# 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,
[](https://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/image-1782974384356.png)
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.
[](https://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/image-1782974511327.png)
**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 [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651160868230.png) (**ADD** button) in the **Mill Certificates** See Fig 4.1.
A new window opens to add a material certificate.
[](https://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/image-1782974948070.png)
[](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651160928288.png)**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,
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1. Click[](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161203160.png) (Add icon) of the respective mill certificate.
The **Heat Numbers** box opens.
[](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161228682.png)
**Figure 4.1.1: Heat Numbers page**
2. Click [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161449804.png) (**ADD** button) in the **Heat Numbers** box.
A new window opens to add the heat number.
[](https://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/image-1782975508920.png)
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.
[](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161542724.png)**Note**: You can edit and delete the added heat numbers by using the respective [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161565571.png)(Edit icon) and [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161576340.png) (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 [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161643799.png)(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.
[](https://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/image-1782975663559.png)
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](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/books/cuteqm/page/project-data/#bkmrk-3.1.3%C2%A0delete-a-p%26id)**”.
#### **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 [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161797978.png) (**PDF** button) and [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161814673.png) (**Excel** button). To know how to export, see the topic, “**[Export P&ID list](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/books/cuteqm/page/project-data/#bkmrk-3.1.4%C2%A0export-p%26id-li)**”.
#### **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 [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161878235.png)
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 [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161906470.png) (**FILTER** button) located on the **Mill Certificates To know how to filter using the **Filter** button, see the topic, “**[Filter P&ID](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/books/cuteqm/page/project-data/#bkmrk-3.1.5%C2%A0filter-a-p%26id)**”.
#### **4.1.7 Import Multiple Mill Certificates**
If you want to import multiple mill certificates together, do the following,
1. Click [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651161989979.png) (**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.
[](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651162060142.png)
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 [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651162107209.png) (**IMPORT** button). See Fig 4.1.
A new window opens for importing the excel worksheet saved on your computer.
[](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651162134967.png)
5. Click [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651162144397.png) (**Browse** button) to select the excel worksheet to be uploaded.
6. Select the excel worksheet you want to upload from your computer.
7. Click [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651162180854.png) (**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 [](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1651162256071.png) (Attach icon) in the **Attachment** column. To know how to attach, follow the procedures given in the topic “[**Attach a file into P&ID**](http://wiki.cuteinfocomm.com/books/cuteqm/page/project-data/#bkmrk-3.1.7%C2%A0attach-a-file-)”.