Use of EHS Classic

[christoph_bergemann]

Introduction

If you check Specification Category you will find one quite interesting thread discussing the options to "customize" EHS classic.

This option shows the "highest" option (which I know) in hierarchy you can use to start the work and generate a complete different EHS Classic "look and feel". You should only use this option if you really have a good picture about the SAP architecture used (e.g. reading, writing data etc.).

The options to change EHS classic function using the SAP standard are quite large. Some examples are mentioned here:

Customer Exits in SAP EHS MANAGEMENT

Further examples are mentioned here:

EHS Specification Identifier Exit

How to configure VAT of Category COMPOSITION

Identifiers in Material Master Specification Screen

Especially the last option is a "core" one which is used very often. The use of so called "Identification listings". Here a lot of options exists to adapt EHS classic look and feel.

E.G. Sap EHS Specification Workbench - How to Make value assignment (Invert  Axis) default to either hori...

talks about set up of value assignment. Especially this option need to be checked deep. Not always you will get the "wished" effect.

Especially in the "design" of a property tree a lot of options exists to "enhance/change/modify" look and feel in EHS. Some examples are listed here

Topic	Link
Value assignment type set up	Problem with Property Tree Value Assignments - Recipe Management
Value assignment type set up	Set up Table based Value Assignments
Value assignment type set up	value assignments under danger goods regulations
Value assignment type set up	table-based value assignment
Value assignment type set up	Duplicate characteristics in Table-Based Value Assignments
Value assignment type set up	EHS - value assignment types
Value assignment type set up	value assignment category B & D
Value assignment type set up	Property Tree Value Assignment
Value assignment type set up	value assignment and value assignment type in the specification workbench
Value assignment type set up	table based value assignment
Value assignment type set up	EHS: Set up Table-based Value assignment Error.
Value assignment type set up	Set Up Table Based Value Assignment
Value assignment type set up	EHS - value assignment types
Check BADI which is mentioned in the link	Editing Value Assignments - Specification Management (EHS-BD-SPE) - SAP Library
	The specified item was not found.
Property tree	Assigning New Property Tree to Specification Types
Property tree	EHS Agent Property value assignment
Property tree	property tree in specifications - add new node on the fly ?
Property tree	How to change the node description in property Tree
Property tree	Hazardous Ingredients (GHS)?
Property tree	Diferent Compositions in EHS Property tree
Property tree	Solid composition in a property treee
Property tree	Important compositions in EH&S and how they are used
Property tree	No values in assignment tab
Property tree	Reference Value - property tree
Property tree	Delivery of Enhancements to the EH&S Property Tree STANDARD | Consulting HANA Notes | ERP Ch...
Add Tabs	Does anybody know how to get the Allergens Tab Page in EHS?
Set of of phrase based characteristics	how  to carry out the following two steps for edit-phrase-set to charracter
Set of of phrase based characteristics	EHS - Phrase set to Characteristic Assignment
Set of of phrase based characteristics	CGAB changes in phrase set assignment are not reflecting in charateristics
Set of of phrase based characteristics	Problem with C14K_PHRASECHARACT_CHECK
Set of of phrase based characteristics	phrase set creation
Set of of phrase based characteristics	Activating fields in DGP3 for phrases
Master data set up	When to use CGCZ (Match up master data)?
	how shall i add new tab in cgab transaction under property tree.
EHS Set up	Recommand std EHS substance structure, properties, characteristic ?
EHS Set up	Mapping of properties to Characteristic Fields
EHS Set up	Change in SAP EHS Data model from using Specification of REAL_SUB as compositions to other REAL_SUB ...
EHS Set up	Enable to enter composition in EHS Basic Data & Tools
EHS Set up	characteristics to Value assgmt type    SAP_EHS_1103_001
EHS Set up	SAP EHS Standard Data model (EHS classic)
Classes/Characteristics	Question on how to updating EHS classes/properties keyword
Classes/Characteristics	How to make a characteristic invalid / or delimit in a class in SAP EHS
Classes/Characteristics	Piece list  transport for SAP standard class.
Classes/Characteristics	Use of Classification System in EHS
Classes/Characteristics	Moving(transporting) Class/Char/phrase from Dev to Quality
Special	Identify list of UoM currently used by all EHS Reports
Special	Characteristic of Data Type = Date follows User Profile Only

If you dig deeper in the technical part of this set up you will immediately identify additional options to "change" lool and feel of EHS. Some of these options are really helpful. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE set up of standard SAP Value assignment type and if so: DOCUMENT WELL your changes.

Generally. Check SAP Online help. e.g. Value Assignment Types and Characteristics Setup - Basic Data and Tools (EHS-BD) - SAP Library

as well as:

Value Assignment - Specification Management (EHS-BD-SPE) - SAP Library

Creating Characteristic Fields in EH&S - Basic Data and Tools (EHS-BD) - SAP Library

Further more. If you check customizing you will find options to change look and feel of "Hitlist" in CG02/CB02BD.