Substance Volume Tracking In many countries, regulations state that, above a certain quantity of chemicals and other hazardous substances, you must register with the authorities the maximum quantities of these substances that you plan to purchase, import, produce, sell, or export within a certain period. Substance volume tracking helps you to comply with the relevant regulations by recording the quantities of substances needing to be tracked that you purchase, import, produce, sell, or export. By comparing the recorded quantities with the limit values, the system can warn you in good time before a limit value is exceeded; if a limit value is exceeded, the system can also block the respective business process. This means you can ensure that you stay below the quantity limits.
Note
For more information about the delivery of substance volume tracking, see SAP Note 905726.
Caution
SAP emphasizes that this component is only an example for the tracking of substance volumes. SAP does not therefore guarantee that the functions delivered comply with specific regulations such as the European Parliament and Council Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH).
The substance volume tracking supports the following functions:
Compliance with legal regulations
Evaluation of tracked quantities with traffic light status
Support of quantity-dependent regulations
Support of quantity-independent regulations
Note
For the support of quantity-independent regulations, also note the documentation for the IMG activities
Set Up Notification Check
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Set Up Monitoring for TSCA 12B
in Customizing for substance volume tracking.
Support of customer-defined checks
Measurement of substance streams
Variable setting for which data is to be measured
Online checks in the logistics processes: purchasing, production, sales and shipping
Message output
Sending messages
Blocking orders