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Entering the 'Get Material Summaries' Formula Directly

The inserted Excel formula for the 'Get Material Summaries' command is shown below.

=SFMatSummaries(System, Database, Model, ModelAnalysis, StartingCase, EndingCase, Material, Attribute, SumOf, Cost Center, UOM, Outcode, Layer)

The following table lists the formula arguments.

Get Material Summary Formula Arguments

ArgumentDescription
System (string)Sigmafine Server name.
Database (string)Database name.
Model (string)Model name.
Model Analysis (string)Model analysis name.
StartingCase (string)Date/time of the starting case
EndingCase (string)Date/time of the ending case.
Material (String)This is a material name or a cell reference to a single material name. It must be found in the 'SF_Material' table.
Attribute (string)Attribute name of the specified element.
Sum Of (string)Selection of what the summary will include. Valid settings are: 'Opening Inventory', 'Closing Inventory', 'Receipts', or 'Shipments'.
Cost Center (string)This is a cost center name. It must be found in the 'SF_Cost Center' table.
UOM (string)This is a specified unit of measure that the value will have. The UOM must be one of the units listed in the attribute's unit-of-measure class.
Outcode (number)Determines the row/column to include. For Outcode values, see "Output Code (Outcode) Table".
Layer (string)(The name(s) of the layer(s) when 'Opening Inventory' or 'Closing Inventory' are selected for the 'Sum Of' setting.