Groups Waiting for Participation to Form

Call-to-action announcements were previously released for the following groups which are waiting for participants to join. Groups will launch once membership minimums are met. Groups at risk for cancellation will be noted. For more information or to join the group, click the link provided:

• GSMP Barcode EPC Implementation Guideline MSWG -  will develop a guideline that explains the proper implementation of the existing standards to achieve interoperability between data carriers, specifically barcodes and RFID tags and their supporting infrastructure. The group seeks stakeholders from all parts of the Bar Codes and EPC relationship as well as subject matter experts that possess knowledge of Bar Codes and/or EPC standards. 
• GSMP Components and Parts Identification MSWG - gather business requirements to review the need for a new identifier for the GS1 system to uniquely identify components and parts used to build or assemble products. This group is seeking Automotive and Healthcare manufacturers to participate.  
• GSMP GS1 Tag Data & Translation Standard 1.7 MSWG - will add functionality to the GS1 EPC RFID tag structures for consumer choice in retail. This group is seeking companies to participate that use software to write to EPC tags and distribution companies that read EPC tags. Solution providers and retailers are also needed.

Community eBallots for GS1 Members Who Signed IP Policy 

Barcodes Standards Maintenance Group (SMG)
Business Purpose:  Changes to the General Specification are addressed by this Work Request (WR) to clarify which characters from the ISO/IEC 646 specification we will use to encode characters into our GS1 barcode symbologies.
Work Request No.: 11-000173
eBallot Period: 22 December 2011 - 16 January 2012 (Closes at 5:00 pm EDT). Extra days have been added to the ballot period to accommodate the year end holidays.
Link to Community eBallot: BC SMG 11-173

Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDS) Standards Maintenance Group (SMG) eBallots

Business Purpose:    In order to support retailers to identify private label products. We have found a business example when looking at brand owner for retailer GLN is not sufficient. We have found wholesalers create private label for a buying group of retailers. This is a private label product made for a group of retailers. In addition, the definition of Restricted Distribution for Brand distribution type is not clear to specify the actual difference between private label and a restricted supplier product. To address this we need to change definition of Brand Distribution Type - Any restrictions imposed on the Trade Item on how it can be sold to the consumer or recipient trading partner.

Change Existing Codes:

Add Code Value:

PRIVATE_LABEL_DISTRIBUTION - a product that is produced strictly for a trading partner or a purchasing group. The brand label is owned by the recipient trading partner or purchasing group.  Simple LOI 1 & 2 

Work Request No.: 11-000175 Round 2
eBallot Period: 22 December 2011 - 17 January 2012
Link to eBallot:  GDS SMG WR 11-175 Round 2

Business Purpose:   Books and Publications restructure class

A.    Today in Contributor there are 2 attributes Alternative Name and Alternative Name Type. Both are repeating attributes yet the Type is describing the name so today we can have Alternative Name Stephan King, Richard Bachmann, Mr XYZ Alternative Name Type 00-Unspecified, 04-Real Name, 01-Pseodonym This should be structured properly to associate name to type

B.    In Contributor attributes From Language and To Language are both repeating. Therefore there is no way to determine what is translation has occurred.

Today

From Language = English, Spanish

To Language= Spanish, French

So was the translation English to Spanish, Spanish to French, English to French?
Proposal - create a new repeating sub-class 0..* Change From Language in new sub-class to be Mandatory non repeating, and To Language mandatory repeating
Work Request No.: 11-000232
eBallot Period: 22 December 2011 - 17 January 2012
Link to eBallot:  GDS SMG WO 11-232

Business Purpose:   Add additional code values to stackingFactorType to support additional transportation modes as the stacking factor could be different depending transport mode type. This methodology was supported and recommended from CR 11-175 Round 1 to extend the codes. Add the following New Codes which are defined in the eBallot: TRANSPORT_ROAD, TRANSPORT_MARITIME, TRANSPORT_RAIL, TRANSPORT_AIR and TRANSPORT_INLAND_WATER. Simple LOI 1 
Work Request No.: 11-000247
eBallot Period: 22 December 2011 - 17 January 2012
Link to eBallot:  GDS SMG WR 11-247
 
Business Purpose:  Change Definitions to the following allergen codes as listed in the regulations specified in AllergenSpecificationAgency and llergenSpecificationName:

• BE - Refers to the presence of 2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl) also known as Butylphenyl Methylpropional
  
• EV - Refers to the presence of Treemoss extract (Evernia Furfuracea)
• EP - Refers to the presence of Oak moss extract (Evernia Prunastri)
  
• HX - Refers to the presence of Hexyl Cinnamaldehyde
  
• HC - Refers to the presence of Hydroxy-methylpentylcyclohexenecarboxaldehyde 
• MO - Refers to the presence of 3 Methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-buten-2-on
  

Simple LOI 1 
Work Request No.: 11-000250
eballot Period: 22 December 2011 - 17 January 2012
Link to eBallot:  GDS SMG WR 11-250

Business Purpose:   Add new allergen codes to support new regulatory requirements as defined in the eBallot and as  listed in the regulations specified in AllergenSpecificationAgency and AllergenSpecificationName: Isoeugenol, d-Limonene, Linalool and Methyl heptin carbonate. Simple LOI 1 
Work Request No.: 11-000251
eBallot Period: 22 December 2011 - 17 January 2012
Link to eBallot:  GDS SMG WR 11-251

Business Purpose:   Add the following codes to the Organic Claims Agency for these associations as defined in the eBallot: Südtirol Bioland, Ecoland, Demeter-Bund, GÄA, Biokreis, Naturland Biopark, Ecovin, IFOAM, and Demeter International. Simple LOI 1 
Work Request No.: 11-000253
eBallot Period: 22 December 2011 - 17 January 2012
Link to eBallot:  GDS SMG WR 11-253

Business Purpose:   Modify the definition of the following packaging types in the GDSN packagingTypeCodeList as defined in the eBallot: Atomizer, Blister Pack, Can and Tray. Simple LOI 1 
Work Request No.: 11-000260
eBallot Period: 22 December 2011 - 17 January 2012
Link to eBallot:  GDS SMG WR 11-260

Business Purpose:  For the attribute „Additional Classification Agency Name" an additional Agency Name plus Code is necessary. The current code list doesn't contain a special agency code/ name which is need for especially small and medium sized textile retailers in Germany. They are organized in the Bundesverband des Deutschen Textileinzelhandels e.V. (BTE e.V.) and many of them used a special clearing center to receive their master data, sales reports, despatch advices and other important messages. Main criteria to cluster their master data are the so called "BTE-classification". This classification should be synchronized also via GDSN. This can be done as an additional classification, but currently a needed code isn´t available in GDSN.

Therefore the following "Additional Classification Agency Name" should be part of the internal code list:  BTE - Bundesverband des Deutschen Textileinzelhandels a German Association of Textile Retailer. The product classification can be found on their website http://www.bte.de . Simple LOI 1 
Work Request No.: 11-000262
eBallot Period: 22 December 2011 - 17 January 2012
Link to eBallot:  GDS SMG WR 11-262

Identification Standards Maintenance Group (SMG) eBallots

Business Purpose:  To provide clear and consistent guidance on the interpretation of the day of the month when business needs do not require the identification of a specific day in the date field and zeros are used for the date field.
Note: A 21 day eBallot period was approved by the Identification SMG adding an additional 7 days because of the eBallot period falling over holidays.
Work Request No: 11-000212  
eBallot Period: 21 December 2011 - 11 January 2012
Link to Community eBallot: ID SMG 11-212

Business Purpose:  To correct an error that has occurred in relation to the definition of the Global Location Number (GLN).
Note: A 21 day eBallot period was approved by the Identification SMG adding an additional 7 days because of the eBallot period falling over holidays.
Work Request No: 11-000154  
eBallot Period: 21 December 2011 - 11 January 2012
Link to Community eBallot: ID SMG 11-154

Business Purpose:  To correct Figure 4.2 to read shipper or case. 
Note: A 21 day eBallot period was approved by the Identification SMG adding an additional 7 days because of the eBallot period falling over holidays.
Work Request No: 11-000137  
eBallot Period: 21 December 2011 - 11 January 2012
Link to Community eBallot: ID SMG 11-137

Business Purpose:  To address and correct misleading statements on the use of GRAI for ordering.
Note: A 21 day eBallot period was approved by the Identification SMG adding an additional 7 days because of the eBallot period falling over holidays.
Work Request No: 11-000129  
eBallot Period: 21 December 2011 - 11 January 2012
Link to Community eBallot: ID SMG 11-129

Community Reviews for GS1 Members Who Signed IP Policy 

Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDS) Standards Maintenance Group (SMG) Community Reviews

Business Purpose:   Add 4 new validation rules 524 & 594 to GDS standard. These validation rules were identified by the French local user group and were made into the Round1 VRs after being reviewed by the GDS SMG Validation Rules Sub-team. This WR includes 43 VRs which will be reviewed and go to Community Review in Rounds as they are deemed valid. Simple LOI 2  
Work Request No.: 11-000246 Round 1
Community Review Period: 22 December 2011 - 19 January 2012
Link to Community Review:  GDS SMG WR 11-246 Round 1

Business Purpose: For EU regulation EEC 834/2007, that the actual % of organic product in processed foods must be stated between 95-99%. The quality of the organic product is based upon the % of Organic product by weight. While the Organic Trade Item Code 2 stands for greater than 95%, we need the actual percent. Therefore we request a new attribute be added optional and not repeating - OrganicTradeItemPercentClaim - Definition: the amount of actual organic materials by weight in the trade item. This is usually claimed on the product. We need an AVP also. NOTE: This CR will need to be harmonized with the solutions that come out of both the Level Below the Each MSWG and the Components MSWG when dealing with Foods and Ingredients.  Eric Kauz confirmed that during the Major Release this will be re-designed. Simple LOI 2 
Work Request No.: 11-000267
Community Review Period: 22 December 2011 - 19 January 2012
Link to Community Review:  GDS SMG WR 11-267

Business Purpose:    For the new Label attribute WR 11-268 and to be used by the AVP, we are requesting the following code values be created to communicate labels for EU markets as defined in the Community Review:

• AMA organic seal
• Bio Austria label
• Bord Bia Approved
• Bord Bia Approved Meat
• Bio Label (German)
• Bra Miljöval Label (Swedish)
• Bio Suisse (bud seal)
• Coeliac Crossed grain symbol
• Demeter label
• Aus Kaup (Estonia)
• Eco label (ladybird, Ladybug)
• ECOCERT certificate
• Estonian eco label (Eesti ökomärk)
• Loodussõbralik toode (Estonia)
• Organic farming (EU)
• Eesti Parim Toiduaine (Estonia) Best Food
• Tunnustatud Maitse (Approved Taste)
• Made in Finland (Flag with key)
• Goods from Finland (blue swan)
• Guaranteed Irish (Ireland)
• Finnish Heart symbol
• Label of the Allergy and Asthma Federation
• Love Irish Food
• Leaping Bunny
• NaTrue Label
• Nordic environmental label (Swan)
• Nyckelhålet
• Oeko-Tex Label  Confidence in textiles
• Official eco label (sun)
• Protected Designation of Origin
• Protected Geographical Indication
• Quality Mark (Ireland)
• Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO )
• Tunnustatud Eesti Maitse (Approved Estonian Taste)
• Uniquely Finnish
• Vælg Fuldkorn Først
• WWF Panda label 
  

The Community review contains a link to the Work Request 11-269 in the WR System, An attachment from WR 11-269 and the BR Queue for WR 11-269.  Please make your comments by 8 AM ET on Jan-19-2012 Close of Community Review. Simple LOI 1 
Work Request No.: 11-000269
Community Review Period: 22 December 2011 - 19 January 2012
Link to Community Review:  GDS SMG WR 11-269

Business Purpose:  Change Definition of UoM Board Foot to be more accurate.  The current definition  refers to a Cord of Firewood.  This is inaccurate.  Board Foot (BF) is defined as:   A specialized unit of measure for the volume of rough lumber (before drying and planing with no adjustments) or planed/surfaced lumber. It is the volume of a one-foot length of a board one foot wide and one inch thick.  Some countries utilize the synonym super foot or superficial foot.  NOTE: Jean-Luc Champion, the GS1 Rep to UN/CEFACT, will be asked to present this definition for Board Foot (CR 11-270) as a change to the UoM list in UN/CEFACT Recommendation 20. Simple LOI 1 
Work Request No.: 11-000270
Community Review Period: 22 December 2011 - 19 January 2012
Link to Community Review:  GDS SMG WR 11-270

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