I want to manage an existing component
Written by Heinz Hambrock
Manage components
All created components of a material category can be seen in component overview. You can select one or multiple components by checking the box on the left side.
By selecting a component, you can click on the three dots on the right, then Edit Component. You also have the option to change component related information. The assignment of components to one or more of your products is made possible by identification numbers. You can add or edit more component identifiers in the list.
To delete your component, select it by clicking the check box in the left of the component and click on delete button. You can delete one or multiple components at once.
Details about the component tempalte form
Detailed explanation of the fields in the template forms
When we are uploading the components to the system, there are several fields which needs to be filled in. Let's take a look at these together:
Before we explain all the fields, it's good to know that if it's written in Bold in the excel sheet, this means the field is mandatory to fill in.
- Component Universally Unique Identifier (UUID): This is an automatically generated ID, consisting of a 36-character alphanumeric string that can be used to identify information. A standard UUID code contains 32 hex digits along with 4 “-” symbols, which makes its length equal to 36 characters. As mentioned in the templates, adding the UUID is only required for updates. It will be autogenerated by the system, if the information is added for the first time.
- Component Identifier Type and Value/Column B: The header is customized according to what the Company Admin added in the Configure settings. This is the internal code your company uses to identify the components. One of the most used type is "SKU" (stock-keeping unit) which are assigned by the merchant is used for internal identification of inventory and sales. Another identifier type can be: CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service). The identifier type is received from the ERP systems and can be specific to company only. What you fill in this column is the Component Identifier Value: This is the code your company uses to identify the components. A combination of letters and numbers is used in this field. The identifier value is received from the ERP systems and stands together with the main component identifier type. This id allows the matching on both sides when PCF is requested from the supplier.
- Component Name: The name of the component/material needs to be added in this field. This field allows up to 50 characters. Component name cannot contain <,>,(,),",”,= characters.
- Material Category: When adding the components list to Mattermaps, you can also create component categories. This way you can filter based on material / component category and request the PCF for all the components in the respective category at once.
- Unit Type: this field allows you to declare the component unit types. It needs to be selected from the dropdown option provided in the excel template. We offer piece, kg, m2, m3, kWh, km, TEU(twenty equipment unit - used in logistics), pkm (a passenger km), tkm (ton km - for unit measure of freight transport), MJ(megajoule - energy per unit time), L types.
- Weight (in kg): Weight should be added in kilograms.