GPC classifies products by grouping them into categories based on their essential properties as well as their relationships to other products. GPC offers a universal set of standards for everything from a car to a litre of milk. How GPC works>

A simple tool that will check if the GS1 XML file is a valid and well-formed message against the GS1 schema The validator will also check a message with or without SBDH (standard business document header). Browser requirements: Firefox 28 and higher. NB currently does not support IE What does the validator check? GS1XML: GS1 (based on the UNCEFACT SBDH) 1.3 Standard business document header GS1 XML Invoice version 2.6 GS1 XML Invoice version 3.0 GS1 XML Despatch advice version 3.0 GS1 XML Order version 3.0 GS1 XML Catalogue Item notification version 2.8 How do I use it? • Simply browse or drag…

The GS1 Identification Key used to identify trade items. The key is comprised of a GS1 or U.P.C. Company Prefix followed by an Item Reference Number and a Check Digit.’ Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is one of the main building blocks of the GS1 System and is used to uniquely identify trade items, which are products and services that are priced, ordered or invoiced at any point in the supply chain

GEPIR (Global Electronic Party Information Registry) is a unique, internet-based service that gives access to basic contact information for companies that are members of GS1. These member companies use GS1's globally unique numbering system to identify their products, physical locations, or shipments. By simply typing a product bar code number into GEPIR, anyone (e.g. consumer product) can find the owner of the barcode's contact information. Physical location numbers and Shipment numbers can also be used as search criteria.

The GS1 Global Data Dictionary (GDD) is a repository of the data elements defined across all GS1 Standards. The scope of the GS1 Global Data Dictionary is: - The GS1 Business Message Standards (BMS) and their components with definitions for GDSN 2.8, eCom 3.0, TSD 1.0 and EPCIS 1.0.1. - Business Messages - Business Information Entities - message components and relationship between them - Business Data Types - Code Lists used in Business Messages - Business Validation Rules - Context values - The GS1 Glossary of Terms applicable to all GS1 standards. Note: Higher versions will be added upon…

The documents under this asset have been created to help users implement GS1 eCom standards. This asset covers: - GS1 XML Implementation Guides: to provide assistance in implementing GS1 XML Major Release 3. - GS1 EANCOM® Implementation Guides: to provide assistance in implementing GS1 EANCOM® 2002. - Digital Signatures for EANCOM messages: to describe the EANCOM application functionalities to secure digital signature & electronic transactions based on EDIFACT messages. The scope of EDI security in this context covers the flow of information between leaving the message sender’s secure EDI…

This asset describes Normative Guidelines. The Normative Guidelines have the same status as GS1 standards, developed and approved following the Global Standards Management Process (GSMP). They are splitted in three branches: - eCom Transport Protocols - Standard Business Document Header (SBDH) - EANCOM - XML mapping of Trade Item Synchronisation messages. 1. eCom Transport Protocols - EDIINT AS1 and AS2 Transport Communication Guidelines This document defines the technical communication protocols used to transport traditional EDI and XML data from one computer application to another. It is a…

The GS1 XML Business Message Standards, used by GS1 for eCom - Electronic Data Interchange. More informaton about GS1 for eCom - Electronic Data Interchange can be found on joinup under the asset 'eCom - Electronic Data Interchange'.

This asset provides the full specification of the GS1 EANCOM® messages together with the implementation notes. European Article Number Communication (EANCOM®) is a GS1 subset of the UN/EDIFACT standard (United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport), which comprises a set of internationally agreed standards, directories and guidelines for the electronic interchange of data. EANCOM® is fully compliant to UN/EDIFACT. It provides the collection of only those message elements which are needed by the business application and required by the syntax (mandatory…

The Global Product Classification (GPC) is part of the GS1 System of supply chain standards. GPC is the chosen standard classification system for the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN). The GDSN is a standard based global environment that enables secure and continuous data synchronisation in order to have consistent item data in the systems at the same time. Indeed, it is a need for both sellers and buyers to group products the same way in order to ensure effective data synchronisation in the GDSN. This provides product search, view, and validation, publication and subscription match…

This asset points to the Business Message Standard (BMS) for Invoices. What is GS1 XML? The Electronic Data Interchange - GS1 eCom standards are published as XML schemas, defining the content and structure of messages. The actual message is exchanged between business partners in the form of XML instance documents. How does it work? GS1 XML is designed in such a way that the messaging is transport agnostic. GS1 supports reliable and secure messaging via the use of AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4 and ebMS, as well as other transport protocols. It is very simple to exchange GS1 XML documents using any…

This asset points to the Business Message Standard (BMS) for Despatch Advice. What is GS1 XML? The Electronic Data Interchange - GS1 eCom standards are published as XML schemas, defining the content and structure of messages. The actual message is exchanged between business partners in the form of XML instance documents. How does it work? GS1 XML is designed in such a way that the messaging is transport agnostic. GS1 supports reliable and secure messaging via the use of AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4 and ebMS, as well as other transport protocols. It is very simple to exchange GS1 XML documents using any…