A GLN identifying a party answers the question of “who” is involved within the use case leveraging GS1 standards. This may be a legal entity or function that defines who is transacting in a scenario.
GLN can be used to identify two types of parties: Legal entity and function.
A function is an organisational subdivision or department based on the specific tasks being performed, as defined by the organisation.
A function must be allocated its own GLN when its business purpose is different from other functions or more specific than other functions, and there is a business need to identify the function across organisations.
Note: If no functions are defined, the legal entity GLN is assumed to represent all functions of the organisation.
Function
![GLN Accounting department](http://gs1go2.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/muh2N2B8lmePNAV_o2kziRGBtVbXTxd8r_t6BcTw6cM/1640077421/public/2021-11/gln-accounting.jpg)
Accounting department
![GLN Human resources department](http://gs1go2.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/2Gj1atHOCWeB2h4og-ksn4CoOk1n5JTdYek9ygfGd4o/1640077421/public/2021-11/gln-human-resources.jpg)
Human resources department
![GLN Finance](http://gs1go2.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/iox4C5b3-7FMlgEnlYq1giH51Dl_d8BKag0S0sOYbEE/1640077421/public/2021-11/gln-finance.jpg)
Finance
![GLN Legal](http://gs1go2.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/FsTfgPPpzwuqS7Vne_7X8kU5vUqvyYTBl0CgG3Ynpkw/1640077421/public/2021-11/gln-legal.jpg)
Legal
![GLN Quality assurance](http://gs1go2.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/Stc0dmDeQcaIBRp0jNCACI39GP-alW8PcXK4qTAnF4M/1640077422/public/2021-11/gln-qa.jpg)
Quality assurance
![GLN Sales](http://gs1go2.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/ljLJSZjYZuYVrSL7YCAqM1ERDbAl9rrFEgh_JlQMcvQ/1640077422/public/2021-11/gln-sales.jpg)
Sales
![GLN IT](http://gs1go2.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/_z2GBqLwX8JKWCZMXuPb_WS6B6HQcsqd_tfvg9oaBbg/1640077421/public/2021-11/gln-it.jpg)