ExESS
Integration in ERP
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ExESS IT toolbox
ExESS in ERP systems
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ERP data & ExESS
Article and Product data
• Reference Code
• Reference Numbers
• Composition
• BOM
• Origin
• Order information
•…
Supplier and Client information
• Addresses
• SDS, ES, eSDS management
•…
Structural relations
• Product – Supplier – Client
• Dates/orders/sales
• Trade Volumes
•…
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Reasons for ERP data & ExESS
Substance Volume tracking
SVHC management
Validated document links
Legal Entity – Site – BU relations
Automated e-SDS communication
PRODUCT – SUPPLIER – CLIENT relation
REACH USE management
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The ExESS solution
Chemicals Management is based in a lot of data organized in
external IT systems like ERP and tailer-made IT solutions
ExESS brings all this data in one centralized database and adds
libraries, reporting and calculation algorithms
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ExESS Chemicals Management
2
improve
data input
1
existing IT
3
add and feed
SCC IT tools
4
Improve/replace
inefficient IT
REACH
compliant
extra
data
REACH
(CLP)
IN
Inventories
extra
data
EH&S
.new.
EH&S
REACH
(CLP)
OUT
SIMS
DU management
extra
data
Use existing IT and add or improve only where necessary
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ExESS inside the ERP/ext IT world
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ERP
System
Materials
Employees
Prices
Suppliers
Clients
Installations
…
ExESS Safety Management
Manual
input
… a wide range
of possibilities
reporting
e-mails,
data
transfer
Web applicaties
(intranet)
Existing
IT systems
Data Sources
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Other
IT systems
ExESS
database
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ExESS Chemicals Management
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ExESS interfacing
MS office
•
•
•
•
•
•
MS Windows Scheduled task
COPY/PASTE
Excel import
Web Services
Excel export
WORD document generation
Excel document generation
…
Tailor-made interfacing
• CSV, tab delimited, XML, …
ExESS API
• Dedicated developed Application Interface
SAP Environment, Health and Safety - Open
Content Connector (EH&S-OCC)
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ExESS interfacing : File exchange versus API
ExESS ↔ ERP or ext. IT : file exchange
Existing
ERP/IT systems
Data
file
Manual or tool
(Windows sheduled tasks)
Existing
ERP/IT systems
Web application
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QUESTION
ANSWER
API
ExESS API : Dedicated developed Application Interface
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ExESS – SAP Open Content Connector (EH&S-OCC)
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/index?rid=/webcontent/uuid/8a0cfd8f-0801-00105080-c951d990a0ff
The EH&S Open Content Connector (OCC) is an open XML-based interface to load
external content into the SAP EH&S specification database. It focuses on content
for regulatory data for product safety and dangerous goods. Other scopes like
physical/chemical data or regulatory data for other EH&S modules , etc.) are also
supported.
SAP EH&S
SAP EH&S – OCC
REMARK : The integration based on this interface is made tailor/made to match
the ExESS and the SAP properties
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ExESS interfacing : What to do ?
For data exchange
• Define properties and types to exchange
• Define who is data master/protocol
• Define the upgrade rules (delete,
overwrite, doubles, …)
• Implement in ExESS
•…
For API use (example Web application)
• Specify the operational procedure
• Specify the commands to exchange
• Implementation on ExESS
•…
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Examples and References
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ExESS user
ERP system link
OLEON
SAP
Bayer Crop Science
Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Jan Dekkers International
Microsoft Dynamics NAV
P&G US
Divers own solution, SAP, ...
3M
Diverse own IT systems
Christeyns Belgium
Microsoft Dynamics NAV
....
.....
L’OREAL
SAP
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ExESS, more with less
Americas – Asia - Europe
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