Material Description in a product configuration provides a summary description of the sellable part for downstream applications.
Material Description is automatically populated using fields in the Product Model and sellable part.
Material Description may not be directly edited by an ENOVIA user.
Material Description field appears on the product configuration Properties page, after creation.
For any Product Model with the Product Division field set to "Perceptive," the Material Description is filled in with the Part Title, only.
Material Description Additional Text, entered by the user, is included in the concatenated Material Description for some Product Lines.
Important product information that can not be derived from other attributes is added by the user to help identify the product in downstream applications.
The Material Description Additional Text field is on the window to Create a Product Configuration and Edit a Product Configuration, when the product configuration is a child of a Product Model that uses it.
The Material Description Additional Text field is added to the Material Description field for product configurations in these product lines:
Options -- included if Product Family is Device Upgrades, enter Printer Product Model.
Service Parts -- enter clarifying text, such as type of service part, voltage or location.
Solutions Software -- enter any information that may be important.
Warranty -- enter Product Model or Family for corresponding printer.
The following are the rules by which the Material Description field is populated in the various possible Product Lines:
The Material Description is set to the Part Title for all Product Lines when the Product Model Product Division is Perceptive.
The Material Description is set to the Part Title for all Product Lines when the part Type is set to Fee.
Product Name (from Product Model)
[Blank] inserted for Lexmark
Material Description Additional Text (from Product Configuration)
Included if Product Family is Device Upgrades.
Brand Name (from Product Configuration, inherited from Product Model)
[Blank] if Lexmark
Product Model Name
When part is connected to Country Russia:
Insert Printer if Product Model Product Group = Single Function
Insert MFP if Product Model Product Group = 3-In-1 or 4-in-1
Voltage (from Product Configuration)
[Blank] if Not Applicable
Sales Intent (from Product Configuration)
[Blank] for Standard Configuration
SPR for Custom Configuration
TAA Compliant
[Blank] for No
TAA for Yes
Region (from Product Configuration)
If Region is a Country, ISO Code used in place of Name
Material Family (from Part)
Included if Brand Name is Lexmark
[Blank] for Other or an internal Lexmark Program Name
Product Name (from Product Model)
SVC inserted for Service Parts
Maint Kit inserted for Maintenance Kit
[Blank] inserted for Lexmark and Service Printers
Material Description Additional Text (from Product Configuration)
If [Blank] the Part Title is included
Part Title
Brand Name (from Product Configuration, inherited from Product Model)
[Blank] if Lexmark
Product Name (from Product Model)
Material Description Additional Text (from Product Configuration) (optional)
Brand Name (from Product Model)
[Blank] if Lexmark
Product Family Name
Included if Brand Name is Lexmark
Product Type (from Product Model)
Product Group (from Product Model)
Yield Class (from Product Model)
Product Class (from Product Model)
Material Description Additional Text (from Product Configuration)
Product Name (from Product Model)
1yr inserted for 12 Month
2yr inserted for 24 Month
3yr inserted for 36 Month
4yr inserted for 48 Month
5yr inserted for 60 Month
yr inserted for Year
mo inserted for Month
hr inserted for Hour
NBD inserted for Next Business Day
OSR inserted for On Site Repair
OSE inserted for On Site Exchange
RTB inserted for Return To Base
P/L inserted for Parts and Labor
Maint inserted for Maintenance Agreement
Extended inserted for Lexmark Extended Warranty
[Blank] inserted for Lexmark Warranty
Renewal inserted for Extended Renewal