WP1

Specification

A Specification is an object that exists in the EHS module. Each of these objects serve a purpose and is defined by a certain codification.

It can be

• an ingredient: PURE_SUB
• a product: PROD_COM
• a transport classification: DG_CL_SUB
• etc

Property tree

The STANDARD SAP “Property tree” refers to the series of classes where information is maintained for the specifications. It contains hundreds of classes that are not always relevant for the specification.

That is why we created several customized Property trees, that are views or variants of the Standard one, and which only show the information relevant for the type of specification, and sometimes the zone.

Some specifications have dedicated Property trees: for example Pure Substances and Transport Classification.

Products have 1 Property tree per zone: EU, AP, LA, NA. However the common classes can be found in all property trees: for example when you maintain the pH value in section 9, it will be applicable for all the zones, you don’t need to maintain it 4 times

The organization of the property tree mirrors the SDS. Information that is not directly displayed on the SDS is located in the section “0” of the property tree.

Layout

If phrases are maintained as multiple values within 1 instance, they appear one under the other, without a line break

If phrases are maintained as multiple instances they appear one under the other, with a line break, so it allows the SDS writer to highlight some content and improve visibility

There are some exceptions. For example Recommended filter type (Section 8>Respiratory protection) and Glove material (Section 8>Hand protection) are single values fields in the standard SAP so you can only maintain 1 value per instance

Rating

The most common rating is PUBLIC: it is displayed on the SDS and read by the rules. It is the only rating read by the rules.

The CUSTOMER rating can be used to display information on the SDS that must be ignored by the rules. For example the GHS rule needs a state of matter and can only read one type of state of matter. But if the product is handled at a temperature close to its melting point, you may want to indicate 2 instances: 1 PUBLIC instance “solid” to be read by the rule and 1 CUSTOMER instance “liquid > 35C” to be displayed additionally on the SDS. This proves to be very useful in the sections 11 and 12 when you want to populate the content of the SDS without preventing the rule from using data from ingredients for mixtures (see section 11/12 for more explanation)

INTERNAL rating: for information only, not displayed, not read by the rule. For example, the GHS rules populate the ATE with an INTERNAL rating in section 11

DANGEROUS rating: has priority 1 for the Dangerous Goods Information. It is also displayed on the SDS.

OFFICIAL rating:  it is a default rating provided by SAP in certain classes.

Priority listing for all templates but US, Canada, Asia

Priority listing for US and Canada

Priority listing for Asia

WP1

Purpose of this level of composition, in WP1

Exact Composition Based on Products

Indicate products as ingredients (raw materials, intermediates)

Standard Composition

+ Legal Composition if necessary

The standard composition is NOT mapped to the SDS. It is the basis for all calculations. It is only composed of PURE_SUB.

When an ingredient must be described differently according to the country due to regulation or registration constraints, a Legal Composition is maintained for the corresponding zone. The Legal composition then replaces the standard one for any calculation made for this country or zone.

Hazardous Ingredients

+ Non Hazardous Ingredients for NA

These are the compositions mapped to the SDS. They are populated by rules or maintained manually.

SVT Compositions (for certain countries)

They are filled when needed for the Substance Volume Tracking Functionality