Step-by-Step Guide to Adding Materials
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Navigate to Maintenance → Inventory → Materials → Action Dropdown → New Material
Set the Group Name for the new material. This will be used later in order to group all materials within reports pertaining to Maintenance Items. For example, light bulbs could have a group name of "Lighting".
Enter the name of the material/item.
Enter a unit of measurement. This will appear beside the individual price point in cost reports, as well as the master material list. (Ex: For a light bulb, a unit of measurement would be "Bulb" and will appear as $2.99/Bulb)
Enter an identifier code. This can be numbers, or letters.
Enter the brand for this specific item.
Fill in the "Supplier" field, this is where the item is supplied from, for example Home Depot.
Optional: Check the preferred flag checkbox. This signifies that the item is preferred over other items of the same type.
Click "Save".
Success! You have added a new material item. You can now use this item when setting costs to a work order.
