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BarCodes & ID Keys
This section of the Knowledge Center gives you the opportunity to view the GS1 BarCodes and ID Keys standards and provides assistance in their implementation.
BarCodes Standards
- GS1 General Specifications (available through your GS1 Member Organisation)
- The core standards document describing how barcodes and identification keys should be used to comply with GS1 standards.
- GS1 DataBar (RSS)
- Identifies small items and carries more information than the current EAN/UPC bar code
- GS1 Company Prefix
- Provides a way for GS1 Member Companies to uniquely and globally identify things like trade items, logistic units, locations, parties, and assets
- GS1 Identifiers (Keys and Attributes) - Overview
- Identifies trade items (GTIN), locations/trading parties (GLN), logistic units (SSCC), individual assets (GIAI), returnable assets (GRAI), service relationships (GSRN), and document types (GDTI)
- GS1 Identification Key Types
- Seven GS1 Identification Keys that support the identification of items, services, locations, logistic units, returnable containers, etc
- Bar Code Types
- Types of bar codes used by GS1 members
- Bar Code Scanner Environments
- GS1 BarCodes are scanned in different places so GS1 specifies what bar code can be used where and establishes specifications for its use
- Bar Code Printing Methods
- Methods for printing GS1 BarCodes
- GS1 Prefix List
- A list of prefixes assigned by GS1 to GS1 Member Organisations or to specific applications
BarCodes Support Tools
- GTIN Allocation Rules
- A Global Trade Item Numbers
(GTIN) are used to identify any
item upon which there is a
need to retrieve pre-defined
information and that may be
priced or ordered or invoiced at any point in any supply chain.
- GLN Allocation Rules
- Global Location Number (GLN) provides the global supply chain solution for the identification of physical locations and legal entities.
BarCodes Implementation Guides
- Ten Steps to Bar Code Implementation
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The basic steps needed to begin using bar codes
- General Requirements to Assess Conformance of GS1 BarCodes - Implementation Guide
- Specifies minimum process and technical requirements to assess conformance of GS1 BarCodes.
To find out more information please refer to the BarCodes & ID Keys website.
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