Please help review Gabriel Sobrino following Data Accuracy BRG GDSN PMR CRs 10-099 & 10-100 Data Accuracy BRG Email Sub-teams - Please review and send comments to gabriel.sobrino@gs1.org & CC justin.childs@gs1,org :

1. CR 10-099 Submitter Gabriel Sobrino
Proposal: 12-Mar-2010: Expand section 4.5.3 of the GDSN Package Measurement Rules to include other products that have a structural ‘base’ and a pyramidal or conical shape and should be measured according to the same principle applied to stand-up pouches. An alternative would be to develop a new section on the rules with the same logic for such items, though for simplification purposes, ideally an expanded section 4.5.3 would suffice.

NOTES from Mar-12-2010:
* Gabriel will find someone to help create line drawings for this CR and an email sub-team will discuss this CR in depth.
* The attachment wording that references making it right for shelf space planning should be removed

Link to the CR 10-099 in the CR System        

Link to croom folder containing CR 10-099 attachment

2. CR 10-100 Submitter: Gabriel Sobrino
Proposal : 12-Mar-2010: Develop a new section on the GDSN Package Measurement Rules with guidelines for the measurement of Trade Items in rigid packaging with no markings.

NOTES from Mar-12-2010:
* Gabriel will find someone to help create line drawings for this CR
* An email sub-team will discuss this CR in depth

Link to the CR 10-100 in the CR System     

Link to 10-100 CR attachment in Croom folder

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New GSMP Manual Open for Public Review

GSMP and EPC share a common mission: leading the global community in the development of global standards to improve the efficiency and security of the supply chain. Joining our two standards processes will benefit GS1 users at large. The new model of GSMP was approved by the GS1 Board Committed for Standards (BCS) and communicated at the Joint Event in L.A, April 2009. The next step in this initiative is to deliver a New GSMP Manual, which is now available for public review until 4 PM ET 26-Mar-2010 . For more information on how you can participate in the review, click here.

Call for Nominations for New GSMP Governance Groups

The new GSMP includes the formation of a new governance structure intended to support the GSMP Board Committee for Standards (BCS) in their role.  Effective governance of GSMP requires the involvement of leaders from the GS1 community in order to assure the GSMP meets their needs and the principles of openness, transparency and a user driven process.  The call for nominations is open for the following groups:

• Process Oversight Committee
• Technical Standards Committee
• Architecture Group

Nominations will be accepted from now until COB April 2nd, 2010. For more information and access to the nomination forms, click here.

The following standards Change Requests have been approved and will be deployed in a future release

CR 09-103 - Round 9 eBallot GDSN BRG - Validation Rules 513 515, 524-530

These are recommendations that  today are codified in the GDSN Operations Manual and they are now being made official GDSN validation rules. General Note: CR 09-103 consolidates under a single work-order change requests numbers 08-230, 08-245 and 08-249 submitted by GS1 Australia, GS1 Netherlands and GS1 Sweden. This eBallot  contains a link to CR 09-103 in the CR system, The VR 513 515, 524-530 summary spreadsheet  and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Link to the eballot and supporting documents: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=615

CR 09-264 GDSN BRG

Enables GDSN data recipients to calculate comparative price for a daily dose. To achieve this data sources must be able to indicate the price comparison content expressed as number of daily doses.  A proposed solution is to add the following code value to PriceComparisonContentTypeList: PER_DAILY_DOSE - Specified using PCE as unit of measure (price per daily dose).Currently a set of attributes in Trade Item can be used to indicate a measurement that is used for calculation of comparison prices, i.e. for display on shelf labels. The definition of priceComparisonMeasurement is ”The quantity of the product at usage. Applicable for concentrated products and products where the comparison price is calculated based on a measurement other than netContent. This field is dependent on the population of priceComparisonContentType and is required when priceComparisonContentType is used.” Some examples of current values for priceComparisonContentType are:

PER_DOSE Specified using PCE as unit of measure.
PER_KILOGRAM Specified using GRM as unitOfMeasure (price per kg).
PER_LITRE Specified using MLT as unitOfMeasure (price per litre).
PER_LOAD Specified using PCE as unit of measure (price per load - used for washing up powder).
PER_METRE Specified using MMT as unitOfMeasure

This eBallot contains a link to CR 09-264 in the CR system, and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet.

10-038 Public Review, GDSN BRG

The Public Review for CR 10-038 begins Mar-11-2010 and ends Mar-25-2010. Proposal: 05-Feb-2010: The attribute householdServingSize should be renamed to servingSizeDescription – Definition: A Free text field specifying the serving size for which the nutrient information has been stated for example: per 1/3 cup (42 g).  The original name implies the term household of which the attribute has no applicability.  The attribute is defined as the textual representation of the serving size as it appears on the trade item’s label.  The name should be changed to be more reflective of what the attribute represents.

This Public review contains a link to CR 10-038 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 4 PM ET on 25-Mar-2010 Close of Public Review. Simple Level of Impact 3: Link to CR 10-038 Public Review

10-044 Public Review, GDSN BRG

The Public Review for CR 10-044 begins Mar-11-2010 and ends Mar-25-2010. Proposal: 13-Feb-2010: The trade item needs 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.  It is proposed to name this generic unit “Transport Load” so as to allow for the various types of parents there may be called.  There will also need to be a change to the validation 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.

This Public review contains a link to CR 10-044 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 4 PM ET on 25-Mar-2010 Close of Public Review. Simple LOI 2: Link to CR 10-044 Public Review

10-060 Public Review, GDSN BRG

The Public Review for CR 10-060 begins Mar-11-2010 and ends Mar-25-2010. Proposal: 15-Feb-2010: The

PriceComparisonContentTypeCodeList from the BMS Trade Item "5.3. Internal Code Lists" section needs a review and clarification.

A)   The usage of unit of measures is inconsistent in this code list which could cause master data inconsistencies. For example: the definition of PER_LITRE is "Specified using MLT as unitOfMeasure (price per litre)." If this a a "per litre" price comparison and the definition is "price per litre" then the suggested UoM can't be MLT. Please consider using only one sizing of the same measure type (PER_LITRE = only LT is acceptable).

   Also the short forms 'MMT', 'MLT', etc. are outdated, according to the '7.2. External Code Lists' section these are 'MM', 'ML', etc.

This public review contains the CR 10-060 business requirements spreadsheet including the revised code definitions and a link to CR 10-060 in the CR system.  Please make your comments 4 PM ET on 25-Mar-2010 Close of Public Review. Simple LOI 1: Link to CR 10-060 Public Review

For GSMP/GDSN Business Requirements Group (BRG) members who are eligible to vote, the following eBallots have been posted in the GS1 Community Room:   

10-001 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-001 if motioned to eBallot by the GDSN BRG on Mar-9-2010 should begin Mar-10-2010 and ends Mar-24-2010. 001 Proposal: Add an optional attribute to the Incoterms Subclass currently in the Price message; this attribute will support the ISO country code in which the Incoterms action occurs. This subclass will then be added to core item. Interim deployment as a Fast Track attribute is requested. Expected Benefits: This attribute is needed to determine who will be responsible for customs, tariffs, and other associated responsibilities of importing the trade item. This can be different by Trading Partner. Risks: The retailer needs this information in order to determine which party is responsible for customs, tariffs, and other associated responsibilities of importing a trade item. Business Function/Purpose: This is needed to help describe at what point in the supply chain the retailer has taken ownership of a trade item to determine whether or not the Trade It  em is considered to be imported on behalf of the retail or the vendor. Example: If the product is manufactured in China, then the Origin Country would reflect China, but if the Vendor imports the item to United States and a United States retailer takes ownership of Trade item in United States, then Trade Item Export Country of Origin would be United States. This attribute is needed to determine who will be responsible for customs, tariffs, and other associated responsibilities of importing the trade item. This can be different by Trading Partner.

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-001 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 3:30 PM ET on 24-Mar-2010 Close of eBallot. Simple Level of Impact 2. Please vote before then by visiting: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=629

10-025 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-025 if motioned to eBallot by the GDSN BRG on Mar-9-2010 should begin Mar-10-2010 and ends Mar-24-2010. 001 Proposal : 03-Feb-2010 : Update the definition of layerHeight in GDSN Trade Item to: “The height of each layer of child trade items when packed in layers. This attribute may be used  when child items are packed in layers, but the child items are not packed on their natural base.”

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-025 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 3:30 PM ET on 24-Mar-2010 Close of eBallot. Simple Level of Impact 1. Please vote before then by visiting: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=630

10-027 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-027 if motioned to eBallot by the GDSN BRG on Mar-9-2010 should begin Mar-10-2010 and ends Mar-24-2010. Proposal: move AVP attribute- primaryDeliveryMethodType to Core Trade Item. This is Trading Partner Specific. This fast track attribute is defined as “The code value that Indicates the primary method of delivery for the trade item”.  It is optional and not repeatable.
 
GS1 modeler's note: Confirmed this is a simple LOI 2: Note we should look at using the following Code List from Price Sync to populate these values. We also need to look at the following values listed in the requested fast track attribute.

Code List Name                           Code List Description
DistributionMethodCodeList     The means by which the supplier and retailer agree 
                                                       up on that at what point in the supply chain the
                                                       supplier makes the goods available to the retailer.
Code     Code Description
CD         Cross Dock: The supplier picks and packs the goods per retail store location
              and delivers the goods to the retailers’ distribution centre for transfer across
              the loading dock to local delivery vehicles. In this case the goods are not
              stored in the distribution centre.
D2C       Direct to Consumer: The supplier delivers the goods direct to the end
              consumer’s location.
DC         Distribution Centre: The supplier delivers the goods to the retailers’
              distribution centre. The goods are typically warehoused in the distribution
              centre prior to distribution.
DSD       Direct Store Delivery: The supplier delivers the goods direct to the retailers’
              retail store location.
FG         Factory Gate: The supplier makes the goods available to the retailer at the
              supplier’s loading dock (factory gate). The retailer assumes responsibility for
              planning, scheduling, collection and transportation of the goods.
UNS      Unspecified

The following 3 values are also being considered for addition to the code list, unless they are deemed duplicates of values already contained in the list. If they are duplicates, the wording in the appropriate definitions should be revised to reference these terms:
* Warehouse
* Warehouse and DSD
* Drop Ship.

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-027 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 3:30 PM ET on 24-Mar-2010 Close of eBallot. Simple Level of Impact 2. Please vote before then by visiting: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=631

10-037 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-037 if motioned to eBallot by the GDSN BRG on Mar-9-2010 should begin Mar-10-2010 and ends Mar-24-2010. Proposal : 05-Feb-2010 : The "quantityOfInnerPack" and "quantityOfNextLevelTradeItemWithinInnerPack" attribute definitions need to be updated so as to be more understandable. The phrase “non-coded physical groupings” needs to be changed to the following:  For "quantityOfInnerPack" it should be "non-GTIN assigned innerpack".  For "quantityOfNextLevelTradeItemWithinInnerPack it should be “non-GTIN assigned each”.

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-037 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 3:30 PM ET on 24-Mar-2010 Close of eBallot. Simple Level of Impact 1. Please vote before then by visiting:
http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=632

10-043 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-043 if motioned to eBallot by the GDSN BRG on Mar-9-2010 should begin Mar-10-2010 and ends Mar-24-2010. Proposal: Add the code “PEFC - Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification” to the ‘PackageMarksEnvironmentCodeList’. The definition of this code is: “The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) through independent third-party certification.”Benefits: Trading partners will be able to identify products from suppliers that have sustainable foresting practices. Risks: None Simple code list addition; may be eligible for efficient code list update roll-out processes. Business Purpose/Function: It will allow information recipients to make educated decisions on products and suppliers that conform and support international best practices that ensure that timber and non-timber forest products are produced with respect for the highest ecological, social and ethical standards.

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-043 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 3:30 PM ET on 24-Mar-2010 Close of eBallot. Simple Level of Impact 2. Please vote before then by visiting: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=633

10-046 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-046 if motioned to eBallot by the GDSN BRG on Mar-9-2010 should begin Mar-10-2010 and ends Mar-24-2010. Proposal: 15-Feb-2010 : Enable users to indicate more peg hole types for packaging. A proposed solution is to add the following peg hole types to the code list for pegHoleType:
- Euro slot 33 millimeter
- Euro slot 25 millimeter
- Hole hook

Definitions:
- Euro slot is a standardized peg hole available in two widths (33/25 mm).
- Hole hook is an open hook (a peg hole open from one side) enabling packages to be hung at any position on the peg. 

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-046 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 3:30 PM ET on 24-Mar-2010 Close of eBallot. Simple Level of Impact 1. Please vote before then by visiting: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=634

10-048 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-048 if motioned to eBallot by the GDSN BRG on Mar-9-2010 should begin Mar-10-2010 and ends Mar-24-2010. Proposal: 15-Feb-2010: To increase "NAME OF MANUFACTURER" attribute length from 35 to 70.

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-048 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 3:30 PM ET on 24-Mar-2010 Close of eBallot. Simple Level of Impact 2. Please vote before then by visiting: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=635

10-049 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-049 if motioned to eBallot by the GDSN BRG on Mar-9-2010 should begin Mar-10-2010 and ends Mar-24-2010. Proposal: 15-Feb-2010: To identify the trade item has an Auto-reader/ tracker. An Auto-reader/tracker is a device which identifies that the product has a limited number of reuses and is self tracked. Each time the device is used / plugged in it will decrement the count. When the counter reaches zero the trade item should be disposed of.”

This eBallot contains a link to CR 10-049 in the CR system and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 3:30 PM ET on 24-Mar-2010 Close of eBallot. Simple Level of Impact 2. Please vote before then by visiting: http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gdsn_brg/ballot.php?id=636