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RCI (Registry Catalogue Item)

A business message used to register trade item information from the Data Source to the GS1 Global Registry via the Source Data Pool within the GDSN (Global Data Synchronisation Network).

RDD (Relationship Dependant Data)

Relationship Dependant Data is Master Data that can vary from one trading partner to another such as a marketing conditions, prices, discounts, logistics agreements, payment terms, quantity ordered etc.

RDP (Recipient Data Pool)

A Recipient Data Pool is the data pool that is linked to the Data Recipient. The Recipient Data Pool may Provide Validation Services. It notifies the GS1 Global Registry when its customer (Data Recipient) wants to subscribe to trade item information from a Data Source and receives updates to the trade item information from the Source Data Pool. It also provides the trade item information from the Source Data Pool to the Data Recipient

Registration

Registration is the process, which references all items and parties prior to publication by all EAN.UCC certified data pools and on which there is a need to synchronize information. Registering a Trade Item involves validation by the GS1 Global Registry for product uniqueness. The combination of attributes used to ensure unique records includes GTIN, GLN and Target Market.

Registry Validation

Registry Validation is checking compliance against EAN.UCC standards in relation to GTIN, GLN and Target Market to ensure uniqueness of data being registered.

Retailer

The party that sells directly to the ultimate consumer. Also referred to as the Data Recipient since, in the data synchronisation model, the retailer is the recipient of data published by the supplier (Data Source).

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

The labeling of products with tags that can be read remotely using radio frequency technology.

RosettaNet

A consortium of major information technology, electronic components, semiconductor manufacturing, telecommunications and logistics companies working to create and implement industry-wide, open e-business process standards.

RSS (Reduced Space Symbology)

Technologies for creating machine readable codes which use much less space than conventional barcodes.

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Savant

A component of the EPCGlobal Network architecture that manages the routing, filtering and aggregation of RFID data.

SCM (Supply Chain Management)

The management of goods in the supply chain.

SDP (Source Data Pool)

A Source Data Pool is the Data Pool that is linked to the Data Source. It provides Validation Services to ensure the data entering the GDSN are of high quality. It collects trade item information from Data Sources to be registered with the GS1 Global Registry and uses EAN.UCC Standard XML Messages to register the trade item information with the GS1 Global Registry. It also uses EAN.UCC Standard XML Messages to exchange trade item information with the Recipient Data Pool.

Search

Process and related messages allowing the Subscribers (Data Recipients) to discover Items or Parties of interest by a combination of GTIN, GLN, Target Market and GPC.

SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code)

A code unique to a specific shipment of goods, assigned at the point of dispatch, utilizing the EAN.UCC company prefix.

Subscription

A subscription is made of any combination of GTIN, GLN of Information Provider, Target market and Product Classification (at the exception of GTIN and GPC that are mutually exclusive). When a subscription is established, a Data Recipient sets a profile to receive ongoing updates of the matching data. Subscriptions remain valid until they are deleted. Subscriptions are created by data recipients in their home data pool (Recipient Data Pool) and sent to the GS1 Global Registry. The GS1 Global Registry maintains a subscription list that is used to route relevant subscriptions to appropriate Source Data Pools.

Sunrise2005

A program launched by EAN and UCC designed to promote the conversion to the new GTN standards in 2005.

Supplier

The party that produces, provides, or furnishes an item or service. In the data synchronisation model, the supplier is the party that 'publishes' data. (See Data Source or manufacturer.)

synchronisation

The process of continuous harmonization of information between all trading partners ensures that the master data between your system and your trading partners systems are the same in all systems. This process uses the EAN.UCC standards developed by the Align Data BRG.

synchronisation List

This is a subset of the Notification List maintained by the source data pool to keep track of where data has been notified - independent of the confirmations received. The list includes every Catalogue Item (GTIN+GLN+TM) that is synchronized.

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Target Market

The Target Market is a geographical region based upon geographical boundaries sanctioned by the United Nations. In GDSN, the list of the geographical regions is defined by the ISO-3166-code system.

Trade Item

Any item (product or service) upon which there is a need to retrieve pre-defined information and that may be priced, ordered, or invoiced at any point in any supply chain. Trade Items are identified with a GTIN.

Trading Partners

One or more parties engaged in trade. In the context of EAN.UCC business models, trading partners are generally retailers, suppliers, brokers, wholesales, or distributors.

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UCC (Uniform Code Council)

The US organization responsible for administering data standards for business, particularly in the areas of bar-coding and EDI, in North America.

UCCnet

UCCnet is a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council which provides registry and data pool services.

UML (Uniform Modeling Language)

A tool used to establish uniqueness and integrity of attributes before they are added to the Global Data Dictionary.

UNSPSC (United Nations Standard Products and Services Code)

UNSPSC provides an open, global multi-sector standard for the classification of products and services which is run and operated by UCC.