Who is this article for?

Ideagen EHS users creating chemical records.

Chemical upload access is required.

When creating a lot of chemical records it may be easier to perform a bulk upload by populating a spreadsheet and uploading them into the system at once rather than a manual process of creating each record one at a time.

This article outlines how to perform a bulk upload and is split into the following sections:

1. Prepare the Chemical Upload Template
2. Upload the Chemicals
3. Further Reading

1. Prepare the Chemical Upload Template

1. Click Modules and then Chemical Management.
2. Click Upload Chemicals.
3. Click the Download the Chemical Upload Template link at the top right hand corner.

4. Open the downloaded template file in Microsoft Excel.
5. Complete the chemical information in each column.
6. Save the file.

Important Notes:

1. * Indicates mandatory fields.
2. Ingredient's CAS Number should be provided (if available) as the regulatory (GADSL, IARC, REACH, SIN and RoHS) search will be based on CAS number.
3. If any chemical has more than 5 ingredients then they must be entered in two rows; the first row will include the chemical information for the first 5 ingredients and the second row will include the chemical information for all additional ingredients.

2. Upload the Chemicals

1. Click Modules and then Chemical Management.
2. Click Upload Chemicals.
3. Click Choose File and select your completed upload template.

4. Click Upload.

3. Further Reading

• How to Create a New Chemical Record
• How to Submit a Chemical Approval Request