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title: Material must be Unique within Group
description: "When adding timber parts to your Part List, you may encounter this error message:  &quot;Material [material name] is already specified on part [part number and name] for the [group name] group in this cate"
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# Material must be Unique within Group

## Find out what steps to take if an error message appears when adding timber parts to the part list.

### **Key Points: Material must be Unique within Group**

**1. The error message**  
This error message **Material \[material name\] is already specified on part \[part number and name\] for the \[group name\] group in this category. Material must be unique within the group.** may appear when adding timber parts to the part list.

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**2. Why this error message appears**  
This error message appears if there is already a **part** of this **material** in the **group** which has been selected. Group is the subcategory selected next to category. For example, the category is **surround \> internal architrave** and the group is **3 inch Ogee:**

![](https://knowledgehub.endtoendit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-14-2025-02-14-08-5697-PM.png?width=566&height=40&name=image-png-Jan-14-2025-02-14-08-5697-PM.png)

**3. The solution**  
For **material must be unique within the group** select one of the following options:

Select a **different material** for the part  
Select a **different group**  
Create a **new group** from the dropdown menu

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