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Items 20/07/2023

Search for an Item

Search for an Item ‘Search for Item’ allows you to search for items using specific or a combination of criteria. You can search using identification information such as Code, Cross Reference Code or Name, to find specific items: You can also search using the ‘Description’ and ‘Comment’ fields from the ‘Key Details’ tab of an item: You have the option to search by ‘Composition Type’ and / or specific Item Classes: You have options to sea...
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Items 20/07/2023

Search for Cross References

Search for Cross References Cross References are additional codes and names which can be given to your products so that products you sample or sell have a specific name and code for each customer and so your customers do not know your internal codes and names. You can use ‘Manage Cross References’ to search for items supplied to specified customers, supplied within a date range and other searches. This is generally useful, as it’s a quick way to see history for items associated...
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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...
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Items 20/07/2023

Preserve When Exploding on Raw Material Composition

Preserve When Exploding on Raw Material Composition Background Compositions can be useful for complex raw materials such as essential oils, for purchased mixtures and bases and for multi-constituent chemicals. Raw materials include this extra layer of composition information when required to manage regulatory and technical matters. For example to give accurate information about GHS, IFRA and Allergens. Sometimes, when the regulatory scenarios don’t neatly overlap, ‘preserve when expl...
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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...
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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 /...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Items, Projects & Tasks 20/07/2023

Product Development Overview

Product Development Overview There are interconnecting processes on Formpak for Product Development including: Creating and modifying formulations and raw materials Projects and Tasks Classifying and retrieving items Tracking composition changes Global changes to compositions Permissions Creating and Modifying Formulations Use Add a New Formulation to add the code and name and then the composition itself. You can update the formulation, e.g. to add a Flashpoint, using Modify a Formulation. To up...
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