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title: "Handling instructions"
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description: "Manage handling instructions for chemical substances in Life Sciences Supply Chain Management to support safety, quality, and compliance."
updated: 2026-06-25T10:24:07Z
published: 2026-06-25T10:24:07Z
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# Handling instructions

Pharmaceutical and chemical industries must provide users with instructions to handle chemical substances to promote regulatory efficiency and prevent incidents that can impact product quality and operator safety.

Handling instructions in Life Sciences Supply Chain Management consist of statements and images that can be attached to the item master to instruct users on how to handle specific materials.

- Statements can be defined in the **Statements** form (**Product information management** > **Setup** > **Handling instructions** > **Statements**).
- Warning images and/or miscellaneous images can be loaded in the Images form (**Product information management** > **Setup** > **Handling instructions** > **Images**).

Authorized users can assign multiple statements and images to items by clicking the **Handling instructions** button in the **Released product details** forms (**Product information management** > **Products** > **Released products** > **Manage inventory tab**).

The following information can be entered in the **Handling instructions** form:

- **Description:** Unique identifier for the handling instruction.
- **Reference type:** Transaction to which the handling instruction applies, that is, **Purchase**, **Inventory**, **Transfer**, **Production**, **Sales**, or **All** of the previous ones.
- Select one or multiple statements for each handling instruction by clicking the **New** button in the **Statements** tab.
- Select one or multiple images for each handling instruction by clicking the **New** button in the **Images** tab.

During the execution of specific processes, users will be able to retrieve the handling instructions for the item being transacted:

- If the **Reference type** is **Purchase** or **All**, handling instructions can be accessed by clicking the **Handling instructions** button from a purchase order line.
- If the **Reference type** is **Transfer** or **All**, handling instructions can be accessed by clicking the **Handling instructions** button from a transfer order line.
- If the **Reference type** is **Production** or **All**, handling instructions can be accessed by clicking the **Inquiries** > **Handling instructions** button from a batch order formula.
- If the **Reference type** is **Sales** or **All**, handling instructions can be accessed by clicking the **Handling instructions** button from a sales order line.
- If the **Reference type** is **Inventory** or **All**, handling instructions can be accessed by clicking the **Handling instructions** button from a dispensing order line.

For each specific transaction, users may override the statements and images inherited from the item master by clicking the **Override** button. The **New** and **Delete** buttons will be enabled, thus allowing users to add, delete, and modify existing handling instructions.