Part 6 Material management (EN)

When using the mobile app, a technician works with different types of entries while executing a work order. One of these entries helps the technician manage materials—this is called a Material Consumption Entry.

Navigate to EXECUTION → WORK ORDER → WORK STEP

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The materials can be found under Required Materials. If the selected materials provided by the coordinator are not sufficient, the technician can increase the amount of each material by pressing the . This allows the technician to add more units of a specific material individually.

When the technician presses the + button to add more material, a Material Consumption Entry will appear.. This means that the amount of one specific material will be increased individually.

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With the Material Consumption Entry, the technician can:

• Increase the consumed quantity of an existing material.

• Add additional materials.

Movement Type – Mandatory Field

The Movement Type is a required field where the technician must specify whether the material was:

• Consumed (used for the task)

• Returned (sent back to storage).

Once all mandatory fields are filled in, the entry can be saved.

6.1 Availability Check

For inventory-managed materials, Workheld Flow will prompt an availability check to verify material quantities across different storage locations.

Submitting the Material Consumption Entry

• The entry can be submitted as a draft or immediately for review.