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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 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, 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...

Documents & Reports 20/07/2023

Manage Document Content

Manage Document Content View Document Content Process to view document content and document content code: Go to Manage Document Content Enter Document Design name Click Search This will display all the Document Content within the document. Change Document Content Process to change document content for a document: Go to Manage Document Content Select content to be edited – Select Edit Edit Content field to show new document content. (If you no longer want the content to...

Documents & Reports 20/07/2023

Manage document content guidance for the IFRA 50th Amendment

Manage document content guidance for the IFRA 50th Amendment This brief screen shot guide shows how to change the text to update the IFRA 49th Certificate to state IFRA 50th Amendment. Prior to changing the document content, the 49th IFRA certificate will display as above. The highlighted text will need to be amended to show the latest version: the 50th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice (published June 2020) Navigate to ‘Manage Document Content’ The below screen will appear. In...

Administration, Documents & Reports 20/07/2023

Manage Documents Required

Manage Documents Required Documents include Safety Data Sheets, Certificates and Specifications which contain business critical information which is required to be kept up to date and passed on to customers. Formpak automatically creates new versions of previously created documents and determines who needs them using the results of Automatic Processing. Documents can also be ‘required’ by manually being triggered by choosing ‘Print Later’ from Print a Document for an Item...