At the beginning of the process to classify a packaged product, you must specify the packaging used along with applicable quantities and additional data, which is not regulation specific and dangerous goods regulations offer various packaging and enclosure options.
In SAP S/4HANA for product compliance, dangerous goods packaging options are organized into enclosure variants. These range from small provisions for packing in excepted or limited quantities to large packaging, intermediate bulk containers, and tanks or tank-containers.
Specification of Packaging Used Along with Applicable Quantities
The packaging options include a single packaging, such as a drum or jerrycan, or a combination packaging with a metal inner container in a fiberboard box as outer packaging. The product may also be packed in limited or excepted quantities, or in large packaging, an intermediate bulk container, or a tank.
Editing the Packaging Details
To edit packaging details, refer to the value help for package descriptions to find all values available from regulations.
This applies to dangerous goods packages, which can be single packaging like a drum or jerrycan, or outer packaging like a fiberboard box. It also applies to inner packaging used with outer packaging.
Inner packaging can be made of plastic, metal, or glass, but also paper for solid dangerous goods.
Finding the Packaging Details
You find the packaging details you entered in the Product Specific Details tab:
- The description of the dangerous package, along with the package code - this can be a single packaging or the outer packaging of a combination packaging. If you have assigned a packaging description with a packaging code, indicating that an approved dangerous goods packaging is used, you see the packaging code below the package description.
- For combination packaging, details on the inner package:
- Description of inner package.
- Number of inner packages per outer package.
- Quantity per inner package.
- The quantity of dangerous goods in the dangerous goods package. At this point, no calculation or check is available, so take care to ensure you enter the correct data. Packaging details are used to generate dangerous goods documents.
- Further data, such as the control and the emergency temperature, which are dependent on the packed quantity and the packaging, can be relevant for specific dangerous goods like peroxides or substances liable to self-accelerating decomposition.
- Additional hazard notes might be required for certain products.
Having edited the initial information, you can begin classification of the packaged product.
Detailed View
When you switch to the detailed view using the toggle buttons marked, you get the information from the basic classification of the unpackaged product, which is as follows:
- The dangerous goods basic description - this is visible in both views.
- Labels as given from the dangerous goods list - this is only visible in the detailed view.
Now, you specify the enclosure variant applied to the packaged product.
When you assign the enclosure variant for the regulations you selected, you start the classification process for the packaged product. This means that the logic provided with the compliance requirements will determine:
- The dangerous goods description for documents.
- Labels and markings to be applied on packages and placards on containers, tanks, and vehicles.
Note
If the enclosure variant is not available for a particular regulation or mode of transport, you cannot classify your packaged product for this regulation or mode of transport, but must set the transport permissibility to 'Forbidden'.
Assign an Exemption Category to the Packaged Product
This is also the place to assign an exemption category to the packaged product, if applicable.
An exemption category combines special provisions or exemptions with the same subject across multiple regulations. For example, for environmentally relevant products UN 3077 or UN 3082, there is the option to make use of special provision 375, which exempts you from regulatory provisions in case the package complies with the preconditions given in special provision 375 or a similar provision.
Enclosure Variant
As already stated, the enclosure variant must be common to all regulations you selected for classifying the packaged product.
An example of an enclosure variant.
Let's Summarize What You've Learned
Specify packaging details, including type and quantity, for classifying packaged products in SAP S/4HANA for product compliance.
Edit packaging details using the value help to ensure compliance with dangerous goods regulations.
Enter accurate packaging details to generate dangerous goods documents and ensure proper classification.
Assign enclosure variants consistently across regulations to maintain compliance in packaging and transport.
Consider exemption categories for packaged products to leverage special provisions across multiple regulations.