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Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Print the Composition of an Item

Print the Composition of an Item Print the Composition of an Item is a tool used to generate an Item Composition Report. This is a useful report to see different views of a composition. To generate on Item Composition Report, follow the below process: Enter the item of interest Select an Explosion Type – This has two options: Physical Explosion – This will show the directly added (physical) ingredients. Regulatory Explosion – This will show the regulatory components (i.e. the c...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Print Where Used Report

Print Where Used Report. This is a search tool to find where specified items are used in the composition of other items. In the ‘Item’ section specify the item (component) you want to search for. You can use the ‘+’ button to add additional items. When searching for multiple items you can use the ‘AND/OR’ function to specify if the items should contain all (AND) the listed components or any (OR) of them. You also have the option to add a concentration range fo...

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

Printer Recommendations

Printer Recommendations We recommend using label printers with 300dpi (for sharp pictures) thermal transfer and direct thermal label printers with built in LAN ports and reliable drivers from Seagull Scientific. People sometimes use Zebra label printers, which are also OK. Label printers should have a 300dpi head, a LAN port and Seagull Scientific printer drivers. People sometimes use DYMO LabelWriter printers. These are direct thermal printers for which you can only use DYMO stationery which co...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Printing Safety Data Sheets and Labels

Process for printing Safety Data Sheets and Labels Go to Print a Document for an Item Enter the Item you wish to be printed e.g ‘Lemon oil’ Select Document Type e.g ‘CLP Safety Data Sheet or GHS Safety Data Sheet’ Click Print to PDF Related Help: Quick Start Guide – Producing CLP Safety Data Sheets and Labels Last updated Apr 2016...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Proper Shipping Name (PSN)

How do Proper Shipping Names (PSN) for raw materials work? PSNs for formulations are calculated, but PSN’s for Raw Materials are manual. Raw Material PSNs can be very specific but can also be quite general. You can edit the PSN in the Regulatory Summary property group under ‘Proper Shipping Name’. Last updated Apr 2016...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Marine Pollutants and Environmentally Hazardous for Transport

Alignment of Marine Pollutants and Environmentally Hazardous for Transport Environmentally Hazardous for Transport has been based on GHS criteria for some time now with a product classification of Environmental Hazard Chronic Category 1 or 2, or Acute Category 1 meaning the product is environmentally hazardous for transport: Class 9 (if not meeting other transport hazard criteria which overides or modifies this Class). In most cases the terms Marine Pollutant and Environmentally Hazardous are us...

Documents & Reports, Parties 20/07/2023

Modifying SDS footer details

Process for modifying SDS footer details Go to Manage Document Content Enter Code = bottomCompany.DEFAULT Click Search Select the Document Content and click Edit Enter the Name and Address into the Content as a single line Select Prevent Batch Update = Yes Click Save Last updated Apr 2016...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Paste into a Basket from Excel

Paste into a Basket from Excel Background You may have a list of raw materials or formulations which have been produced outside of Formpak, and you may need to perform some function within Formpak for them. The quick way to get a list of items into Formpak is to copy the list and paste into a Basket. From the basket you can add to many different places in Formpak, e.g. to suitability check, find matching items and report, or print documents and labels. Copy the list of item codes from excel. Not...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

M Factors

How do I add M Factors for a raw material? In Formpak there are 3 Properties for M Factors: *M Factor – The M Factor to use for both Acute and Chronic *M Factor Acute *M Factor Chronic These properties are found in the ‘GHS Hazards’ property group. Setting an M Factor = 1, means no change from the regular hazard. Usually, the M factor applies equally to both acute and chronic environmental hazards. In this situation you apply the M factor to ‘M Factor’. For example,...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Manage Cross References

Manage Cross References This option is used to find and manage cross references for Items by various criteria including Company, Cross Reference Code or Name, Item, Sale and Sample Dates. Enter search criteria and select Search button. Results are returned for any matches. Select an item to perform additional functions if required: New Cross Reference – Opens a new window to Add a New Cross Reference View – Opens a new window to View Cross Reference details including View Documents S...