Create an Inactive Ingredient

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Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Who can complete this task? Veeva RIM Basics: RIM Admin

Complete the following steps to add or create an inactive ingredient for a product family:

  1. On the Product Family page for the product family you want to create an inactive ingredient for, click Add in the Inactive Ingredient section. The Inactive Ingredient dialog is displayed.
  2. Determine whether to add an existing inactive ingredient or create a new inactive ingredient:
    • To add an existing inactive ingredient, select the checkbox for the inactive ingredient you want to add.
    • To create a new inactive ingredient, click Create, enter the Inactive Ingredient Name, select Yes or No depending on whether the inactive ingredient is a Novel Excipient, and click Save. Vault creates the inactive ingredient and selects it in the dialog.
  3. Click OK. Vault adds the inactive ingredient to the product family.

Next Step: Continue creating product information and other core data for the product family.

Best Practice We recommend that you create your core data in the order shown here.