Substance (SAP Library - Product Safety (EHS-SAF))

Substance

Definition

This business object describes a chemical element, a compound, or a mixture of chemical elements or compounds.

Structure

There can be several identifiers for a substance, in the form of numbers, names, or formulas.

See also: Substance Identification

A substance can make references to one or more other substances. This reference between substances enables characteristics of the reference substance to be passed on to the referencing substance.

See also: Substance Reference

Integration

Substances are divided up according to substance category (for example, listed substance, real substance).

See also: Substance Category

Authorization groupings divide substances according to user groups that are authorized to work with these substances.

Substances are allocated characteristic values using the substance characteristic categories of the type substance property, substance composition, and substance listing.

See also: Substance Characteristic Values

From the point of view of logistics, one or more materials can be allocated to a substance.

See also: Material Allocation