Materials

Materials

The Materials menu in the home page of the cuteQM app used to add the material details such as material certificates, material inspection details, material import details, and material summary and traceability record. Once you click the Materials menu, the following tabs open,

The Materials menu appears with four options such as Material Certificates, Material Import, Material Inspection, and Reports.

• The Material Certificates option helps you to add certificates details of the materials to be in the piping project.
• The Material Import option helps you to add the bulk materials.
• The Material Inspection option helps you to add material receiving and inspection report, and material summary by heat number.

• The Reports option used to add material traceability record.

Material Certificates

Material certificate (Mill certificate) is a certificate document used to certify that the product is produced by manufacturing standards of the mill. The material certificate contains the following information: component name, manufacturer name, certification ID, component dimension and heat numbers. Once you have received the materials from the manufacturer, you must enter the details of material certificates.

The Mill Certificates tab used to add the received material certificate details. If you want to add material certificate details, do the following,

1. Click Material Certificates in the Materials  menu.

   The Mill Certificates page opens.

   

                                               Figure 4.1: Mill Certificates page

4.1.1 Add a Material Certificate

If you want to add a material certificate, do the following,

1. Click (ADD button) in the Mill Certificates See Fig 4.1.

   A new window opens to add a material certificate.

   

   Note: The field notified with a symbol (*) is mandatory. You must enter the relevant details in that fields before saving.

2.  In the Component box, select the received component from a drop-down list.
3. In the Certification box, enter the certification number of the component.
4. In the Manufacturer box, enter the name of the manufacturer.
5. In the Mill Certificate Date box, choose the mill certificate date.
6. In the Delivery Order (DO) Number box, enter the delivery order number of the component.

7. In the Purchase Order (PO) Number box, enter the purchase order number of the component.

8. In the Size box, select the size of the received component.
9. In the Thickness box, select the thickness of the received component.
10. In the Class box, enter the class of the received component.
11. In the Material box, select the type of material where the component is made from.
12. In the Rating box, enter the rating of the component.
13. In the Expiry Date box, choose the expiry date of the component.
14. In the Thickness(other) box, enter the thickness if other than pipe
15. In the Revision box,enter revision number
16. In the GRN box, enter GRN number
17. In the Material Grade box,enter the grade of the material
18. In the Material size box,enter size of the material

19. Click Save.

The material certificate is successfully added. Once you have added the mill certificate, you must add heat numbers for the added component.

4.1.2 Add Heat Numbers of Material

If you want to add heat numbers, do the following steps,

1. Click (Add icon) of the respective mill certificate.

   The Heat Numbers box opens.

   

                                                   Figure 4.1.1: Heat Numbers page

2. Click (ADD button) in the Heat Numbers box.

   A new window opens to add the heat number.

   

3. In the planned Project box, select a project you want from a drop-down list.

4. In the Heat Number box, enter the heat number.
5. In the Plate number box,enter the plate numer
6. In the Remarks box, enter your remarks if any.
7. Click Save.

   The heat number is successfully added for the specific component.

   Note:  You can edit and delete the added heat numbers by using the respective (Edit icon) and (Delete icon).

4.1.3 Edit a Mill Certificate

 If you want to edit any existing mill certificate in the Mill Certificates page, do the following,

1. Click (Edit icon) in the Edit column for the respective mill certificate. See Fig 4.1.

   A new window opens including the added mill certificate details.

   

2.  Click any box where you want to edit the details, and then edit the details in the respective box.

3. Click Save.

4.1.4 Delete a Mill Certificate

If you want to delete any existing mill certificate in the Mill Certificates page, you can use  (Delete icon) provided in the Mill Certificates page. To know how to delete, see the topic, “Delete P&ID”.

4.1.5 Export Mill Certificates List

You can export a list of mill certificates added in the Mill Certificates page in both the pdf and excel formats by using  (PDF button) and (Excel button). To know how to export, see the topic, “Export P&ID list”.

4.1.6 Filter a Mill Certificate

If you want to filter any specific mill certificate in the Mill Certificates page,

• you can use the filter box

   provided in the upper side of the Mill Certificates  To filter the mill certificate, enter the certification or heat number in the box and click Search.

• you can also use (FILTER button) located on the Mill Certificates  To know how to filter using the Filter button, see the topic, “Filter P&ID”.  

4.1.7 Import Multiple Mill Certificates

If you want to import multiple mill certificates together, do the following,

1. Click (TEMPLATE button) on the Mill Certificates See Fig 4.1

   A template will be downloaded as an excel worksheet with a pre-defined template to enter the details of multiple mill certificates.

   

2.  Enter the relevant details in the required columns on the excel worksheet.

3.  Once you have added the mill certificates details in the excel worksheet, save the excel worksheet on your computer.

4. Click (IMPORT button). See Fig 4.1.

   A new window opens for importing the excel worksheet saved on your computer.

   

5. Click (Browse button) to select the excel worksheet to be uploaded.  

6. Select the excel worksheet you want to upload from your computer.

7. Click  (Upload button) to export the mill certificates that are included in the excel worksheet.

   The details of the mill certificates in the worksheet will be displayed in the Mill Certificates page.

4.1.8 Attach a File into a Mill Certificate

If you want to attach any file with a mill certificate listed in the Mill Certificates page, you can attach the file by using  (Attach icon) in the Attachment column. To know how to attach, follow the procedures given in the topic “Attach a file into P&ID”.