ChemTracking Information

Many SCS research groups have put their inventory of chemicals in the ChemTracking database. Members of those specific groups will have logins and passwords to access the database. Members of groups who have not yet done this may browse for chemicals in the database by logging in with the username: scsviewer and password: titanium. Information such as physical properties, CAS registry numbers, Material Safety Data Sheets, NFPA ratings, and locations of of a material can easily be found by searching the database on a number of fields.

The database can only be accessed with a PC using Windows98 or later operating system, an IE browser, and from a UIUC IP or using a VPN connection elsewhere. If you need further assistance contact .

Location Naming Conventions

The locations that have been set up in the database follow a standard naming convention. The name of the location contains a three-letter initial indicating the owner of the container, the building it is in as designated by the campus building code, the room within the building, and the location within the room; all separated by hyphens. The three-letter initial will usually be a group advisors initials--The first letter of the advisor's first name followed by the first and last letters of his or her last name. The campus building codes for SCS facilities in the database are as follows: RAL--116, Chemcal-Life Science--60. As an example: PHR-116-259-C corresponds to a container located in one of the Hergenrother Group's labs, room 259, section C.

Find a Chemical

Click on the magnifying glass icon above the container information panel.
Search by Name, CAS, Formula etc…by changing the type of search in the pull-down menu.
Enter the chemical name and click the "Find" button.
Scroll through search results and click on the name of the chemical you are looking for.
Close the search results window.
Close the Find window if you are finished searching.

Add a New Container

Find the chemical name, and click on it, if the chemical name is not in the database, add it.
Click on the "qty/location" tab.
Click the "add" button.
Select the location from the "location" pull-down menu.
Select the size of the container from the pull-down menu, if it does not exist create it by clicking on the green "+" button to the right.
Select the "print container ID# Label" checkbox.
Click the "OK" button.
Affix label to container.
Printing Label Information (instructions for configuring printers, printer locations, etc.)

Add Multiple Containers of the Same Material and Size

Find the chemical name, and click on it.
Click on the "qty/location" tab.
Click the "add" button.
Select the location, if it does not exist, create it by clicking on the green "+" button to the right.
Select the size of the container from the pull-down menu, if it does not exist create it by clicking on the green "+" button to the right.
Select the "print container ID# Label" checkbox.
Enter the number of containers in the box next to the "Duplicate" button.
Click on the "Duplicate" button.
Affix labels to containers.

Add New Container Sizes for a Chemical

A new window pops up after clicking on the green "+" button.
Click on the "New" button in the upper right corner of the window.
In the window that pops up, enter the size of the container in the "Size" field.
In the "Type" pull-down menu, select the container type (glass bottle, plastic bottle, etc…).
Click on the "Ok" button.
Close the "Sizes for chemical" window.
In the Add container window, Click on the "Refresh Form" button.
Select the size just created from the "Size" pull-down menu.
If adding a container, be sure to select the location again, and Select the "print container ID# Label" checkbox.
Click the "OK" button.

Dispose of a Container

Click on the "Qty/Locations" tab.
Click on the "Find" button.
Enter the container ID (located directly beneath the barcode).
Click on the container ID after it is found.
Click on the "Change Qty" button.
Click on the "Dispose" Button.