1. IMDS Release 11.0 Chemistry Manager
Peter Müller

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3. IMDS Release 11.0 Rollout November 12/13, 2016 Rollout
Enhancement
Description
Removal of GADSL Checkbox
Checkbox “I have declared all GADSL substances” will be removed
Error Preliminary in Final MDS
Final version of MDS must not contain references to preliminary MDSs
Mark MDSs as Obsolete
Companies can mark own MDSs within company as ‘not to be used anymore’
Allow Forwarding of MMDSs
Forwarding for MMDSs will be reactivated
Chemistry Manager
Support fast request and exchange of regulatory information
IMDS-a2 Chemistry manager rolled out (May 4, 2017)
Rollout
November 12/13, 2016
Rollout
January 14/15, 2017

4. New Process working on Released MDSs
Tier 3
Tier 2
Tier 1
OEM
Request Material Data
Report & Assemble Material Data
IMDS forwards regulatory requests, anonymously.
IMDS provides regulatory info to MMDS users, anonymously.
Materials
Supplier
Product Owner
MDS Exchange
Up to several weeks/months
Chemistry Manager
Minutes/hours for information exchange

5. Chemistry Manager - Basics
CM currently works on EU BPR and REACH but is open for new regulations
CM is a tool which can deal with growing regulations on existing data without the demand of resubmission
CM provides information fast for the entire community
CM works independent from MDS release process
CM regulation requests are addressed anonymously
CM regulation information is provided anonymously
The company administrator has to grant access to the CM for his users
BPR on Material Level
REACH Annex XIV on Material Level
REACH on (Semi-) Component Level

6. Chemistry Manager Example with all Regulation Types

7. Challenges on the IMDS System
Initially we made an analysis of the data in order respond to requests fast
We have to deal with huge amounts of data in different structures (legacy), which have regulations relevant substances
Regulation information is connected to the MDS ID, not to the single versions
Always the current regulation version is displayed in the regulation wizard
Old regulation versions can be seen in the ingredient screen
Regulation information can be requested across the entire supply chain
Analyses have to consider the effect on materials and their usage in 1st level components

8. Where can you find Support?
In the User Manual there is plenty of information available
Helpdesks provide support
About 30% of the calls in March were CM related
Training partners offer special CM training or adjust their standard courses to CM
On the IMDS FAQ pages there is a growing amount of CM related topics

9. Main CM related Questions at Help Desks
Why is it not possible to add regulatory information on MDSs in edit mode?
This is on purpose: only after releasing an MDS the regulatory information can be provided
Why do standard materials from SC need entries for BPR and/or REACH from the (semi-) component creator?
This information can not be embedded in standard MDSs. Only the user of these MDSs knows the detailed information (BPR purpose, manufactured or imported in EEA etc.)
Why is there info about regulations for old versions while the current version is no longer regulation relevant?
This is an known issue and will be addressed to define the process. If an MDS used to have regulatory relevant substances in older versions and has now none of those substances anymore then it is not possible to release new regulatory information indicating that the new MDS version is ‘clean’

10. FAQs on Chemistry Manager
More than 20 questions and answers are available. Most of them are result of the AIAG testing of IMDS The list will grow.
Please address questions to the helpdesks or address them via your organization to the IMDS SC, especially if they are related to enhancements of the Chemistry Manager function.

11. Chemistry Manager Usage - Users
as of May 12th, 2017
By now 5586 users have access rights granted by their company administrators to the IMDS Chemistry Manager.
Supply Chain gets familiar with CM

12. Chemistry Manager Usage – Requests and Reg Info
as of May 12th, 2017
591 different IMDS company registrations entered regulatory information (… may be as well based upon request).
235 different IMDS company registrations issued regulatory requests.

13. Chemistry Manager Usage – Requests Type Status
as of May 12th, 2017
Measured values as of
April 24th, 2017
Less requests in April,
maybe due to BPR
deadline has passed and
Easter vacation
IMDS Chemistry Manager
in IMDS Production since
Jan 15th, 2017
Measured values as of
May 12th, 2017
Less requests due to not full
month yet measured

14. Next Steps
The Chemistry Manager module will be optimized regarding function and usability
There are a few gaps between the current implementation and the definition of the working group consisting of IMDS SC and SUAL representatives. In discussion.
The next IMDS release will focus on Chemistry Manager functions. Stakeholders will be included in the discussion.

15. Thank you.