The download functionality delivers the basic information that resides in the IMDS application (substances, companies, contact persons, published MDSs, etc.) and customer specific information (received and/or own MDSs and own modules) in a "flat file" format. The customer specific information and the published datasheets contain the complete structure of the MDS down to basic substances for further data management in your in-house system. The Download file specification can be found on the Administration > Download link after logging on with a User ID with an IMDS Connect profile.

For global companies having the need to refresh recent MDSs several times a day, DXC offers the additional “Multiple Time Zone Download” service. This optional service allows you to receive data from the IMDS system up to 3 times a day to optimize your processes. 

The upload is based on an XML format (Extensible Markup Language) that uses a DTD (Document Type Definition) for defining the form and structure of the data necessary for upload into IMDS. The Upload file specifications can be found on the Administration > Download link after logging on with a User ID with Advanced Interface profile.

IMDS Connect provides the data so that you can incorporate IMDS processes into local IMDS processes for product lifecycle management purposes. The Terms of Use of IMDS web apply as well as the Terms of Service of IMDS Plus. DXC regularly synchronizes IMDS Connect with the central IMDS application.