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# Material Component

### Overview

The Material Component definition is similar to the Bill of Material (BOM) definition. Here, all the relevant materials that are needed to produce the SKU or WIP material are essentially listed/defined.

*You only need to create Material Components on a material you are producing.*

## Navigation

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Go to ***Settings > Material Definition > Materials***. Select the relevant [Material](/tillit/knowledge-base/setting-up-tillit/material-definition/material.md). Open the ***Components panel***.
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## Creating a Material Component

On the ***Components panel*** of the relevant material.

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Click **Create**.

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Fill in the required fields.

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Click **Save and close** (or **Save and open**) to finalise.
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You can now use the [Material Component](/tillit/knowledge-base/setting-up-tillit/activity-templates/activity/elements/data-types/material-component.md) element. Enable the ***Repeat for each component*** toggle in [Activity Templates](/tillit/knowledge-base/setting-up-tillit/activity-templates.md).

Fields

| Field       | Description                                                                        |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Material \* | Pre-select based on the parent material being configured.                          |
| Component   | Select the specific sub-material or part required to produce the parent material.  |
| Target \*   | Enter the target quantity, specification, or descriptive value for this component. |