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Teamcenter 12.0

Managing Materials
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Contents

Overview of Teamcenter Materials Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

What is materials management? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Materials Management Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Materials and substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Types of materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Materials Management workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Materials Management business process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Installing and configuring Materials Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Installing Materials Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Providing access and command privileges to Teamcenter users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Importing Material Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Importing material and substance information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Import material and substance information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Creating materials and substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Create materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Create semi-components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Create substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Create substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Assigning a substance to a material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Assign a substance to a material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Search for a material or a substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Maintaining materials and substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

View material and substance information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Update a material or substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Unassign a substance from a material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Delete a material or substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Exporting Material Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Export material and substance information from Teamcenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Assigning or unassigning materials from parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

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Assign a material to a part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

Unassign a material from a part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

Materials Management preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Materials Management Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

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Chapter 1: Overview of Teamcenter Materials Management

What is materials management?

Materials management deals with managing information about materials and substances related to
the parts used in a product.
The Integrated Materials Management (IMM) solution is required to maintain a material repository
that other applications, such as Teamcenter Substance Compliance, can use. Teamcenter Substance
Compliance uses the IMM solution to obtain substance and material information to verify if the
part or BOM complies with specific regulations.
To be able to use the IMM solution, your administrator must download and install the IMM solution
available on GTAC. For information about how to use the IMM solution, download the help available
on GTAC.

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Chapter 2: Materials Management Elements

Materials and substances

A part used in a product primarily comprises materials and in some cases, semi-components,
which in turn are made up of materials. Materials can be homogenous or compound materials. A
compound material is a combination of one or more materials. A semi-component is similar to a
material but must undergo further processing. A semi-component comprises one or more materials
and semi-components.
A material is made up of one or more substances. A substance is the basic form of matter that cannot
be disintegrated further using a mechanical or physical process. Each substance has a unique
identifier called Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number.
Let us understand semi-components, compound materials, materials, and substances, using an
example. Consider an assembly of a car indicator lamp made up of the following parts: lamp,
reflector, and connector wire.

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Materials Management
Management Elements
Elements

Types of materials
Confidential materials
Confidential materials are materials whose substance composition is kept confidential for competitive
reasons but can be viewed by authorized users such as the materials analyst and the compliance
officer. Unauthorized users can only view the material name and not the material composition in
My Teamcenter.
For example, some materials used in beauty products can be classified as confidential to limit the
number of users viewing the substance composition.

Proprietary materials
Proprietary materials are those materials whose substance composition is kept confidential for
competitive reasons and cannot be viewed in My Teamcenter. Even when checking for substance
compliance, proprietary materials do not contain the substance breakdown. However, a certificate,

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such as a waiver, assuming responsibility for the material composition must be attached with the
material substance declaration.
For example, some materials used in health care products can be classified as proprietary because
manufacturers do not want to disclose the substance composition of the materials that they use in
these products.

Non-library materials

Non-library materials are local to NX. For example, for a part designed in NX, the material is created
as a non-library material in Teamcenter and associated to the part.
By default, you can create only one instance of a non-library material in
Teamcenter. To create multiple non-library materials in Teamcenter, set the
MATERIALMGMT_allow_only_one_non_library_material preference to false.

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Chapter 3: Materials Management workflow

Materials Management business process

The Materials Management business process demonstrates the tasks that an administrator and a
materials analyst perform using the Materials Management solution.

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Materials Management
Management workflow
workflow

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Chapter 4: Installing and configuring Materials Management

Installing Materials Management

To install the Teamcenter Materials Management solution, consider the following scenarios:

When you do not have a previous Teamcenter installation

Run Teamcenter Environment Manager (TEM) on UNIX and Linux Server or Windows server, and
install the following components:

• Under Base Install, select Teamcenter Foundation.

• Under Enterprise Knowledge Foundation, select the Materials Management subfeature.

Enabling Materials Management in an existing Teamcenter environment

If you have already installed Teamcenter Foundation, to install the Teamcenter Materials Management
solution, run TEM, and select the Materials Management subfeature under Enterprise Knowledge
Foundation.

Upgrading Teamcenter to a different version

If you upgrade to a different version of Teamcenter, you do not need to manually select the Materials
Management subfeature again. Teamcenter automatically installs Materials Management along
with the Teamcenter upgrade.

Providing access and command privileges to Teamcenter users

By default, the Materials Management solution provides the materials analyst role to perform various
materials management-related activities as listed in the Materials Management business process.

You can enable a new user group or user role to perform the materials management-related activities
by adding the new role in the MATERIALMGMT_material_creator_roles preference and the new
group in the MATERIALMGMT_material_creator_groups preference.

You can define various conditions or rules that control who can or cannot access various objects
using the access control list in the Access Manager application. This helps to determine whether
that specific Teamcenter user group has permission to view or perform an action, such as deleting
an object.

You can also display or suppress the available Materials Management features on the user interface
for a specific Teamcenter user by using the Command Suppression application.

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Chapter 5: Importing Material Information

Importing material and substance information

You can import new materials or reimport existing materials with updated information in Teamcenter
using the material_import utility. To do so, you must be added to the materials analyst role.
While reimporting existing materials, ensure that the external identifiers for materials are the same.
The material information is in the MatML file format and is converted into the TC XML file format using
the matml_to_tcxml.xsl stylesheet. You must update the values of site_id and originatingSite
in the matml_to_tcxml.xsl stylesheet to specify the Teamcenter site where you want to import the
information. Your administrator can provide you with the values of site_id and originatingSite.
In Teamcenter, the imported materials are represented differently based on whether the site ID
represents a local site in a single Teamcenter installation or an external site in a multi-Teamcenter
installation.

Action Material representation in Teamcenter

Importing material information The materials and substances are created as local objects
and specifying the originating site in Teamcenter. You can use Teamcenter to modify the
as the master or local site properties of the locally owned objects.

Importing material information The materials and substances are created as replicas in
and specifying the originating site Teamcenter, and the master copy is owned by the external
as a site in a multisite Teamcenter site. You cannot modify these replicas using Teamcenter.
installation

Reimporting material information If the material already exists in the Teamcenter materials
and specifying the originating site library, then based on the external identifier, the existing
as the master or local site material object is updated with the contents of the MatML file
in Teamcenter. Also, the existing MatML dataset is attached
to the material revision with the new copy of the MatML file.

Reimporting material information If the material already exists in the Teamcenter materials
and specifying the originating site library, based on the external identifier, a new material
as a site in a multisite Teamcenter revision is created and the MatML input file is attached as a
installation dataset to the newly created revision.

Import material and substance information

As a materials analyst, you can import materials into the Teamcenter library.

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Importing Material
Material Information
Information

1. In the matml_to_tcxml.xsl stylesheet, update the values of site_id and originatingSite with
either your local Teamcenter master site ID or the site ID of any other Teamcenter installation
(external site ID).
Use the Organization application to get the Teamcenter site ID or ask your administrator to
provide you with the values of site_id and originatingSite. The imported materials are
represented differently in Teamcenter based on theTeamcenter site ID.

2. Run the material_import utility from the Teamcenter Command Prompt:

material_import file=MatML file -dir=directory of MatML
file -u=user —p=password —optionset=MaterialImportDefaultOptionSet
—xsl=optional XSLT file

Arguments
-u
Specifies the user ID.

Note
If Security Services single sign-on (SSO) is enabled for your server, the -u and -p
arguments are authenticated externally through SSO rather than being authenticated
against the Teamcenter database. If you do not supply these arguments, the utility
attempts to join an existing SSO session. If no session is found, you are prompted to
enter a user ID and password.

-p
Specifies the password.
This argument is mutually exclusive with the -pf argument.
-pf
Specifies the password file.
This argument is mutually exclusive with the -p argument.
-g
Specifies the group associated with the user.
If used without a value, your default group is assumed.
-file
Specifies the MatML file that contains the information about the material objects to be imported.
-dir
Specifies the directory path of the MatML file.
-optionset
Specifies the name of the transfer option set that must be used for this import.
-transfermode
Specifies the transfer mode name that is to be used during import.

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-errorcontinue
Specifies the option to control continuation of import when an error is encountered. The default
value is no.
-xls
Specifies the XLS file that needs to be applied on the input material file before the import is
performed. If you don’t provide it, the default XLS file located at TC_DATA is used.
-h
Displays help for this utility.

Examples
material_import —dir=d:\matML —xls=mattotcxml.xls material_import
—file=mat1.xml —optionset=MaterialImportDefaultoptionSet
—optionset=MaterialImportDefaultoptionSet
material_import –file=mat1.xml —dir=d:\matML –site=100001
–optionset=MaterialImportDefaultOptionSet

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Chapter 6: Creating materials and substances

Create materials
Material can be classified as homogenous or compound materials. A homogenous material cannot
be further subdivided into other materials. A compound material is a combination of two or more
materials.
1. In My Teamcenter, choose File→New→Item.

2. In the New Item dialog box, select Material or Compound Material, and click Next.

3. In the Object Create Information dialog box, enter the following information, and click Next.

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Creating materials
materials and substances
and substances

Field Description

CAS Number (Optional) Denotes the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)

number of the material.

Description (Optional) Specifies the description of the material.

External Identifier Denotes the identifier in a third-party database, such as

Granta or International Material Data System (IMDS).
After the material is created, its revision is displayed in
Teamcenter as a combination of the material revision and
the external identifier.

ID (Optional) Denotes the identifier of the material. Either

enter a value, or click Assign to automatically generate
an ID.

IMDS Extended Name (Optional) Specifies the extended name of the material,
if the name exceeds 132 characters.
(If Substance Compliance
IMDS Integration is installed)

Is IMDS Related object Specifies that the material is an IMDS object. You can
upload the material to IMDS only if Is IMDS Related
(If Substance Compliance object is set to True.
IMDS Integration is installed)

Is the material confidential (Optional) Specifies whether the substance composition in

the material is confidential and is visible in My Teamcenter
(If Substance Compliance is only to authorized users such as the materials analyst
installed) and the compliance officer.

Is the material non-library (Optional) Specifies whether the material is local to

NX. You can create only one non-library material in
(If Substance Compliance is Teamcenter.
installed)

Is the material proprietary (Optional) Specifies whether the material is proprietary,

the substance composition is confidential, and is not
(If Substance Compliance is visible in My Teamcenter.
installed)
If a proprietary material is used in a part, a waiver
certifying full responsibility for the material composition
must be attached with the material substance declaration.

Name Denotes the unique name of the material.

Teamcenter Unique Identifier (Optional) Denotes a unique identifier to search for the
material in Teamcenter.

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Field Description

Unit of Measure (Optional) Denotes the unit of measure of the material.

If Substance Compliance IMDS Integration is installed,
you must select grams as the unit of measurement.

4. (Optional) Select the Open On Create check box if you want to open the material view after the
material is created.

5. (Optional) If Substance Compliance IMDS Integration is installed, in the Define business object
create information dialog box, select the appropriate classification from the IMDS Material
Classification list.

6. (Optional) Specify the revision for the new material or click Assign to automatically generate
the revision.

7. Click Finish.

Create semi-components
The Substance Compliance IMDS Integration template must be installed along with Materials
Management to create a semi-component.
1. In My Teamcenter, choose File→New→Item.

2. In the New Item dialog box, select Item, and click Next.

3. In the Object Create Information dialog box, in the Item Information section, enter the
following information.
Field Description
ID (Optional) Denotes the identifier of the semi-component.
Either enter a value, or click Assign to automatically
generate an ID.
Revision (Optional) Denotes the revision of the semi-component.
Either enter a value, or click Assign to automatically
generate the revision.
Name Denotes the unique name of the semi-component.
Description (Optional) Specifies the description of the semi-component.
Unit of Measure This field must not be used when creating a semi-component.

4. In the IMDS Properties section, enter the following information.

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Field Description
Is IMDS Related Object Specifies that the semi-component is an International
Material Data System (IMDS) object. You can upload the
semi-component to IMDS only if Is IMDS Related object is
set to True.
Is Semi-Component in IMDS Specifies whether the item is enabled as a semi-component.
IMDS Extended Name (Optional) Specifies the extended name of the
semi-component, if the name exceeds 132 characters.
IMDS Measured Weight per (Optional) Denotes the weight of the semi-component.
Item
IMDS UOM (Optional) Denotes the unit of measurement of the
semi-component.

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Field Description
IMDS Unit Type (Optional) Denotes the unit of measure based on how the
semi-component is used in a part.
For example, a wire as a semi-component would be
measured as 100 grams per meter.
IMDS Polymeric Parts Marking (Optional) Specifies the part marking criteria for the
semi-component.

5. (Optional) Select the Open On Create check box to open the semi-component view on creation.

6. Click Finish.

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Chapter 7: Create substances

Create substances
A substance is the basic form of matter that cannot be disintegrated further using a mechanical
or physical process.
1. In My Teamcenter, choose File→New→Other.

2. In the New Business Object dialog box, select Substance, and click Next.

3. In the Object Create Information dialog box, enter the following information, and click Finish.
Field Description
Denotes the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number of
CAS Number
the substance.
Description (Optional) Describes the substance.
Denotes the identifier in a third-party database, such as
External Identifier
Granta or International Material Data System (IMDS).
Is Substance Inactive (Optional) Specifies whether the substance is inactive.
(If Substance Compliance IMDS
Integration is installed)
Name Denotes the name of the substance.
Teamcenter Unique Identifier (Optional) Denotes a unique identifier for the substance
in Teamcenter. For example, you could assign a unique
identifier to the substance based on a convention set by your
organization. This identifier can be used to search for the
substance in Teamcenter.

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Chapter 8: Assigning a substance to a material

Assign a substance to a material

You can assign one or more substances to a material.
1. In My Teamcenter, search for the substance that you want to assign to a material.

2. Select the substance, and choose Edit→Copy.

3. Search for the material to which you want to assign the selected substance.

4. Expand the material revision, select the Substances folder, and choose Edit→Paste.

5. In the Enter the values for Properties on Relation dialog box, enter the following information,
and click Finish.

Field Description
Composition (in %) Specifies the percentage composition of the substance in
the material.
The total Composition (in %) of all substances for a
material must not exceed 100 percent. For example,
consider steel that comprises carbon and iron:
• carbon 10% and iron 90% is correct; total = 100%

• carbon 10% and iron 70% is acceptable; total = 80%

• carbon 60% and iron 60% is incorrect; total = 120%

For a composition that is defined as a range, Composition

(in %) denotes the minimum composition.
Is the composition in range Specifies whether the substance composition is defined as
a minimum and maximum percentage range or as a single
value.
Maximum composition (in %) Specifies the maximum percentage composition of the
substance in the material if the substance composition is
defined as a range.
Unlike Composition (in %), the total of Maximum
composition (in %) for all substances in a material can
exceed 100%.

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Assigning a substance
a substance to a material
to a material

Field Description
To use maximum composition Specifies whether the maximum composition of a substance
should be used during a substance compliance check.

Example
The material steel comprises two substances:
carbon and iron. Consider a case where steel
with a mass of 100 grams is used in a part,
and the composition of both carbon and iron is
defined as a range.
If the To use maximum composition property
is set to true, when the part is submitted for a
compliance check, the maximum composition of
both substances is used. That is, carbon and iron
are calculated at 60 grams each (60% of 100
grams), resulting in 120 grams.

Search for a material or a substance

To perform various tasks, such as assigning a substance to a material, you first need to search for the
substance and the material in the Teamcenter materials library.

1. In My Teamcenter, click the menu to the right of the search box , and choose Advanced.

2. In the Search view, click the Select a Search menu , and choose More.

3. In the Change Search dialog box:

• To search for an item revision, select Materials Management - Item Revisions and click OK.

• To search for a material revision, select Materials Management - Materials Revisions

and click OK.

• To search for a substance, select Materials Management - Substance, and click OK.

4. Enter the search criteria, and click .

The Search Results tab displays a list of the search results.

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View material and substance information

You can use the Material and Substance Dashboard to view the individual or total mass information
for substances and materials in a part or BOM.
1. In My Teamcenter, select the part or BOM for which you want to view the material and substance
information.

2. Choose Window→Show View→Other.

3. In the Show View dialog box, choose Materials Management→Material and Substance
Dashboard.

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Maintaining materials
materials and substances
and substances

Update a material or substance

You can modify the properties of a material or substance such as composition of a substance in
a material.
If the material was imported in the MatML format from an external materials library, you cannot update
the material or the substances in the material.
1. In My Teamcenter, search for the material, compound material, or substance that you want
to update.

2. Select the compound material, material, or substance, and choose Edit→Properties.

3. (Optional) In the Checking-Out dialog box, provide a Change ID.

4. (Optional) Add comments to describe the update and click OK.

5. In the Properties dialog box, update the required information.

6. Click Save and Check-In.

Unassign a substance from a material

Removing a substance as a component in a material only disassociates the substance from the
material. The substance is not deleted from the Teamcenter materials library.
1. In My Teamcenter, search for the material that contains the instance of the substance you
want to unassign.

2. Under the material revision, expand the Substances folder, and select the substance that you
want to unassign.

3. Choose Edit→Cut.
The substance is unassigned from the material.

Delete a material or substance

When you delete a material, compound material, or a substance, it is removed from the Teamcenter
materials library.
Before you delete a material or compound material, ensure that it is not associated with any
compound material, semi component, or part.
Before you delete a substance, ensure that it is not associated with any material.
1. In My Teamcenter, search for the material, compound material, or substance you want to delete.

2. Select the material and choose Edit→Delete.

3. In the Delete dialog box, click Yes.

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Chapter 10: Exporting Material Information

Export material and substance information from Teamcenter

You can export materials from the Teamcenter materials library, for example, to transfer materials to a
test environment, using the material_export utility. To export the materials, you must be assigned
the materials analyst role.
This utility converts materials from the TC-XML format to the MatML format.
material_export —file=name and location of the file to be exported —u=user
ID —p=password itemid=Item ID.rev=revision —xsl=XSL file to
convert TC-XML format to MatML format

Arguments
-file
Specifies the MatML file that contains the information about the material objects to be exported.
-u
Specifies your user ID.

Note
If Security Services single sign-on (SSO) is enabled for your server, the -u and -p
arguments are authenticated externally through SSO rather than being authenticated
against the Teamcenter database. If you do not supply these arguments, the utility
attempts to join an existing SSO session. If no session is found, you are prompted to
enter a user ID and password.

-p
Specifies the password.
-g
Specifies the group associated with the user exporting the materials.
If used without a value, your default group is assumed.
-item
Specifies the item ID. This argument is mutually exclusive with the -item_key argument.
-item_key
Specifies the a string identifier containing attributes that identify the item object to export. This
argument is mutually exclusive with the -item argument.
-rev
Specifies the item revision ID of the item that must be exported.

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Exporting Material
Material Information
Information

-optionset
Specifies the option set name of the transfer option set that must be used for this export.
-transfermode
Specifies the transfer mode name that is to be used during export.
-h
Displays help for this utility.

Examples
material_export —file=steel.xml —item=000016 —rev=A —xsl=tcxml_to_matml.xls
optionset=TIEConfiguredExportDefault

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Chapter 11: Assigning or unassigning materials from parts

Assign a material to a part

A part comprises one or more compound materials or materials. You can assign these compound
materials and materials to a part to create an association with the part. When you assign a material to
a part, you must declare the mass of that material.
1. In My Teamcenter, search for the material that you want to assign to a part.

2. Select the material revision and choose Edit→Copy.

3. Search for the part to which you want to assign the selected material.

4. Expand the part revision, select the material revision, and choose Edit→Paste.

5. In the Enter the values for Properties on Relation dialog box, enter the following properties:

Field Description
Country of Origin for Conflict (Optional) Specifies the list of countries of origin that
Minerals produce the substance that is on a restricted list, in cases
where a material comprises such substances.
(If Substance Compliance is
installed)
Mass Specifies the mass of the material.
Unit of Measure Denotes the unit of measure of the material.

6. (Optional) When the selected material is an International Material Data System (IMDS) material,
if the material contains a restricted substance such as lead or mercury, you must select an
application code if you want to upload the material data sheet to the IMDS:
a. Choose Window→Show View→Other.

b. In the Show View dialog box, under IMDS Integration, choose IMDS Integration
Dashboard.

c. On the Application Codes tab, click the cell under the Applied Application code column,
and select the application code from the list.

7. Click Save.

Unassign a material from a part

Removing a material or compound material from a part only disassociates the material from the part.
However, the material is not deleted from the Teamcenter materials library.

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Assigning or unassigning
or unassigning materials
materials from from
partsparts

1. In My Teamcenter, search for the part that contains the instance of the material you want
to delete.

2. Under the part revision, expand the Materials folder, and select the material that you want
to delete.

3. Choose Edit→Cut.

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Appendix A: A: Materials
Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

CommercialPartRevision_Mat1MaterialRevision_default_relation

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the default paste relation for the commercial part object with a material
revision.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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CompanyContact.RENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a properties style sheet for CompanyContact objects
when the International Material Data System (IMDS) integration solution is installed.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0CompanyContact
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0CompanyContact
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
User preference.

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Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

CompanyLocation.RENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a properties style sheet for CompanyLocation objects
when the International Material Data System (IMDS) integration solution is installed.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0CompanyLocation
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0CompanyLocation
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
User preference.

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ItemRevision_Mat1MaterialRevision_ default_relation

DESCRIPTION
Defines the default paste relation of the item revision object with a material revision.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

IMDS_Material_Symbol_Classification_IDs

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the material classification IDs for which the symbol attribute is mandatory.
VALID
VALUES
5.1.a
5.1.b
5.3
DEFAULT
VALUES
5.1.a
5.1.b
5.3
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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IMDSIntegration_feature_installed

DESCRIPTION
Specifies whether the Substance Compliance International Material Data System
(IMDS) Integration application is installed. Do not modify this preference manually.
VALID
VALUES
true
false
DEFAULT
VALUES
true
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
System preference.

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Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

IMDSIntegration_semicomponent_included_types

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the type of items under which a semi-component can be created.
VALID
VALUES
Item
ManufacturerPart
DEFAULT
VALUES
Item
ManufacturerPart
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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IMDSIntegration_semicomponent_material_type

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the type of compound material to be created under the semi-component.
VALID
VALUES
Any single string value.
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1CompMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

Item.CREATERENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a create style sheet for Item objects when the International
Material Data System (IMDS) integration solution is installed.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0ItemCreate
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0ItemCreate
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
User preference.

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ManufacturerPart_Mat1MaterialRevision_default_relation

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the default paste relation for a manufacturer part object with a material
revision.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

ManufacturerPartRevision_Mat1MaterialRevision_default_relation

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the default paste relation for manufacturer part revision object with a material
revision.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Mat1Material.SUMMARYRENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a summary style sheet for Mat1Material objects.
VALID
VALUES
Scp0Mat1MaterialSummary
Sci0Mat1MaterialSummary: If the Substance Compliance IMDS Integration solution
is installed.
DEFAULT
VALUES
Scp0Mat1MaterialSummary
Sci0Mat1MaterialSummary: If the Substance Compliance IMDS Integration solution
is installed.
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
User preference.

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Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

Mat1MaterialRevision_DefaultChildProperties

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the list of properties that can be displayed as children of the material revision
node.
VALID
VALUES
IMAN_master_form_rev
IMAN_requirement
IMAN_manifestation
IMAN_reference
IMAN_MEView
IMAN_vi_sos
IMAN_external_object_link
IMAN_specification
TC_WorkContext_Relation
TC_AuditLog
TC_Is_Represented_By
release_status_list
Mat1UsesSubstance

DEFAULT
VALUES
IMAN_master_form_rev
IMAN_requirement
IMAN_manifestation
IMAN_reference
IMAN_MEView
IMAN_vi_sos
IMAN_external_object_link
IMAN_specification
TC_WorkContext_Relation
TC_AuditLog
TC_Is_Represented_By
release_status_list
Mat1UsesSubstance
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
User preference.

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Mat1MaterialRevision_Mat1Substance_default_relation

DESCRIPTION
Defines the default paste relation of the material revision object with substance.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1UsesSubstance
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1UsesSubstance
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
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preferences

Mat1MaterialRevision_PsuedoFolder

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the list of properties that can be displayed as a pseudo folder under a node
for the material revision object.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Mat1MaterialRevision.SUMMARYRENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a summary style sheet for Mat1MaterialRevision objects
when International Material Data System (IMDS) integration solution is installed.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0Mat1MaterialRevisionSummary
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0Mat1MaterialRevisionSummary
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
User preference.

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Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

MaterialManagement_feature_installed

DESCRIPTION
Specifies whether the Materials Management solution is installed. Do not modify
this preference manually.
VALID
VALUES
true
false
DEFAULT
VALUES
true
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
System preference.

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MATERIALMGMT_check_if_inactive_cas_valid

DESCRIPTION
Specifies whether the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers for inactive
substances are to be checked for validity while creating the substances in the
Materials Management application. This is required to decide whether substances
with invalid CAS numbers need to be maintained in Teamcenter for legacy, record,
or legal purposes.
VALID
VALUES
true
false
DEFAULT
VALUES
false
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
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preferences

MATERIALMGMT_material_creator_roles

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the roles that are allowed to create materials.
VALID
VALUES
Any valid internal role name.
DEFAULT
VALUES
IMAN_master_form
Materials Analyst
Compliance Officer
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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MATERIALMGMT_material_creator_groups

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the groups that are allowed to create materials. Valid values are the internal
names of the groups.
VALID
VALUES
Any group allowed to create the material.
DEFAULT
VALUES
None.
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
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preferences

MATERIALMGMT_wild_card_substance_cas_numbers

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number for a substance that will be
treated as a wildcard substance by the Materials Management application. While
creating substances in the Materials Management application, the CAS numbers
provided in this preference skip the in-built Teamcenter validation process.
VALID
VALUES
Any string.
DEFAULT
VALUES
None.
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Mat1Substance.SUMMARYRENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a summary style sheet for Mat1Substance objects when
International Material Data System (IMDS) integration solution is installed.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0Mat1SubstanceSummary
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0Mat1SubstanceSummary
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
User preference.

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Materials Management
Management preferences
preferences

Part_Revision_Mat1MaterialRevision_default_relation

DESCRIPTION
Defines the default paste relation of the part revision object with a material revision.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Sci0ManufacturerPart.REGISTEREDTO

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the types to which the ManufacturerPart properties style sheet can be
applied.
VALID
VALUES
ManufacturerPart
DEFAULT
VALUES
ManufacturerPart
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
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preferences

Sci0ManufacturerPart.RENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a properties style sheet for ManufacturerPart objects.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0ManufacturerPart
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0ManufacturerPart
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Sci0ManufacturerPartRevision.REGISTEREDTO

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the types to which the ManufacturerPartRevision properties style sheet
can be applied.
VALID
VALUES
ManufacturerPartRevision
DEFAULT
VALUES
ManufacturerPartRevision
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
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preferences

Sci0ManufacturerPartRevision.RENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a properties style sheet for ManufacturerPartRevision
objects.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0ManufacturerPartRevision
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0ManufacturerPartRevision
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Sci0Mat1Material.CREATERENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a create style sheet for Sci0Mat1Material objects.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0Mat1MaterialCreate
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0Mat1MaterialCreate
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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preferences

Sci0Mat1MaterialCreate.CREATE_REGISTEREDTO

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the types to which the Mat1Material create style sheet can be applied.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1Material
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1Material
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Sci0Mat1UsesMaterial.REGISTEREDTO

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the types to which the Mat1UsesMaterial properties style sheet can be
applied.
VALID
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
VALUES
Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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preferences

Sci0Mat1UsesMaterial.RENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a properties style sheet for Mat1UsesMaterial objects.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0Mat1UsesMaterial
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Sci0Norm.CREATERENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a create style sheet for Sci0Norm objects.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0NormCreate
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0NormCreate
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Materials Management
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preferences

Sci0NormCreate.CREATE_REGISTEREDTO

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the types to which the Sci0Norm create style sheet can be applied.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0Norm
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0Norm
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Vendor.RENDERING

DESCRIPTION
Specifies the registration of a properties style sheet for Vendor objects when the
International Material Data System (IMDS) integration solution is installed.
VALID
VALUES
Sci0Vendor
DEFAULT
VALUES
Sci0Vendor
DEFAULT
PROTECTION
SCOPE
Site preference.

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Appendix B: B: Materials
Materials Management
Management Utilities
Utilities

material_export

Exports the material and associated substances information in MatML format.

SYNTAX
material_export
[-u=user-id
{-p=password | -pf=password-file}
[-g=group]
[-f=output-xml-file]
[-item=item-id]
[-rev=item–revision-id]
[-optionset=name]
[-transfermode=name]
[-h]
ARGUMENTS
-u
Specifies the user ID.
This is generally infodba or another user with administration privileges.

Note
If Security Services single sign-on (SSO) is enabled for your server, the -u
and -p arguments are authenticated externally through SSO rather than
being authenticated against the Teamcenter database. If you do not supply
these arguments, the utility attempts to join an existing SSO session. If no
session is found, you are prompted to enter a user ID and password.

-p
Specifies the password.
This argument is mutually exclusive with the -pf argument.
-pf
Specifies the password file.
This argument is mutually exclusive with the -p argument.
-g
Specifies the group associated with the user.
If used without a value, the user's default group is assumed.
-file
Specifies the MatML file that contains the information about the material objects that
are exported.
-item
Specifies the item ID. This argument is mutually exclusive with the -item_key
argument.

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-item_key
Specifies the a string identifier containing attributes that identify the item object to
export. This argument is mutually exclusive with the -item argument.
-rev
Specifies the item revision ID of the item that must be exported.
-optionset
Specifies the option set name of the transfer option set that must be used for this
export.
-transfermode
Specifies the transfer mode name that is to be used during export.
-h
Displays help for this utility.
RESTRICTIONS
None.
EXAMPLES
material_export —file=steel.xml —item=000016 —rev=A —xsl=tcxml_to_matml.xls
optionset=TIEConfiguredExportDefault

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Materials Management
Management Utilities
Utilities

material_import

Imports MatML file containing the materials and substances information into
Teamcenter.
SYNTAX
material_import
[-u=user-id
{-p=password}
[-g=group]
[-file=input-xml-file]
[-dir=input-dir-path]
[-optionset=name]
[-transfermode=name]
[-errorcontinue=yes/no]
[-xsl=xsl-file]
[-h]
ARGUMENTS
-u
Specifies the user ID.
This is generally infodba or another user with administration privileges.

Note
If Security Services single sign-on (SSO) is enabled for your server, the -u
and -p arguments are authenticated externally through SSO rather than
being authenticated against the Teamcenter database. If you do not supply
these arguments, the utility attempts to join an existing SSO session. If no
session is found, you are prompted to enter a user ID and password.

-p
Specifies the password.
-g
Specifies the group associated with the user.
If used without a value, the user's default group is assumed.
-file
Specifies the MatML file that contains the information about the material objects that
must be imported.
-dir
Specifies the directory path of the MatML file.
-optionset
Specifies the name of the transfer option set that must be used for this import.
-transfermode
Specifies the transfer mode name that is to be used during import.

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-errorcontinue
Specifies the option to control continuation of import when an error is encountered.
The default value is no.
-xsl
Specifies the XSL file that needs to be applied on input material file before the import
is performed. If not provided, the default XSL file is located at TC_DATA is used.
-h
Displays the help for this utility.
RESTRICTIONS
None.
EXAMPLES
material_import —dir=d:\matML —xls=mattotcxml.xls material_import
—file=mat1.xml —optionset=MaterialImportDefaultoptionSet
—optionset=MaterialImportDefaultoptionSet
material_import –file=mat1.xml —dir=d:\matML –site=100001
–optionset=MaterialImportDefaultOptionSet

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Chemical Abstracts Service number

Unique number assigned to a substance by the Chemical Abstracts Service organization.

confidential material
Material that a supplier certifies as nonrestricted but wants the substance composition to be kept
confidential for competitive reasons. The supplier provides the substance breakdown of the
confidential material; however, only authorized users can access the material composition.

material
Comprised of one or more substances, for example, carbon steel, cast iron, and so on. Each material
to substance relation contains composition that can be definite or in range.

materials analyst
Role provided in Materials Management to perform various tasks, such as creating materials,
exporting and importing materials, classifying materials, and so on.

Materials Management
Teamcenter application that stores approved materials and substance information imported from
a third-party database (for example, Granta or IMDS) into a materials library in the Teamcenter
database. The materials and substances can also be created by a materials analyst using the My
Teamcenter interface.

MatML
Extensible markup language that is used for exchanging material information.

nonlibrary material
Material that is not maintained in the Teamcenter materials library. For these materials, the material
mass and substance composition are not declared.

part (Materials Management)

Comprised of one or more materials, for example, screw, bolt, and so on. Each part to material
relation contains the mass of the material.

proprietary material
Material that a supplier certifies as nonrestricted but wants the substance composition to be kept
confidential for competitive reasons. The supplier does not provide the substance breakdown of a
proprietary material. A Teamcenter user cannot see the material composition. The supplier provides

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Glossary

a certificate, such as a waiver, stating that the supplier will take complete responsibility of the
material composition.

substance
Basic form of matter that cannot be disintegrated further using a mechanical or physical process,
for example, iron, carbon, cadmium, and so on. Each substance has a unique identifier called the
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number.

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