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SciveraLENS-bos-template-file :: Be sure to Save As .csv file format prior to uploading to your SciveraLENS® Account

Formatting your Bill of Substances (BOS) for Upload BOS

Uploading a Bill of Substances (BOS) from a .csv file is an easy way to quickly create a new Collection in SciveraLENS or quickly upload variations of a Collection into your SciveraLENS account.

To create a Collection using the Upload BOS tool:

1. On the Collections menu, click on the green plus button in the top right of your screen (this is what you’ll use to start any new Collection)
2. Select Upload BOS
3. In step 1, you’ll be asked to name your Collection and upload your file. Click “Choose File” and select the file you would like to upload. Make sure this file is saved in .csv format. Click “Upload and Continue”
4. Follow the rest of the prompts to complete your Collection and view your assessment results

BOS Format

A BOS file must be in .csv format for a successful upload. Here’s a sample BOS template to get you started. You can modify this file or create your own file.

Components of a BOS:

• Level: Your BOS in SciveraLENS will only have 2 levels (Level 1 and Level 2). These levels help our system interpret your BOS data and separate key elements of your file.
  • Level 1 is where you will include generic Collection level information.:
    • Material Name
  • Level 2 is where you will include the specific ingredient level information.
    • CAS RN – Please enter a CAS RN for each ingredient in your Collection. We recommend entering these without hyphens to alleviate any formatting issues.
    • Concentration – Concentration should be entered as a decimal for each chemical (i.e. 10% entered as 0.10). Total concentration for a formula should add up to 100% or 1.0. Please make sure that the decimal separator is set as a “.” instead of a “,”.

• What is the format for CAS RN I should use? Should I include the dashes or only use numbers?

• • SciveraLENS will accept CAS RNs with or without dashes. We strongly encourage entering CAS RNs into the system without dashes since Excel automatically converts some CAS RNs with dashes into dates, which causes problems. This doesn’t happen if CAS RNs are formatted without dashes.

• • Sometimes suppliers will provide CAS RNs with one or more leading zeros (eg 0050-00-0). In these cases it is important to remove these leading zeros — and the dashes — (eg 50000) prior to uploading the BOS to SciveraLENS.

• How should I enter concentration ranges?

• • When you have a concentration range for a particular chemical, enter the upper bound value as the concentration in SciveraLENS.

Tip: You can always download a BOS of an existing Collection in your account to check formatting. Simply select the menu icon (look for the three dots) and select “CSV”.

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