# See which styles use a material

> Use the Styles tab of a material to find every style that uses it, filter the list, and open a style to unlink the material.

Source: https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/material-styles-tab/

The **Styles** tab of a material lists every style that uses the material in its bill of materials. Use it to see where a material goes before you change its price, and to find the styles to unlink when you want to delete a material.

**Where to find it:** Library → Materials → (open a material) → Styles

**Requires:** permission `UPDATE_PRODUCT,VIEW_PRODUCT,VIEW_STYLE`

## Before you start

- The tab only exists for **private** materials. Public materials do not show it.
- You need the permission to view styles on top of the permissions needed to open a material.

## See the styles that use a material

1. **Open the material**
   From the left sidebar, click **Library**, then **Materials**, and open the material.

   ![The Materials list with the material to open](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/library/assets/material-styles-tab/60-open-material.webp)

2. **Click the "Styles" tab**
   Click **Styles** in the tab row at the top of the material.

   ![The tab row of a material with the Styles tab selected](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/library/assets/material-styles-tab/61-styles-tab.webp)

3. **Read the list**
   Each style that uses the material is shown as a card, or as one row per colour in the table view.

   ![The Styles tab listing each style that uses the material as a card](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/library/assets/material-styles-tab/62-style-list.webp)

If no style uses the material, the tab says "No styles found — No styles are using this material."

## Cards and table

Use the two view buttons next to the filters to switch between cards and a table. The table has these columns:

| Column | What it shows |
| --- | --- |
| **Thumbnail** | The style picture. |
| **Style Name** | The name of the style. Click it to open the style. |
| **Code** | The style code. |
| **Collection** | The collection of the style. |
| **Status** | The style status. |
| **Material Color** | The colour of this material used in the style. |
| **Position** | Where the colour is used on the style. |
| **Usage Per Style** | The quantity of the colour used for one style, with its unit. |

## Narrow the list

- **Search by name or style code...** finds styles by name or code.
- **Filter** opens a stacked filter with **Collection**, **Season**, **Category**, **Size Range**, **Color**, **Supplier**, **Status** and **Style Attributes**. Selecting a **Color** keeps only the rows that use that colour of the material.
- The sort chip orders the list by **Name**, **Code**, **Date Created** or **Last Modified**, **Descending** or **Ascending**. The default is **Date Created**, newest first.
- **Reset** clears the search, the filters and the sort.

## Unlink a material from a style

You cannot delete a material that is linked to a style. To free it:

1. **Open the style**
   In the **Styles** tab, click the style name (table view) or the style card.

2. **Remove the material**
   In the style's bill of materials, remove the material row. See [Tech pack bill of materials](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/tech-pack-bill-of-materials/).

3. **Delete the material**
   Go back to **Library → Materials** and delete the material. See [Material library page overview](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/material-library-page-overview/).

> [!NOTE]
> Searching, filtering and sorting on this tab are applied to the list already loaded, so results update instantly.

## Related

- [Material library page overview](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/material-library-page-overview/)
- [Open and edit a material](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/material-detail-and-edit/)