GSMP Project Proposal Document - for large work effort in Standards Development

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Work Request Entry Commitment

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Work Request Form Guidance

Click here to download the Work Request form and receive guidance on to answer the questions.

Templates for changes to the GDSN, EDI, GPC or General Specifications Standards

If you are requesting a change to the GDSN, EDI, GPC or General Specific ns Standards, complete the relevant template below and attach it to your work request. If you have any questions regarding the templates, please contact GSMP@gs1.org before you enter your Work Request for assistance.

1. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

• 1.1. EANCOM / XML or New Code Request

The following template should help in structuring all work requests submitted to the GSMP's EDI group.
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2. Global Product Master Data (GPMD)

Attach one of the following templates to your work request when requesting a new attribute, attribute value pair, code list, or validation rule:

• 2.1. GPMD Maintenance Request best practices - Click here to download

  • 2.1.1 Guiding Principles for Attributes and codes (New Jan 2023) - Click here to download

  • 2.1.2 Basics of Global Data Standards (New Jun 2021) - Click here to download

• 2.2. Requesting a GS1 Attribute:

  • 2.2.1 GS1 Attribute template (Updated  December 6, 2023) - Click here to download

  • 2.2.2 How to fill out GS1 Attribute template (Updated May 26, 2022) - Click here to download

• 2.3. Requesting a GS1 Code:

  • 2.3.1 GS1 Code template (Updated December 6, 2023) - Click here to download

  • 2.3.2 How to fill out GS1 Code template (Updated  August 11, 2022) - Click here to download

  • 2.3.3 Label Guide Image template (Updated Feb 2021) (Upload document on Step 7 of WR entry form) - Click here to download

• 2.4. Requesting a change to the GS1 Global Data Model:

  • 2.4.1 GS1 Global Data Model template (Updated April 18, 2022) - Click here to download

• 2.5. Requesting a Validation Rule:

  • 2.5.1 GS1 Validation Rule template (Updated July 12 2023) - Click here to download

    2.5.2 How to write GS1 Validation Rules & template (Updated Mar 2024) - Click here to download

    2.5.3 How to fill out GS1 Validation Rule template - Quick Guide (Updated Feb 2021) - Click here to download

• 2.6. Migration template (Updated Feb 2021) - Click here to download

• 2.7. Local Code Lists (Updated Sept 2023) - Click here to download

• 2.8. Requesting new section of Trade Item Implementation Guideline - Click here to download

• 2.9. Requesting Extended Attributes - Click here to download

3. Global Product Classification (GPC)

Attach the following template to your work request when requesting a change to the GPC standard.
(updated December 6, 2023) Click here to download

4. Identification (ID)

• 4.1. General Specification Change Notification (GSCN)

Attach the following template to your work request when requesting changes to the GS1 General Specifications which will be reviewed by the ID SMG.
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