What is Chemical Abstracts Service in SAP SD-FT - Foreign Trade?

SAP Term: Chemical Abstracts Service

• Component: SD-FT

• Component Name: Foreign Trade

• Description: A division of the American Chemical Society located in Columbus, Ohio, USA. CAS produces the world's largest and most comprehensive databases of chemical information. CAS monitors, indexes, and abstracts the world's chemical literature and patents. Sources for CA include more than 8,000 journals, patents, technical reports, books, conference proceedings, and dissertations from around the world.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) is a database of chemical substances and their properties, maintained by the American Chemical Society. It is used to identify and classify chemicals, and to provide information about their properties. CAS is used in SAP Foreign Trade (SD-FT) to identify hazardous materials and to ensure compliance with international regulations. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In SAP Foreign Trade, CAS is used to identify hazardous materials and to ensure compliance with international regulations. The CAS number is used to identify the chemical substance, and the associated information is used to determine if the material is hazardous or not. This information can then be used to determine if the material can be shipped or not. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When entering a CAS number into SAP Foreign Trade, make sure that it is entered correctly. If the CAS number is incorrect, it may lead to incorrect results or even a violation of international regulations. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on CAS and its use in SAP Foreign Trade, please refer to the SAP Help documentation.