About Importing Materials

This topic provides a list of parameters related to a material, and specifies whether you can update them using a material master import document (MMID). For information on which of these records you can import for each schema version, refer to Supported Schema Versions.
  • productionLines: Identifies the production line on which the material will be used. In the B2MML format, it is represented by the ProductionLine parameter under EquipmentSpecificationProperty. A value is required and must match a production line in Plant Applications.
  • storageZone: Identifies the storage zone of the material.
  • storageUnit: Identifies the storage unit of the material. In the B2MML format, it is represented by the StorageUnit parameter under EquipmentSpecificationProperty.
  • productCode: Unique identifier of the material. A value is required and must match the product code of an actual product in Plant Applications.
  • productDescription: Identifies the product description of the material.
  • productFamily: Identifies the product family of the material.
  • isSerialized: Identifies whether the material represents a serialized product.
  • propertyName and propertyValue: Identify the properties and their values of a material. The following conditions apply when you provide material lot properties in an MLID:
    • Only if a property exists in the Material Import property group in Plant Applications, you can add or update the property. Otherwise, the property is skipped. For more information, refer to Configuration Parameters to Import a Material.
    • If a property specified in an MMID does not exist for the material in Plant Applications, it is created.
    • If the MMID does not contain a property as defined for the material lot in Plant Applications, it is skipped when you import the MMID; you cannot remove a property using an MMID.