Material Groups
A material group is a grouping of materials and services according to their characteristics. Examples include:
- Stockpile materials
- Equipment
- Management and professional support services
Material groups are required for purchase requisitions and purchase orders. In GFEBS, if a material is not populated in a purchasing document and the material group is entered, the system derives the correct General Ledger (G/L) account to which the material group is associated. GFEBS uses the Federal Supply Classification (H2 58 708-21) as the basis for most of its material groups. To capture service items, additional material groups are created to ensure that non-material G/Ls are represented.
