Use the Materials setup screen to define and edit all materials that are to be referenced for Containers, Packing and Unpacking (CPU).

Figure 16: MoversSuite Administration - web > Accounting Setup > Materials

 

Defining Material (CPU) Types

1.   In MoversSuite Administration - web,

2.   Open Accounting Setup > Materials,

3.   Press New to active the data entry for a new record,

Figure 17: Data fields for a new Material type

4.   Enter a Sort Order.  This is where the new record will be placed relative to the current listing.  Entering a number that is in use will place the new record before the exiting one.  Important: Material type record placement is critical to data exchange with IGC Software,

5.   Enter a Description for the Material type.  The description entered here will appear throughout CPU usage in MoversSuite,

6.   Press Save to add the new Material record.  Once the record has been added, then a user can assign the record to Item Codes,

7.   Locate the newly added record.  Note: By default, the application will place the new record at the end of the listing and direct the user to it,

Tip: Use the Sort Order and Description column headings to sort the listing.  Pressing the column heading once will sort the item in ascending order.  Pressing it a second time will sort the listing in descending order. 

There is also a paging feature that will allow a user to jump from page to page.

Figure 18: Paging in Materials setup

8.   Press Edit next to Container to active the update,

Figure 19: Assigning Item Codes to CPU fields

9.   Select the applicable Container from the drop-down list,

10.  Press Update to add the Item Code association for the Container portion of the material,

11.  Repeat Steps 8 through 10 for each of the Packing and Unpacking portions,

12.  Repeat Steps 3 through 11 to define other Material types.

 

The Sort Order and Description for each material record can be updated by pressing the Edit button under the Column command.