Creating Transport Classification 
Prerequisites
You have chosen substance characteristic category Dangerous goods classification for a substance of substance category DG_CL_SUB (Dangerous goods classification) in the properties tree of the R/3 component Product Safety (
See also:
Using Properties Trees
- In the R/3 component Product Safety, for substances of substance category LS_UN_SUB (UN listed substance)
- You have created a UN number as an identifier for each substance
- You have maintained the relevant dangerous goods data in the substance characteristic category Dangerous goods regulations.

In Customizing for Product Safety you can use customer exits to set up the way in which entries are checked in transport classification, and whether they are checked at all.
Procedure
Place the cursor on the substance characteristic category Dangerous goods classification and choose Goto
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Characteristics.
The screen appears on which you assign characteristic values to the substance.

If no data record has yet been created for the substance characteristic category, create a data record in the following way:
- In the Sort sequence (SS) field, enter the number of the sort sequence for your first data record (for example, 1).
- Choose Confirm.
The R/3 System makes the characteristic field ready for input.
- If required, maintain the characteristics and additional information (
See also:
Editing Substance Characteristic Values).
- Choose Goto
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Shipment classific.
The screen for maintaining the classification key appears.
- For each dangerous goods regulation
- Allocate a UN number and a dangerous goods class to the classification key
The UN number and the dangerous goods class are allocated using a substance of substance category LS_UN_SUB (UN listed substance). The UN number corresponds with the identifier of identification type NUM (number) and category UN (UN number). The identifier must be maintained for the UN listed substance.
- Allocate a risk potential to the classification key.
- Save your data.