There are 7 Material Tpes in PLM. For all materials or material colors to be added into PLM, it is best practice for a the team member to reach out to the RM Team (via email) and request that the material and/or material color be entered into PLM. The Handbag Team will enter their own materials and material colors as needed. The Sweater PD Team will enter their own yarn materials and yarn material colors as needed. The Denim & Non-Denim PD Team will add their own material colors (Color Type: Wash (Denim)) to Fabrics (Fabric Type: Denim) as needed. The RM/ Trim Team will add/update all materials, except the material type Yarns. Best practice is as follows. Material Types: FABRICS HANDBAG & SLG FABRICS INTERLININGS LABELS & PACKAGING LINING TRIMS YARNS Materials: Who creates & updates the material? FABRICS:  The RM Team HANDBAG & SLG FABRICS: The Handbag Team INTERLININGS: The RM Team LABELS & PACKAGING: The RM (Trim) Team + The Handbag Team *For HB/SLG specific Labels & Packaging LINING: The RM Team TRIMS: The RM (Trim) Team + The Handbag Team *For HB/SLG specific Labels & Packaging YARNS: The Sweater PD Team Material Color: Who adds color to materials & manages them under "material color section" of a material profile? FABRICS:  The RM Team HANDBAG & SLG FABRICS: The Handbag Team INTERLININGS: The RM Team LABELS & PACKAGING: The RM (Trim) Team + The Handbag Team *For HB/SLG specific Labels & Packaging Material Colors LINING: The RM Team TRIMS: The RM (Trim) Team + The Handbag Team *For HB/SLG specific Labels & Packaging Material Colors YARNS: The Sweater PD Team

Within PLM, there is a Material Library. To access the Material Library, click the "" icon. You will then be brought to the Material Library.

When creating a material in PLM, there are some general guidelines that should be followed for all material profile entries. Please follow below to ensure that established best practices are reflected in the PLM system. GENERAL MATERIAL BEST PRACTICES: 1. When filling out fields in the material profile, ensure you are typing in ALL CAPS. This best practice also applies to the "Material Content" field. (See separate SOP: https://veronicabeard.freshservice.com/support/solutions/articles/23000104327) 2. When filling out the "Partner Article Code" field, please always type out the abbreviation "ART" before any and all partner article codes. 3. Always help to save any and all FDS', TDS', or other material info related documents under the "Attachments" section of the material profile. 4. Always help to leave the Material No. status set to "Auto Generate."

As of 8/28/2024. On the material types "Fabrics," "Handbag & SLG Fabrics" and "Yarns" there is a field called "MERCH MATERIAL DESCRIPTION." At Material Overview Edit: At Material Overview: This field is intended to house customer facing material information for materials utilized as Design Main Materials (DMMs.) The Team Responsible for creating/updating the material in PLM will be responsible for filling out this field with a customer facing material description (when applicable), and then passing this information to the Merch Team about 3 weeks before line open. Re. Material Types: "Fabrics" & "Handbag & SLG Fabrics": The MERCH MATERIAL DESCRIPTION should always be filled out for the fabric types: Woven, Knit, Plastic Sheeting, Real Leather/ Suede, Vegan Leather/ Suede. The MERCH MATERIAL DESCRIPTION can sometimes be filled out for the fabric type: Denim (though sometimes this may need to be managed at the style level as wash can affect this description.). Re. Material Type: Yarns The MERCH MATERIAL DESCRIPTION can be filled out for YARNS but may need to be managed more at the style level depending on the materials used, and stitch/ gauge/ end combination. About 3 weeks before line open, the Team Responsible for creating/updating the material in PLM is to export this information from PLM and share with the Merchandising Team for all DMMs utilized on the seasonal collection.