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The Materials tool brings the powerful, industry-leading materials management capabilities of SiteSense to the Procore platform for Procore customers. The Materials tool supports core material management flows including:
Available workflows:

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Materials are managed by project. You can use the Materials tool in a new project or an existing project. After your project is created, you need to create locations for your project, including where your materials will be stored.
Materials works with the Commitments tool to automatically pull in purchase orders and commitment change orders. Materials listed in the purchase or change order's schedule of values (SOV) are available for receiving and inventory management in the Materials tool. For purchase orders and change orders to appear in the Materials tool, the following information must be reflected in the purchase order or chance order:
Once in the Materials tool, the following information about the order is available:

To create a purchase order in the project's Commitments tool.
In Procore, a Purchase Order (PO) is a documented financial commitment that details the types, quantities, and agreed-upon prices for products or services. As part of the procurement process, purchase orders are created by a 'buyer' (for example, a general contractor) and issued to a 'seller' (for example, a subcontractor) to cover the cost of a contract. Once accepted by the 'seller,' a purchase order represents an agreement between the two parties
For companies using the
ERP Integrations tool: Prerequisites, requirements, limitations, and considerations might apply depending on the ERP system your Procore account is integrated with. Visit Things to Know about your ERP Integration for details.

Update the basic information as follows:

The examples below show you how Procore's ascending consecutive numbering works:
Update the contract with more general information:

Using the privacy setting allows only project admins and the select non-admin users access. To change the contract's access permissions, do the following:
To update the contract with important dates, do the following:

The first step when updating a Schedule of Values is to define the accounting method for the contract. The method you choose also applies to all change orders and/or invoices for that contract. The accounting method can only be changed BEFORE you add line items to an SOV. Procore does NOT permit you to change a contract's accounting method after line items are added.
There are two (2) method for updating the purchase order's SOV:
By default, you can input line items on the purchase order's SOV at any time, as long as it is NOT in the 'Approved' status.
To manually add line items to the Schedule of Values:


To add file attachments to the contract:

To save the contract, click one (1) of these buttons:
If your company has enabled the ERP Integrations tool:
To create a commitment change order.
In Procore, purchase orders and subcontracts are called commitments. A commitment is a contractual agreement between a buyer (for example, a project owner, a general contractor, or a specialty contractor) and a seller (for example, a contractor, a subcontractor, or a vendor). The seller is responsible for completing project work or fulfilling an order for the buyer. When you need to alter the terms of the original agreement, you can create a commitment change order.
When the Change Events tool is enabled on a project
The process that you will use to create a commitment change order in Procore depends upon a few factors. First, if the Change Events tool is disabled on the project, you will use one of the processes below. Also, keep in mind that the number of steps required to create a commitment change order is dependent upon the change order tier setting that is configured on the project's Commitments tool. See Configure the Number of Commitment Change Order Tiers:
Although not recommended, Procore also supports a 3-Tier configuration:
If you have created a purchase order or a subcontract and need to alter the terms of that item, use the steps below to create a commitment change order.
If the Change Events tool is enabled on your project, the Create Commitment CO button is not available. Follow these steps instead:
If there are costs associated with the change order, add line items to the change order's Schedule of Values (SOV). 
For Companies That Have Enabled the ERP Integrations Tool
After the commitment change order is placed into the 'Approved' status in the Commitments tool, project managers will typically send the change order to the ERP Integrations tool where it must be accepted by an accounting approver for export to the integrated ERP system. For instructions, see Send a CCO to ERP Integrations for Accounting Acceptance.
After your orders have been placed in the Commitments tool, materials listed in the Schedule of Values (SOV) are available for receiving and inventory management in the Materials tool. When receiving materials, you can immediately issue them for use at a job site, or you can store materials in your inventory to be issued at a later date.

To create a shipment to track materials that were shipped for your project.
You can use Procore to manage materials for your project. From the Materials tool, you can create shipments to track the materials you have ordered. You can create shipments for orders you placed outside of Procore, or from approved purchase and changed orders made in Procore's Commitments tool.
Materials must be listed in your inventory by one of the following methods:






To create a receipt for materials that were received for your project.
You can use Procore to manage materials for your project. From the Materials tool, you can create receipts to track the materials you have received. You can create receipts for orders you placed outside of Procore, or from approved purchase and changed orders made in Procore's Commitments tool.



















To create a defect when you receive materials that are incorrect, damaged, over, or short.
When you receive a shipment, check the materials to ensure all items are acceptable. Occasionally, you may receive materials that are unacceptable, over, short, or damaged (UOSD). If you find issues with the shipment, you can create a defect to track the issue, and resolve it with your vendor.
You can create a defect using the following statuses:
Set the storage locations for all items before creating the UOSD/Defect for a line item. The defect line(s) will default to the same storage location. See Create a Receipt.
icon. Enter the information for the sub lines, and click Save.
Click sub line #.1 before adding additional sub lines to ensure the quantity of the new UOSD Defect is split from the acceptable quantity. New sub lines will take quantity from the selected sub line except when creating an overage.
Set the storage locations for all items before creating the UOSD/Defect for a line item. The defect line(s) will default to the same storage location. See Create a Receipt.
Set the storage locations for all items before creating the UOSD/Defect for a line item. The defect line(s) will default to the same storage location. See Create a Receipt.
Set the storage locations for all items before creating the UOSD/Defect for a line item. The defect line(s) will default to the same storage location. See Create a Receipt.

icon. Enter the information for the sub lines, and click Save.To post a receipt for materials that were received for your project.
Imported materials and materials listed in approved orders from the Commitments tool appear in the Materials tool. From the Materials tool, you can create receipts to track the materials you have received. After all materials have been received, post the receipt to indicate that receiving is complete.
For companies with Procore Financials, a draft invoice is automatically created in Procore's Invoicing tool after you post the receipt.

If you have an open billing period, a draft subcontractor invoice is automatically created in Procore's Invoicing tool after the receipt is posted. However, if a billing period is not open at the time the receipt is posted, a draft invoice will not be created, even if a billing period is opened at a later date.
Procore recommends that you do NOT manually create invoices for materials, as it will create a duplicate. The invoice automatically generated from the receipt cannot be deleted.
After a receipt is posted, a draft subcontractor invoice is automatically created in Procore's Invoicing tool. Complete the invoice by following these steps:
You can request materials to be used on your job site. Materials may already be in inventory, or may need to be ordered to fulfill the request. When materials are available in your inventory, your request can be approved and issued for handover.
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To create a request for materials in your inventory.
You can request materials to be used on your job. Materials may need to be ordered to fulfill the request, or may already be in inventory. When materials are available in your inventory, your request can be approved and issued for handover.
Materials must be listed in your inventory by one of the following methods:

To approve a materials request so that it can be issued for handover.
To issue materials to handover to a person.
Background
When receiving materials, they can be issued and handed over directly to a person or a project. See Post a Receipt. Alternatively, received materials can be stored in your inventory.
When materials move out of inventory, they must be picked from the inventory and issued to a person, project, or location. Materials can also be issued to a third party who is resolving a UOSD defect.
You can issue materials that were requested, using the issue ticket that was automatically created from the request. See Create a Request. Or, you can bypass the request process and issue materials directly by creating an issue ticket.
An issue ticket consists of one or more pick tickets. A pick ticket allows you to assign the picking task to an employee, and filter the line items in the issue ticket by location. The issue ticket is marked as 'Fulfilled' after all line items have been fully picked.
Things to Consider

If the available inventory quantities in the Materials tool are inaccurate, you can make a manual correction by creating an adjustment.


If you need to move materials to a new storage location, you can create a materials transfer. If the status of materials changes during the transfer, inventory counts may be impacted.
You have 100 floorboards available in inventory. A transfer is created for 10 floorboards, but there is concern that the floorboards are damaged. The status of the materials in the transfer is updated to 'Unchecked', and material inventory shows 10 less floorboards available.
After the floorboards have been inspected and determined to be acceptable, you create a new transfer. In the transfer, select 'Unchecked' as the 'From Location', select the physical location of the material as the 'To Location', and set the Status for the line item to 'Checked > Acceptable'. The floorboards are again available in your inventory.

When you receive a shipment that has unacceptable, damaged, over, or short materials (UOSD), you can create a UOSD defect and manage the resolution in Procore.

To resolve a defect for received materials that were incorrect, damaged, over, or short materials.
When you receive a shipment that has unacceptable, damaged, over, or short materials (UOSD), you can create a UOSD defect and manage the resolution in Procore.


To view the Overdue Purchase Order Line Items report.
This report shows line items of purchase orders that have not yet been received, and are overdue for delivery.
To view the Purchase Order Receipt Summary report.
This report shows the status and summary of line items for a single purchase order or all purchase orders meeting the relevant criteria.
To view the Returns Summary report.
This report shows items that were returned to stock from an Issue ticket. See Return Materials to Inventory.
Things to Consider
To view the Stock Inventory Advanced report.
This report shows information about what information is in your inventory. You can apply filters to see information by property, vendor, and location, as well as configure what information you see in the report.
Things to Consider
To view the Vendor Performance Summary report.
This report shows information about your vendor performance and quality. Understand how often items are arriving on time or late, how many deliveries are resulting in a defect/UOSD, and how quickly those defects/UOSDs are being resolved.
Things to Consider