About the Material Browser

You can configure the Material Browser Preferences and Apply Command of the Material Browser in Me > Preferences> Legacy Preferences> Infrastructure Material Definition. Then, click on the Material Browser tab.

The following options are available:

Option

Description

Multi-selection Mode

Turns on multi-selection and click the checkbox associated to each material to be selected. Click to access the menu of possible commands.

Preview

Provides a preview of the browser content.

Information

Provides information, including properties and relations, of the selected material.

Search Options

Enables you to apply two General search options: Use tabs to show searches and Activate the new search preview

Favorite Search

Records and accesses your favorite searches for faster retrieval.

Important: Favorites must be indexed to display in My Favorite Search. You must therefore wait a few minutes before seeing them.

Refresh

Refreshes search results.

Export

Generates a report of search results and exports it as a .csv file.

Prints detailed material information.

BI Essentials

BI Essentials permits the dynamic identification of materials thereby helping the user to locate information in a structured manner.

Likewise, there are multiple options for viewing and sorting materials.


Option	Description
Thumbnail View	Displays the browser content with thumbnails.
Tile View	Displays the browser content in tiled view.
Datagrid View	Displays the browser content in a detailed view.
Default	Sorts the browser content by default.
Modification Date	Sorts the browser content by modification date.
Title	Sorts the browser content by title.
Creation Date	Sorts the browser content by creation date.
Responsible	Sorts the browser content by manager.
Type	Sorts the browser content by type.