Note: Due to issues with an upgrade to the BLOG software, no new information has been posted for the past few weeks. Those issues have been resolved and the BLOG will continue.

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The following two standards change requests have been approved and will be implemented in the appropriate future GDSN network releases:

CR 10-040 - Pharmaceutical Strength

Enables users to indicate the strength for pharmaceuticals expressed as numeric values. To enable flexibility for different kinds of strengths, a generic solution is needed. The solution must enable indication of strength as a combination of two measurements with measurement unit (compound unit) Examples:
• 400 milligrams per 1000 millillitres
• 550 milliliters per 1 each

In addition there is a need to specify a coded identification of the ingredient type (in addition to text) and allow for multiple ingredients + strength to be specified. This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-040 in the CR system, a CR 10-040 Example Active Ingredients from GS1 Canada for GS1 Sweden document, a 10-040 Fast track attributes for pharmaceutical strength document and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Simple Level of Impact 3

Amendment Posted on 4/14/2010: an AVP attribute was added to the other 3 AVP already included in CR 10-040 eBallot as part of a vote comment resolution discussion. See document "10-040 Fast track attributes for Pharmaceutical strength - On April-14-2010 AVP added" document

CR 10-044 - Transport Load

Enables the ability to define and provide information on GTINs which are parents of a pallet (Ex. Truck Load, Container, Rail Car, Ship, etc).  To accomplish this the trade item unit descriptor needs to be expanded to include a descriptor for the parent of a pallet.  The name of this unit needs to be generic so as to allow for the various types of parents there may be so it the proposal to name it “Transport Load”.  There will also need to be a change to the BMS rules to allow a pallet to have a parent.  It is also recommended to allow this new descriptor to have a parent as well.  This will allow for growth as you could have 20 pallets in a container, and 2 containers in a rail car. Simple Level of Impact 2. 

NOTE 1: CR 10-044 uses assigned GTIN’s at the level above platform and in GDSN BRG discussion this has been termed “transport load”. This eBallot contained a link to CR 10-044 in the CR system,  an attachment for Validation Rules 554-555 557-561, a CR 10-044 Transport Load Information v2 spreadsheet and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet.

NOTE 2: The eCom Logistics Group was surveyed to see if they have a better name than Transport Load and if they come up with a phrase that GDSN BRG likes it will be used applied to this requirement as errata.