Raw Materials - Add a New Raw Material

This article will guide you through the process of setting up new Raw Materials and their corresponding variants within Zedonk. Raw Materials are the essential components forming your Bill of Materials, encompassing everything from fabrics and trims to packaging and processing steps. Properly defining these elements is crucial for accurate product costing, efficient production planning, and comprehensive raw material inventory management.

#Click [+ New Material]

#Enter the Raw Material ID and Our Reference, click [OK]

• Raw Material ID - enter what your supplier calls it
• Our Reference - enter what you call it internally

#Enter the General Details

1. Material Category: Select from material categories defined in your system settings. For more information, see: Material Categories
2. Supplier: The Supplier Category is automatically assigned based on the selected Supplier entry. For more information, see: Supplier Categories
3. Unit of Measurement: Select from the available predefined options. For more information, see: Units of Measurement
4. Composition - Enter the composition. This field will be utilised when defining product's Textile Content
5. Care Instructions: Enter the care instructions for the material.
6. Width Size: Enter the width of the roll, if applicable.
7. Product Costing Material Type: The type selected here will automatically populate as the material type when added to products. For more information, see: BOM Material Type
8. External Reference: Enter any external reference, if applicable.
9. Intrastat: Enter the Intrastat code, if applicable.

10. Inventory Item: Selected by default. When deselected, the raw material:

    • Will not have raw material requirements calculated.
    • Will not be included when raising Purchase Orders for materials.
    • Will not be visible in the Raw Materials Inventory module.

Note: When Inventory Item is deselected, the Raw Material cannot be applied to Purchase Orders, and will not be visible in Raw Materials Inventory and therefore will not have raw material requirements calculated against it.

#Enter the Variants Details

1. Colour - Enter colour name/alternative raw material variation e.g. size
2. Supplier Colour Ref - Enter supplier colour reference to be displayed on the Purchase Order PDF. If left blank, the Colour name is displayed
3. Currency - Enter currency (if you have multiple currencies available on your system)
4. Cost - Enter cost (unit of measure pulled from the General Details tab)
5. Memo Card - pulls through to Purchase Orders
6. Image - Upload an image of the Raw Material. The file must be a JPEG. Max size 1Mb. Max dimensions 1000x1000px.

For more detailed information on adding a variant: Raw Materials - Add Variant/Colour

#Click [Save]

#Click [Add Variant] to add new variants or [Copy Variant]

Tip: Review the guides linked below for more details:

• Raw Materials - Add Variant/Colour
• Raw Materials - Copy Variant/Colour

#Click [Save]