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# Material Group

A Material Group categorizes raw materials or finished products into logical sets

## Overview

Material Groups are tipically based on material classifications. For instance, if you manufacture multiple products for a specific client (e.g., Tesco), you can group them under a single category.

Once configured, you can use this class to assign a Material Group to an activity in the [Where](https://help.tillit.cloud/article/157-setting-up-the-activity-template-where) clause.

## Navigation

{% hint style="info" %}
Go to ***Settings > Material Definition > Material Groups***
{% endhint %}

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## Creating a new Material Group

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Click on **Create**.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Fill in the required fields.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click **Save and close** (or **Save and open**) to finalise.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### **Fields**

| Name          | Description                                                                   |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name \*       | Here you will input the name of the group. This is mandatory.                 |
| Display Order | Defines the order sequence for the group in the item list.                    |
| Description   | Optional summary or extra details providing context about the material group. |