attribute will be defined as true on all orders that use the 458690 Shiraz v01** ** material.

This attribute will remain the same on every order that uses this material. However, if you ever want to give operators the option to update a Material Attribute, this is possible by using Update Material Attribute in an activity. Caution should be used when doing this as this will affect any order using this material, present and future.