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Copy/Copy is used, the new MDS gets a new IMDS ID and the initial name is as Copy_<name of
copied material datasheet>.
Normally the only available option for a non-owned MDS is Copy/Copy, The one exception is
a received and accepted MDS on which the supplier allowed forwarding. In this instance, a
Copy/Forward option is also provided.
When copying an MDS containing references to other MDSs, these references remain intact,
complete with version information present in the original MDS. An MDS new version or copy
does not “update” referenced MDSs to newer versions than existed on the original MDS.
There are occasions when a referenced MDS may be deleted. Perhaps the most common of
these is the case of “expired” IMDS Committee material MDSs, which are purged when a
“standard” material changes in composition to eliminate a prohibited or declarable substance.
Once deleted, this MDS cannot be used. Therefore, when copying an MDS with a deleted MDS
attached, the deleted MDS is removed from the copy, and the deleted node is replaced with a
placeholder “dummy node” containing text describing the deleted information.
Similarly, when copying an accepted MDS which contains substances marked confidential,
these unknown confidential substances are replaced in the copy with new modules which must
be edited. After creating these modules, the user is returned to the copied datasheet.
3.3.17 Delete an MDS or delete the Recipient of an MDS
The IMDS Delete function does not actually delete an MDS from the system. Delete hides an
MDS and blocks it from being referenced. IMDS does not have an undelete function, so a user
must be absolutely certain before deleting an MDS. An IMDS User does not have to create an
MDS to delete it. Any properly authorized IMDS user in the company can delete owned MDSs.
Un-owned MDSs, including MDS in the In Box, cannot be deleted.
Extra care is needed when deleting IMDS materials as they are multi-lingual, with both
English and German names and trade names shown in the search results. Before deleting a
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