Everything you need to know about IMDS 14.0
IMDS (International Material Data System) is an online database used by automotive industry to meet the obligation provided on automotive manufacturers and their concern suppliers. DXC technology frequently update their tool to rely with all the constraints put in the automotive platform by updating their IMDS platform. After the successful release of IMDS version 13.2 on April 27th, 2022, DXC technology planned to put his head on updating the IMDS version to 14.0. IMDS 14.0 Roll out plan IMDS version 14.0, Model Office Next rollout planned for January 11, 2023 IMDS version 14.0, Production rollout planned for May 10, 2023 The feature enhancements planned with the IMDS release 14.0: Structure Mix: This release comes up with removing the warning “Different types of nodes (components, semi-components, materials) are used at the same level” by providing the option to define the purpose of any non-component reference on the same level as a component. This enhancement overruled the update provided in the release 13.2. SC90 for filled/unfilled thermoplastics: The new enhancement with this release makes SC90 to check on the percentage of filler in the classification 5.1.a (filled thermoplastics) and 5.1.b (unfilled thermoplastics) for at least 5% or less. A new grouping technique is created to group all the filler substance used in the material to satisfy the count of 5% at least. Extended contact information: IMDS version 14.0 provides extended contact support by providing access to assign the contact person for newly created MDS requests. If no contact person assigned or if the assigned contact person is deactivated, the company’s default contact information will be shown.This release also has dialog box option to choose not to reveal their contact information on MDS rejection. If you want to follow the same for all MDSs, you can check in the checkbox to not to remind again. Revealing confidential declarable substances: With this release, “Confidential substances” will be visible to all the materials after two weeks of GADSL/SVHC update. It will be visible to all the supply chain without performing any actions. All the material manufacturers will get a pop-up update on new flagged substances which was marked as “Confidential”. Any difference in GADSL/SVHC content between old and latest released version is visible in ingredients page. Check for old MDSs: This release has a feature of throwing an “Error” for the own datasheet created 10 years before and own datasheet referenced with a non-standard published MDSs in it. It also creates “Warning” for the same datasheet referencing own or accepted datasheets older than 10 years. Material manufacturer can avoid this error by checking the material as “still valid” and it is not applicable to “Legacy part number” also. Techno-circular recycling and bio-based materials: With this version change, techno-cycle recycling and bio-based materials are added through wizard dialog box with the option to declare the certification to a certain standards and mass-balanced bio-based content. With all the above feature, the DXC technology is planning to roll out the IMDS release 14.0 on May 10, 2023, till that enjoy the benefits provided in the IMDS release 13.2. You can stay updated on IMDS regulation and its updates by staying tuned to ComplianceXL and reaching out to our IMDS specialists for any inquiries.
What you should know about IMDS Release 13.1
The International Material Data System (IMDS) is the automobile industry’s material data system, it is a very essential tool used for compliance by almost all of the global OEMs. IMDS Steering committee regularly updates the Reporting techniques based on enhancement proposal provided by OEM’S and suppliers. These updates make the IMDS users to do their compliance activities in an efficient way to meet their needs. As per the IMDS newsletter 57 issued on 25th November 2021, there is an upcoming release of IMDS version 13.1 and the production rollout is planned for 26th January 2022. IMDS release 13.1 improvements Visibility of warning about recyclate exceeding the maximum range of 20% With the IMDS release 13.1, there is a check in place to verify the recyclate information that exceeds the maximum range of 20%. It will generate a warning on both the sender and recipient side of the MDS. Allow multiple S2S Keys per Org-Unit With this IMDS release, Multiple S2S keys per Legal Entity is allowed. For SCIP Submission, manual S2S key upload is no longer allowed instead user can select appropriate S2S Keys from the list for different Org-Unit or root company. For single S2S Key Org-Unit, the same will be set as default for the submission. Exclude classification 9.x in SCIP Submissions The upcoming release has the option of include or exclude the 9.x classifications in the completed report for the SCIP submission. In the submitted dossier, regardless of material containing SVHC substance in 9.x classification you can make a selection. Add SCIP Attributes to Component Search Results The following fields will be added to the Component Search in IMDS: Latest Submission Date SCIP No. Submission No. Production in the EU* SVHC safe use instruction required Changes to editing Application Codes and Norms Editing option for the application code and norms is provided in the upcoming IMDS release. The edit button in the respective table of the MDS will help users to understand how to add and change Application Codes. IMDS 13.1 introduces a number of updated features that you will have to understand in order to report compliance for the first time. In addition to increasing the accuracy of your reports, it will be easier for your team to report substances in your products, ultimately saving you time. Contact us for IMDS support if you would like to learn more about taking advantage of the power of IMDS for your reporting needs.