AI Material Codification
Structure unstructured material descriptions, assign technical attributes, generate internal codes and classify to UNSPSC — with human review built into the workflow.
A structured, reviewable process.
Description parsing
AI interprets free-text material descriptions and identifies the noun, form and likely attributes — flagging uncertainty for human review.
Noun and form assignment
Each material is assigned to a noun (e.g. Valve) and form (e.g. Gate) from your configured codification framework.
Technical attribute population
Class-specific templates prompt for the attributes that matter for that noun — size, rating, material, standard, and more.
Internal code generation
Codes are generated according to your organisation's own format rules — group, subgroup, noun, modifier, attribute, serial.
UNSPSC classification
Materials are mapped to the appropriate UNSPSC segment, family, class and commodity — with low-confidence flags for review.
Review and approval
All outputs pass through a configurable review step before entering the master — uncertain values are highlighted, not silently accepted.
What VCode provides for material codification.
Configurable code structure
Define group, subgroup, noun, modifier, attribute and serial segments to match your organisation's coding convention.
Noun and attribute library
Maintain a controlled vocabulary of nouns, forms, modifiers and attributes — with the ability to add or extend as needed.
Class-specific attribute templates
Different materials get different attribute sets — a valve requires different specifications than a bearing or a motor.
UNSPSC v26 classification
Official UNSPSC version 26 is available for mapping industrial materials to the external classification hierarchy.
Human review built in
AI interprets and proposes. Review flags surface uncertain values for human decision before anything is confirmed.
Traceable changes
Codification decisions are recorded with the source description, output code, attributes and reviewer — supporting audit and governance.
Start with your material descriptions.
Discuss your codification requirements and see how VCode can work with your existing material descriptions.