We recently added a new feature to CCM 8 that I wanted to let you know about. I have demonstrated it to two customers and they both loved it. It’s also a great example of the power of the Dynamic Forms engine behind v8.
Since version 7 (which is almost five years old BTW!), we have listed the regulations associated to a specific MSDS record. This association was made by comparing the chemical ingredients against our regulation database. This has been a popular feature, but has been lacking one critical component. What chemical ingredient triggered the material for the specific regulation?
CCM 8 solves the problem by displaying a new grid in the Chemical Regulations tab listing the regulation along with the chemical name and CAS number that triggered it. Below is a screenshot demonstrating this:
As you can see, the top grid lists all of the regulations associated to the selected material (Dow Corning 1200 RTV Prime Coat, Rd). Below it appears a breakdown of each regulation and the chemicals associated to it. CERCLA, for example, was triggered by both Ethylbenzene and Xylene. The results can also be exported to Excel for further analysis.
There is another very important point I’d like to make. This feature change required NO programming to add to CCM. It’s simply a configurable grid control added to an existing MSDS Details tab. From start to finish, it took 30 minutes to add to the system. All customers who already had the Chemical Regulations tab assigned to them, automatically received this feature, and it’s also now a part of the standard demonstration sites.
For other customers who didn’t have the standard Chemical Regulations tab, it takes only minutes to make the association.
