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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/performance/ti/P000004_material_multiple_operations" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Material for multiple operations</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1387111">
         <Level1>Valid for ERP LN FP0, FP1, FP2, FP3, FP4, FP5, FP6, Infor10, 10.2 ERP Enterprise</Level1>
         <Level2>material for multiple operations</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1387116">
         <Level1>operations</Level1>
         <Level2>material</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1387121">
         <Level1>material</Level1>
         <Level2>multiple operations</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1387126">
         <Level1>Effect on CPU</Level1>
         <Level2>material for multiple operations</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1387131">
         <Level1>Effect on database growth</Level1>
         <Level2>material for multiple operations</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>If the same material is used in several sequential operations,
		it is recommended to issue the material at the start of the production order.
		Therefore, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000" role="session">Bill of Material (tibom1110m000)</GUIRef> session, enter 0
		(zero) in the BOM line's <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.opno" role="formfield">Operation</Link> field. To improve performance, do <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> define a material-routing relationship in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom0140m000" role="session">BOM Line - Material-Routing Relationships (tibom0140m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To issue the material required for a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#Phantom_ti" role="glossary">phantom</Link> at the start of the production order, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000" role="session">Items - Production (tiipd0101m000)</GUIRef> session, set the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000#tiipd001.iuma" role="formfield">Issue Unlinked Materials At</Link> field to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/ipd.iuma#oper1.prod.ordr" role="option">First Operation of Production Order</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Performance aspects</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem>Effect on CPU: Yes</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Effect on database growth: Yes</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Link materials to operations</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>