Configuring container priorities

The priorities of a container are used to select materials that you want to use first. For example, the oldest material needs to be used before newer materials are used in a recipe, so you can set priority values for each container. The default priority value is
100
. The allowed values are 1 to 100, with
1
 being the lowest value, which is selected first. You can assign as many priorities per material as needed. If the container with a value of
1
 runs out of material, the next priority container for that material is used.
The
Priorities
 tab displays area model data loaded into the material database by a
FactoryTalk Batch
 Server during start up. If no information is visible, then the database does not contain the area model data.
  1. From the
    Edit Material Storage Container
     dialog box, select the
    Priorities
     tab.
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    The following is a list of items in the
    Priorities
     tab:
    Item
    Description
    Material
    Unique name of the material stored in the container
    (view-only).
    Priority
    The priority ranking of the container
    (required)
    .
    Area
    The area model name loaded by the
    FactoryTalk Batch
     Server
    (view-only)
    .
    Cell
    The cell class instance configured in the area model, that has the container assigned to it
    (view-only)
    .
    Unit
    The unit class instance configured in the area model that has the container assigned to it
    (view-only)
    .
    Usage
    The type of usage configured in the area model, which determines if the container is an addition of material, distribution, or both
    (view-only)
    .
  2. In the
    Priority
     column, select a record row to edit, and then type a value from
    1
     to 
    100
    .
  3. Click
    Apply
     to save the changes, or click
    OK
     to save the changes and close the dialog box.
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