Request for Materials

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A Material Request is a simple document identifying a requirement of a set of Items (products or services) for a particular reason.

A Material Request can have the following purposes:

1. Purchase: If the material being requested is to be purchased.
2. Material Transfer: If the material being requested is to be shifted from one Warehouse to another.
3. Material Issue: If the material being requested is to be Issued for some purpose like manufacturing.
4. Manufacture: If the material being requested is to be produced.
5. Subcontracting: If the material being requested is to be subcontracted to a vendor.
6. Customer Provided: If the material being requested is to be provided by the Customer. To know more about this, visit the Customer Provided Item page.

How to create a Material Request 

1. Go to the Material Request list, click on Add Material Request.
2. Enter the Required By date.
3. Select the appropriate purpose from the list.
4. You can fetch Items from a BOM, Sales Order, or Product Bundle.
5. Select the Item and set the quantity. 
6. Select the Warehouse for which Items are required. 
7. You can change the Required By date for individual Items in this table.
8. Save and Submit.