How do I manage my PPWR components?

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Before you can manage your components, you must first upload them. For instructions, see: How do I upload my (packaging) components?

I. Data collection status

For each component, the data completeness status is displayed. It shows at a glance how far the collection of PPWR-relevant master data and sustainability data has progressed:

Incomplete – Required data is still missing for the component (e.g. material composition, weight, PFAS, heavy metals). No request has yet been sent to the supplier.
Requested – The missing data has been requested from the assigned supplier but is not yet fully available.
Complete – All required data for the component has been recorded. The component can be used in the proof documents (declaration of conformity, technical documentation).

II. Entering data yourself

If you want to request data directly from your supplier, see: How do I send a PPWR data request

Each component must be assigned to a supplier. However, this does not mean the data must necessarily come from the supplier — you can also enter the master data and sustainability data yourself, directly in the Sustainability data tab of the component. This is useful, for example, when

the assigned supplier is not yet registered in the Supply Chain Hub,
you manufacture the component yourself, or
the details are already available to you from another source — such as a declaration of conformity, a data sheet, a test report, or earlier requests.

In these cases, you enter the values directly in the Sustainability data tab; a request to the supplier is not required. This keeps you able to act even when a supplier does not respond, or responds only with a delay.

Once the data is complete, click Mark as complete on the component to set its status to Complete. From the components list, you can also select multiple components at once and mark them all complete in a single action, instead of one at a time.

III. Deleting a component

You can delete a component even if it is linked to one or more packaging units. When you delete the component, its links to those packaging units are removed automatically.

You cannot delete a component if any of its linked packaging units already has evidence documentation issued – a declaration of conformity or technical documentation.

IV. Exporting the list

You can export the components list to CSV format using the export function on the list page. The export respects any filters currently applied to the list. An equivalent export is also available for the packaging units list.