# 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***:

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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:

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

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

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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:

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Click ***Save and close*** to finalise.

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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](https://help.tillit.cloud/article/170-element-update-attribute) in an activity. Caution should be used when doing this as this will affect any order using this material, present and future.