You can perform various operations on a material appearance and on applied materials.
Material mapping parameters are managed at three different levels:
Global mapping parameters on the material. You can edit these parameters only
through the Material Palette or the Material Browser. These
parameters are displayed in the Appearance Domain dialog box
of an applied material but you cannot edit them.
Mapping parameters of applied materials. You can display and edit these parameters
in the Appearance Domain dialog box of an applied
material.
Channel mapping parameters. You can edit these parameters through the
Material Editor or the Material Palette. These parameters
are displayed in the Appearance Domain dialog box of an
applied material but you cannot edit them.