Standard Business Document Header

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The Standard Business Document Header (SBDH) replaces the Envelope layer including the AS2 Message Header, used in previous GS1 XML standards releases. The SBDH provides information about the routing and processing of the XML instance document. The SBDH is designed to be independent of the specific transport protocol used. The information contained in the SBDH can be used by communication applications to determine routing whether the transport protocol used is ebMS, AS2, or any other protocol.

The SBDH can also optionally provide business scope and business service information. In GS1 schemas, the SBDH is designed to be an integral part of the XML instance document (in other standards, the SBDH may be an object associated with the XML instance document).

The SBDH schema contains an element specifying the version number of the document or documents contained. For more details on how to use this data element, please refer to Version numbers in the business documents and the Standard Business Document Header.

The detailed UN/CEFACT specification for the SBDH and the guidelines on how to use it can be downloaded here.

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