Editing a Hazard Classification's Properties

Edit a hazard classification's properties to view or modify any of the properties listed below. What exactly you can modify depends on where you are logged in and the source of the classification:

● Sphera-supplied classification: Both Corporate and local site users can modify the classification's "Hide" properties as they apply to their respective scopes. All other properties can be viewed only.

● Corporate-created classification: Local site users can modify the classification's "Hide" properties as they apply to the local site. All other properties can be modified by Corporate users only.

● Local site classification: Local site users can modify all of the classification's properties. Local classifications are invisible to Corporate users.

See the following list for details on each hazard classification property:

● Name: The full name of the classification.

● Code: A shorter code or abbreviation that identifies the classification.

● Description: A helpful description of the classification and its purpose.

● Font File Name: The font file name if the classification is a font (for example, a font whose characters are the available pictograms in the classification). Treatment of this property depends on where your Comply Plus system is hosted:

● Sphera-hosted: This property is managed by Sphera. Instead of entering a font file name, submit the file to Sphera with relevant details.

● Locally installed: Enter the font's file path within the Resources\Classifications folder. If you haven't done so already, place the font file in this folder. The location of the Resources folder is defined in your configuration as the "Path to Resources" (see Administration: Corporation Configuration).

● "Hide" options control where the classification's items are visible and can be selected:

● Hide from Home Page: When any of the classification's items are selected for a product or chemical, do not show them on the product's/chemical's Home page. On a Corporate classification, the setting chosen at the Corporate level has one of these effects at local sites:

● Selected at Corporate: Classification's items are hidden from all product/chemical Home pages at local sites. When viewed from a local site, this selected option appears in blue and cannot be locally changed.

● Cleared at Corporate: By default, classification's items are shown on all product/chemical Home pages at local sites. Local sites can select this option to locally hide the classification's items.

● Hide from Picker: Hide the classification's items from the menu of available classification items, thus preventing them from being newly selected for any product or chemical. (This does not remove the classification's items from any product/chemical where they are already selected.) On a Corporate classification, the setting chosen at the Corporate level has one of these effects at local sites:

● Selected at Corporate: Classification's items are hidden from all menus at local sites. When viewed from a local site, this selected option appears in blue and cannot be locally changed.

● Cleared at Corporate: By default, classification's items are shown in all menus at local sites. Local sites can select this option to locally hide the classification's items and prevent them from being selected.

● "Uses" options control what kinds of data are used to identify each of the classification's items. Each classification can have one, some, or all of the following options:

Note: At least one of the first three items is required.

● Uses Code: Each item in the classification can include an abbreviated name or ID code. When you add or edit an item in a classification with this option selected, a Code field is provided.

● Uses Short Description: Each item in the classification can include a short description of the specific hazard. When you add or edit an item in a classification with this option selected, a Short Description field is provided.

● Uses Long Description: Each item in the classification can include a long description of the specific hazard. When you add or edit an item in a classification with this option selected, a Long Description field is provided.

● Uses File: Each item in the classification can include a graphic file, such as a symbol or pictogram. When you add or edit an item in a classification with this option selected, an Icon File Name field is provided for the icon file path.

To add, edit, rearrange, or remove a hazard classification's items, see Editing a Hazard Classification's Items.

To view or edit a hazard classification's properties:

Starting at the administrative Hazard Classifications page (How do I get there?), do the following:

1. Find the hazard classification whose properties you want to view/edit. If the desired classification currently has either of the "Hide" options selected (see above), you must select Show Hidden Classifications in the lower left to include this classification on the display.

2. In the Action column, click the classification's icon that opens its properties. The exact icon depends on where you are logged in, relative to where the classification was created:

Shown by a Corporate classification when viewed by a local site user. You can view—but not edit—this classification's properties.

Shown by a classification created at your site. You can both view and edit this classification's properties.

The classification's properties are displayed; see above for details on each property.

Note: This display also includes a Show Items button in the lower left. If you want to view or edit the classification's items instead of its

3. Do one of the following, depending on whether you are viewing or editing the classification's properties:

● Viewing the properties: View the properties as desired. When you are done, click either of the following buttons:

● Done: Return to the administrative Hazard Classifications page.

● Show Items: View or edit the classification's items; see Editing a Hazard Classification's Items.

● Editing the properties: Edit the classification's properties as desired. Then click Save to save your changes and return to the administrative Hazard Classifications page.