GS1 EANCOM® is one of the GS1 EDI standards, a subset of the UN/EDIFACT standard.
GS1 EANCOM® as a subset of UN/EDIFACT provides the collection of only those message elements which are needed by the business application and required by the syntax (mandatory elements). Omitted are optional elements covering business requirements not relevant for GS1 users.
GS1 EANCOM® incorporates the GS1 standards of physical identification of trade items, logistics units and the Global Location Numbers identifying the trading partners into the electronic messages. GS1 EANCOM® allows integrating the physical flow of goods with related information sent by electronic means.
The implementation aspects of GS1 EANCOM® are explained in the GS1 EANCOM® User Guide, which provides:
- A set of messages used in GS1 context selected from all the UN/EDIFACT messages.
- Detailed usage notes in simple language.
- Strict rules for usage of GTIN, SSCC, GLN.
- Only codes relevant for GS1 users .
- More precise definitions of data and codes required for effective EDI.
- Business situation examples.
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