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Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Rules for Precautionary Statements for products under CLP

What are the rules for selecting precautionary statements for a consumer product under CLP? Precautionary statements are tricky. The key thing is the precautions should be targeted at the user, for the specific product taking into account the hazards. The CLP definition is: ‘Precautionary statement’ means a phrase that describes recommended measure(s) to minimise or prevent adverse effects resulting from exposure to a hazardous substance or mixture due to its use or disposal; For exa...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

SDS Print Errors

SDS Print Errors These are common error message that appear whilst attempting to print Safety Data Sheets “CLPANN2SDSVALID is false” This occurs if a Flash Point and/or Recommended Use have not been entered for the focus item. In ‘Modify a Formulation’ or ‘Modify a Raw Material’ go to the Properties tab and use group ‘Physical Data’ to enter a temperature value for Flash Point and use group ‘Recommended Uses’ to add a Recommended Use. P...

Documents & Reports, Items, PCN, Properties 20/07/2023

Showing the UFI on the CLP Safety Data Sheets and Labels

Showing the UFI on the CLP Safety Data Sheets and Labels Unique Formula Identifier (UFI) can be shown on the CLP Safety Data Sheet , CLP Safety Data Sheet Banded and CLP Labels This will show in Section 1.1 and section 2.2 of the CLP Safety Data Sheet and at the top of CLP Labels Process to show UFI in Section 1.1 Go to Modify a Formulation, enter your Formulation In Properties, add the Property UFI under Property Group CLP Hazards and add your UFI number as the value Select Save Process to show...

Administration, Documents & Reports, Parties, Suitability 20/07/2023

Region Settings

Region Settings You can view region settings by search for “View a Region”. Choose from the drop down list to select the region you wish to see. Information shown will include the code, name and country of the language, format details and date last modified. To edit these settings go to “Manage Region Settings”. Use the drop down box to select a region. Settings such as number, date and time format can be modified. It is possible to change additional settings: RTL: Tick t...

Administration, Documents & Reports 20/07/2023

Removing Item Codes from Documents

Process for removing item codes from documents Documents typically contain both the item code and item name (alternatively, if entered, they will contain the cross reference code and name). To prevent the code from showing on documents: Go to Manage Application Settings In the Category drop down box select Documents For the Setting Include Code in Documents set the Value to No Click Save Last updated Jan 2018...

Administration, Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Resetting Document version numbers

Process for resetting document version numbers Go to View Documents for an Item and open your Formulation Select the document Click Reset Document Click Yes This will reset the version number Last updated Apr 2016...

Documents & Reports 20/07/2023

Print Documents Overview

Print Documents Overview Print Documents There are several options in the software to generate documents: Print a Document for an Item – print a single document or label for an item, company is optional. You can email documents from this option. Print Documents for a Company – print multiple documents and labels for the same item, company is required. Documents are generated in a zip file. Print Documents and Labels – print multiple documents and labels for multiple items, com...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Print for Dilution

Print for Dilution In ‘Print a Document for an Item’ there is a boxed area ‘For Dilution’. This allows you to generate a version of a Label or Safety Data Sheet for a product diluted to a specified percentage. This ‘diluted’ document could be sent to e.g. a candle customer so they could see they effect of the fragrance dilution which relates to their product. To use ‘For Dilution’ Go to Print a Document for an Item Select your Item and Document Typ...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Print Item Property Report

Print Item Property Report This feature allows you to print a report showing properties of an item or multiple items. This information is reported in a table format. Enter the first item in the ‘Item’ field. Use the ‘+’ button to include additional items. You can also add items from a basket using the ‘Add from Basket’ button in the top menu bar. Items can be removed from the list using the ‘-‘ button. You can specify the properties to be reported...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Print Laboratory Formulations

Print Laboratory Formulations Here you can add formulations and quantities to print in a format which is friendly for mixing in the laboratory. You can add individual formulations into a list, using smart search, or use ‘Add From Basket’. As each one is added the application also shows the ‘Components Count’ (how many ingredients are in the first level of the formulation), and the ‘Composition Total’ (how much the formulation adds up to based on the natural /...