Material Accounts

Accounts are places in the model that are part of the Material Ledger.  You can add accounts to anything in the model, but most typically they are added to places, areas, or equipment, specifically, a place where material will accumulate. You should have an equipment model in place, together with can-feed relationships, before you create accounts.

If your equipment is part of the Smart Equipment Library and implements the material aware interface, the accounts can be auto-created. Learn more here.

Learn more about accounts in the Introduction to Material Flow and Traceability.

 Add a Material Account - General tab

 Create the Account

1. The Account name is often the same as the Equipment name, if the account is on a piece of equipment.
2. Browse to select equipment that starts the material detection.
   1. This feature is used when equipment in the can-feed relationship between the Process Segment Start and the material account you are creating can be ignored for material flow detection purposes. In other words, the intervening equipment - shown in the can-feed relationship for completeness - does not affect the material flow. [Optional - is not often used]
3. Enter a description [Optional]
4. Edit Status: Defaults to: In Work.
5. When movements are detected, the unit of measurement on the Balance Attribute is used. If the Balance Attribute does not have units, or is not set, the Default Measurement Unit is used. If neither is set, Kilograms is used.
6. The point at which the equipment has zero materials and can receive 100% of its capacity of new materials.
7. The minimum size for a movement to be considered valid. Movements below this level are considered noise.
8. The Balance Method indicates how the Balance Attribute should be handled.
   1. Balance Attributes are weights that indicate the amount of material in the account.
   2. Accumulated Flow attributes measure a flow rate which can be converted into weights assuming the material has a density configuration attribute.
9. The point at which the equipment has 100% of its capacity of materials. At this point, it cannot receive any additional material.
10. A percentage (between 0% and 99%) that reflects the remaining amount of full level of materials for a movement to be considered completely moved. For example, if the bottom 10% of a container is never emptied then this value is set at 10%.

Add a Material Account - Material tab

Add Materials to the Account [Optional]

1. Using the type-picker, open the Type system, search for, and select the Material. [Optional]

Add a Material Account - Key Attributes tab

Add Key Attributes to the Account [Optional]

1. The Edit Key Attribute will take you to the Attribute list for the account. Select key attributes you would like to see on the Material Flow Diagram. 
2. After selecting an attribute(s), use the Balance Attribute checkbox to indicate the attribute that represents the Balance Attribute for the account.