Frontline Inventory & Help Desk Management

Material Types Tab

"Material Types" are district-wide categories assigned to instructional materials tracked within Instructional Materials Management. Material types are used as filters for multiple on-screen grids and multiple inventory reports. If you wish to create or edit the list of available material types, review Material Types Tools.

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  4. "Materials Types" Tab

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Assign a Material Type

  1. Click on textbooks.png Textbooks, located in the navigation bar.
  2. Search for the desired ISBN.
  3. Click on mglass.png Details, located in the ISBN's row. This opens the respective ”Textbook Details” page.
  4. Click on the Material Types tab.
  5. Click on plus.png Add.
  6. Select the desired material type using the Type drop-down menu.
  7. Click on floppy.png Save. This refreshes the” Material Types” tab grid.

Remove a Material Type

  1. Click on textbooks.png Textbooks, located in the navigation bar.
  2. Search for the desired ISBN.
  3. Click on mglass.png Details, located in the ISBN's row. This opens the respective ”Textbook Details” page.
  4. Click on the Material Types tab.
  5. Locate the desired material type.
  6. Click on delete.png Delete.
  7. The message "Are you sure you want to delete this Material Type from this book?" appears.
  8. Click OK. This refreshes the Material Types tab grid.