Blocks tab

The Blocks tab displays the list of all blocking events. The blocking of a material can be triggered automatically based on multiple processes, for example, by reaching the expiry date, or by created blocking rules. A blocking event can also be added by manually creating a block.

Block

Element	Description
Reason Code	The state of the monitoring entry.
Reason Text	Reason text of the block. Automatically set except for manual blocks. Can be updated for all blocks.
Priority	The priority of the block.
Last Modified	Date and time when the block was created or last modified.
Last Modified By	Id of the user who created or modified the block.
Rule	The Id of the blocking rule that created the block. Empty for non rule based blocks.
Block Synchronization	The synchronization status to Block Management.
Block Management Id	The identifier of the block in Block Management.

Element

Description

Reason Code

The state of the monitoring entry.

Reason Text

Reason text of the block. Automatically set except for manual blocks. Can be updated for all blocks.

Priority

The priority of the block.

Last Modified

Date and time when the block was created or last modified.

Last Modified By

Id of the user who created or modified the block.

Rule

The Id of the blocking rule that created the block. Empty for non rule based blocks.

Block Synchronization

The synchronization status to Block Management.

Block Management Id

The identifier of the block in Block Management.

Block Synchronization column

Element	Description
Pending	The synchronization to Block Management has not been started yet for this block.
Successful	The synchronization to Block Management was successful.
Failed	The synchronization to Block Management has failed. More information can be found in the * Material History tab

Element

Description

Pending

The synchronization to Block Management has not been started yet for this block.

Successful

The synchronization to Block Management was successful.

Failed

The synchronization to Block Management has failed. More information can be found in the * Material History tab

Creating a manual block

Prerequisite

MaterialManagement Expert or MaterialManagement Administrator role

Procedure

Search for material using one of the following options:
Click on the Blocks tab.
Click on in the table header.
Enter the reason for the block in the Add manual block dialog.
Click on Add.

The block is activated and displayed in the Blocks tab and the color of the material header is highlighted in red.
The event is displayed in the Material History tab.

Editing the description of a block

Prerequisites

MaterialManagement Expert or MaterialManagement Administrator role
At least one block has been created.

Procedure

Search for material using one of the following options:
Click on the Blocks tab.
Click on in the row of the entry to be edited.
Enter a Reason text in the Edit block dialog.
Confirm with Save.

The changed description is displayed in the Blocks tab.

Remove block from the material

Prerequisites

MaterialManagement Administrator role
At least one block has been created.

Procedure

Search for material using one of the following options:
Click on the Blocks tab.
Click on in the row of the block.
Confirm with Delete.

The block is removed from the Blocks tab and the event is displayed in the Material History tab.

Automated background processes, such as blocking rules, can restore non-manual blocks that have already been removed: Blocking Rules tab.