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Definitions of messages covered in this Guide
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                        Business Processes
                        ORDER
                        DELIVER
                        PAY
                        PLAN
ORDER BUSINESS PROCESS
ORDER
Message definition
The Order provides the ability for a buyer to order specified quantities of goods and services from a seller for a single shipment to or from a single location. The process is simplified by having one order placed for one delivery for one location at one time.
The Order may be used only when the buyer and seller have aligned data such as parties, item, pricing, payment terms, etc., prior to order creation.
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ORDER RESPONSE
Message definition

The Order Response provides the ability for a supplier to respond to an order previously sent by the buyer. The Order Response allows the seller to inform about either the acceptance of the entire order as transmitted, or the acceptance of the order with modifications on items (substitutes), quantities, prices and/or dates, or the rejection of the entire order.

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CONFIGURE TO ORDER
Message definition
The Configure to Order provides support for configurable items on a purchase order.  A configurable item is one that starts with a single structure, but to which a large variety of options may be added in a variety of combinations.  A unique product identification code is assigned to the main structure of a configurable item, but due to the variety of combinations of options, it is NOT practical to assign unique product identification to each completed configured item.
This scenario applies to many manufacturers and retailers. For manufacturers and retailers who specialize in upholstered furniture, it can apply to the vast majority of their business. For these companies, any model that does not support configured product is not an accurate business model, and any implementation from a model that does not support configured product is not usable.  As such, the business benefits of this request are the ability to do business at all.
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MULTI SHIPMENT ORDER
Message definition
The Multi Ship to Order provides the ability for a buyer to order variable quantities of trade items/services shipped to multiple locations using one transmission.
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DELIVER BUSINESS PROCESS
        CONSUMPTION REPORT
        CROSS DOCK DESPATCH ADVICE EXTENSION
        DESPATCH ADVICE
        RECEIVING ADVICE
       INVENTORY ACTIVITY OR INVENTORY STATUS
CONSUMPTION REPORT
Message definition
Allows the Buyer in consignment business scenarios to communicate the consumed materials or sold goods to the seller. 
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CROSS DOCK DESPATCH ADVICE EXTENSION
Message definition
The message to advise the receiver about the shipment of the goods in combination with AIDC applications, like bar code labels, to link in an efficient way the physical flow of goods with the flow of related information.
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DESPATCH ADVICE
Message definition
The Despatch Advice enables one Shipper to provide information about the content of a shipment to one Receiver.  Specifically, the Despatch Advice serves as a link to a prior agreement between Shipper and Receiver and is applicable to one or many Receiver destination points from one Shipper launch point. Furthermore, the Despatch Advice may be used to indicate the despatch of goods being returned by the Receiver. The Despatch Advice may be utilized downstream between retailers, suppliers, 3PLs, carriers and manufacturers as well as upstream between manufacturers, 3PLs and material suppliers.
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RECEIVING ADVICE
Message definition

The Receiving Advice provides the receiver of the shipment the capability to inform the shipper of actual goods received, compared to what was adviced as being sent. It enables the link to the information that makes up a Despatch Advice or Shipping Document, providing detailed information about the content of a shipment of goods from the Shipper to the Receiver.
The Receiving Advice can be used in correlation
all relevant data regarding the goods to be picked up and transported from initial origin to final destination and all intermediate stops if applicable.with the Despatch Advice or other shipment documentation to provide a simple acknowledgment that goods have been received, a detailed verification of actual goods received and notification of exceptions between shipment documentation (e.g. Despatch Advice and BOL) and actual receipts.

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INVENTORY ACTIVITY OR INVENTORY STATUS
Message definition
A message used  to communicate inventory levels from the place where goods are stored to the owner of goods.
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PAY BUSINESS PROCESS
DEBIT OR CREDIT ADVICE
Message definition

The goal of this 'Debit Or Credit Advice' use case is to provide an electronic advice to a trading partner that a monetary adjustment - debit or credit amount value - is being applied to the purchase of goods or services. Situations that result in the need for one party to notify the other trading party that an adjustment is being applied, resulting in a change to the monetary amount owed/due between the parties include (but are not limited to): goods being received damaged, incorrect quantity of goods are received, retroactive volume discounts.

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EU INVOICE EXTENSION
Message definition

This Invoice extension meets the requirements of the European Union Directive 2001/115/EC of 20 December 2001 amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying, modernising and harmonising the conditions laid down for invoicing in respect of value added tax.

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INVOICE
Message definition

The message requesting payment for goods or services under conditions agreed upon between the seller and the buyer. It contains the necessary information needed for payment consisting of parties, items, prices, amounts and quantities.

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INVOICE RESPONSE
Message definition
The message enabling the responding party to communicate acceptance or rejection of the Invoice transaction. In in some commercial transactions the requesting party requires a formal response by the responding party in order to ensure proper and timely processing.
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  PLAN BUSINESS PROCESS
GOODS REQUIREMENTS
Message definition
A message allowing the buyer to communicate Goods Requirements to the seller, which is needed in several business scenarios. Sometimes it is needed in traditional order driven scenarios and is definitely needed in supplier managed scenarios. The Goods Requirements communicated by the buyer can be gross or net (=gross requirements -/- inventory).
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GOODS REQUIREMENTS RESPONSE
Message definition
The Goods Requirements Response message enables the responding party to communicate acceptance of the Goods Requirements transaction.
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PURCHASE CONDITIONS
Message definition
Purchase Conditions expresses the official commitment between buyer and seller that certain quantities are to be delivered over a given period and at the stated price. In doing so it sets the contractual conditions for the ordering and delivering of the goods and so details specific terms and conditions that apply for a given period.
The Purchase Conditions does not intend to contain the totality of the contractual information, but to provide the relevant data in order to be able to align key conditions in an automated way.
The Purchase Conditions message supports multiple scenarios:
  • Fixed quantity and fixed period
  • Fixed quantity and variable period
  • Variable quantity and fixed period
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REPLENISHMENT PROPOSAL
Message definition
The replenishment process in broad sense addresses the business practice to exchange data between a buying party (e.g. buyer) and a supplying party (e.g. seller/supplier) related to the future
demand of finished or semi-finished products, ingredients, packaging and raw materials.
Between retailer and manufacturer (the downstream supply chain) the data is basically based on future demand based on finished products and time series but it can also be restricted to actual sales
date for a certain period of time. Feed-back from the manufacturer on his availability to deliver is required, where available inventories (of both sides) are taken into account.
Between manufacturer and material supplier (the upstream supply chain) the data is basically based on material requirements for production and the timing for it, and also the feedback from the material
supplier on his availability to deliver and the schedule for delivery. Inventories (on both sides) are taken into account for the actual delivery schedule.
Based on the delivery schedule (replenishment proposal), a transport and shipping planning can be derived.
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REPLENISHMENT REQUEST
Message definition
The replenishment process in broader sense addresses the business practice to exchange data between a buying party (e.g. buyer) and a supplying party (e.g. seller/supplier) related to the future
demand of finished or semi-finished products, ingredients, packaging and raw materials.
Between retailer and manufacturer (the downstream supply chain) the data is basically based on future demand based on finished products and time series but it can also be restricted to actual sales
date for a certain period of time. Feed-back from the manufacturer on his availability to deliver is required, where available inventories (of both sides) are taken into account.
Between manufacturer and material supplier (the upstream supply chain) the data is basically based on material requirements for production and the timing for it. And also the feedback from the material
supplier on his availability to deliver and the schedule for de-livery. Inventories (on both sides) are taken in account for the actual delivery schedule.
Based on the delivery schedule (replenishment proposal), a transport and shipping planning can be derived.
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PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
Message definition
The Performance Measurement message allows trading partners to identify goals for the measures that that they wish to share, as well as exchange the values for those measures. The scope of the
message includes key measures of Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Data Accuracy performance.
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Date of Publication: July 2010
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