Agent
Definition
Object that describes a specific or potential effect of a physical, chemical, biological, or other nature that can negatively affect the health and well-being of persons in an enterprise.
Examples of agents are:
Agents are managed in the SAP EH&S specification database. In technical terms, this means agents are specifications of the specification category agent.
Use
You can enter any type of agent: from agents that have the nature of a substance to details on the working environment or activity.
Structure
Identification
An agent is identified uniquely by the
agent type and the agent key.Agent Data
The use of the SAP EH&S specification database means the full scope of functions of
specification management is also available in Industrial Hygiene and Safety for entering and managing agent data. For example, you enter the reference values of an agent using the property tree. Here, depending on the Customizing for the agent type, you edit either the standard property tree (default setting) or a property tree you define yourself.
Authorization Check
You can assign display and edit authorization both for agents and for property trees.
For property trees, you can fine-tune the authorizations at node level, that is you can assign separate display and edit authorizations for each node.
Integration
You can assign
materials to an agent. The prerequisite for this is that you have made the necessary settings in Customizing for Industrial Hygiene and Safety under Specify Agent Types. The material assignment is evaluated, for example, when determining amounts or when creating a hazardous substance register.