Training Description

IMDS Training Descriptions


IMDS for entry level users (Basics)

  • Why and how IMDS is utilized (history and background, data flow)
  • Overview of regulations influencing IMDS (IMDS rules & recommendations, OEM/customer requirements, ELV and Annex II, GADSL, REACh)
  • Navigating the system (introduction to surface functions and their purpose)
  • IMDS data definitions (basic substances, materials, semi-components, components and assemblies, MDS or MDS module)
  • Requesting supplier IMDS data
  • Accepting and rejecting supplier data
  • Finding published IMDS data
  • Creating own IMDS data
  • Change management (how, when and why IMDS data update is performed)


IMDS company account design & management

  • Introduction to IMDS company account options
  • Requirement evaluation (supplier and customer data volume, global presence, supply chain, intercompany supplied components, customer requirements and locations)
  • IMDS user management (current state evaluation, number of registered users, user profiles, user activity, user registration, user profile change or deactivation)
  • IMDS/REACh contact(s) (current state evaluation, contact responsibilities, contact registration, change and deactivation)
  • IMDS account structuring or re-structuring (creating, changing or deleting organisation units)
  • Data transfer (moving supplier and own IMDS data within company structure)
  • IMDS company merge (combining two or more existing IMDS company accounts after acquisition)
  • IMDS company split off (separating accounts or data after sale of business entity)


Receive additional information about training content with your offer.