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SOFTLINES EXTENSION v. 2.1 |
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Problem
Statement |
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There are two main business needs
identified:
1) In the current EAN.UCC Business Messages,
there is not a Trade Item extension defined to support the business needs of
the Apparel and Home Fashions industry sector.
2) For many lines of merchandise it is not
efficient to apply the existing attributes in the Trade Item model at a
consumer GTIN level only. Attributes need to be specified at the Style/Model
level for Trading Partners to avoid having to send duplicate data
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Audience |
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Expected users of this Business
Requirements document include any participant in the global supply chain such
as retailers, manufacturers, service providers and other third parties.
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Business
Context
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Industry: Apparel_Home Fashions
Geopolitical: All
Product: All
Process: Align
System
Capabilities: EAN.UCC
Official
Constraints: None
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Business
Transaction View
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The Trade
Item Extension for Apparel and Home Fashions details
the data needed to be used in conjunction with the Trade Item model. The Work
Team was chartered to define the business requirements and this has been
achieved by providing the data definition for Apparel and Home Fashions.
Note that this model may apply to other
industry sectors beyond Apparel and Home Fashions.
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Business
Transaction Use Case
Diagram |
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Not applicable |
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Use Case
Description
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Use Case ID
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UC-1
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Use Case Name
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Exchange of Item Data
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Use
Case Description
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Trading partners agree and exchange Item Data
for the selected styles to be communicated (commonly called in Apparel ‘Line
preview’).
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Actors (Goal)
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The goal of the actors involved is to exchange Item Level information
for the Apparel and Home Fashions vertical.
The items to be exchanged are determined by collaboration between the
Actors.
· Seller :
Manufacturer or supplier of the item.
· Buyer :
Retailer or distributor of the item
· Third Party : Other parties that somehow influence the item and may include creation,
distribution, publication, and/or maintenance of the item, serving as an
agent for a seller or a buyer.
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Performance Goals
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None
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Preconditions
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The price data alignment process begins when a trading relationship exists between
buyer and seller
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Post conditions
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The end-state of the Item Alignment process
occurs when the parties have achieved item data alignment.
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Scenario
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Begins when... Trading
partners agree to do business together, which means to establish a commercial
relationship.
Continues with...
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Step #
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Actor
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Activity Step
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1
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Seller, Buyer or Third Party
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Trading
Partners review the product offerings at the style level to determine what
information to exchange. Trading partners agree to
the selected styles to be communicated (commonly called in Apparel ‘Line
preview’). The seller will load the style information and the associated
GTIN information into the system.
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2
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Trading
Partners agree to exchange the agreed Party and Trade Item information
based on a standardized format. In this activity, the
data has been accepted by both parties and Party and Trade Item data
alignment has been achieved.
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3
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Ends when the business message data has been accepted by
the trading partners.
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Alternative Scenario
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N/A
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Related Requirements
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N/A
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Related Rules
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N/A
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Business
Transaction Activity Diagram |
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Not applicable |
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Business
Transaction Sequence Diagram |
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Not applicable |
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Code Lists |
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Implementation Considerations |
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Test Data |
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