The following GSMP Change Requests have been approved.

These will be implemented int the network as part of a future release for which the date will be determined later.

CR 09-142 - GDSN BRG (Maintenance Release 4 v2.7 BMS Packets)

Updates the appropriate BMS documents for Maintenance Release 4, v2.7. These changes include all approved Simple Level of Impact 1 and 2 changes to the trade item and its extensions received before Mar-1-2009 and approved by June 17 2009. Also included are the solutions to requirements that are backward compatible from BRADs for Television & Games. This eBallot contains a link to CR 09-142 in the CR system, the BMS Packets for GDSN MR 4 (v2.7) and a Background folder with the BRAD for reference only. Simple Level of Impact 2. PLEASE NOTE the Healthcare Extension is going to be a part of MR4 but will be voted on in a separate eBallot by the GDSN Healthcare extension WG.

CR 10-004 -  GDSN BRG German movie and German electronic games ratings

Adds two new values to the Title Rating Entity code list & new values to the Title Rating code list to support both German movie & German electronic game ratings. Proposal: Add two new values to the Title Rating Entity code list and new values to the Title Rating code list to support both German movie and German electronic game ratings. The eBallot  contained a link to CR 10-004 in the CR system, the CR 10-004 spreadsheet and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Simple Level of Impact 1. These values will be eligible to be deployed into the network during the next deployment of external code list updates. Note: This was an SA2 Worldsync submission.

CR 09-103 Round 8 eBallot - Validation Rules 510-512, 519-521

These validations 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 510-512, 519-521 summary spreadsheet  and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Simple Level of Impact 2

CR 09-242 eBallot - Trade item needs measurement attribute to denote the cube or volume of the trade item.

The trade item needs to have an optional measurement optional attribute to denote the cube of the trade item. Expected benefits: Current business practice utilizes this value to make determinations about items both from a purchase and transportation stand point. Definition- The dimensions of an imaginary cube which can be drawn around the trade item as defined in the formula of H X W X D (The linear dimensions multiplied to get a cubic result). This only applies to In-box dimensions. Level of Hierarchy applied to- All. Example- Bag of Cabbage, Bag of Flour, Broom, Ham, Case of Beer. Rationale- A single point of calculation populated by the manufacturer which trading partners can use as a valid value throughout the supply chain.  Without a single value, trading partners might encounter issues with various ways of rounding on each side of the relationship.  Trading partners may round differently and thereby determine different values for cube and reduce data quality.  Best practices for data quality call for a single source of truth for all calculations. Irregular shaped items are measured as if they are in an imaginary “cube”.  This eBallot contains a link to CR 09-242 in the CR system, and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Simple Level of Impact 2.

CR 09-263 eBallot - Change definition of organismMaximumValue

Changes the definition of organismMaximumValue attribute in the Food and Beverage extension:
From: “Maximum allowable value of the microbiological organism.”
To:     “Maximum allowable Colony Forming Units (CFU) of the microbiological organism per weight or volume.”

This eBallot contains a link to CR 09-263 in the CR system, and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Simple Level of Impact 1

CR 08-219 Physical Location Identification and Visibility Master Data Attributes

BMS and General Specification Section 2.4 Revision Public Review, Physical Location Identification and Visibility Work Group, BarCodes and Identification BRG
 
The Public Review for 2 documents developed under CR 08-219  begins 19-Nov-2009 and ends 22-Dec-2009. The 2 documents make up draft standards for identification of physical location and visibility. The CR/WO was submitted under a request by the Architecture Group and is related to EPCglobal, BarCodes and Identification BRG, GDSN Enhanced Party Synchronisation and other GSMP groups. WO 08-219 is a Complex Work Order.

This Public Review contains a link to CR 08-219 in the Change Request System, the 2 documents that are draft standards and are for public review and a link to an in-progress document that the Work Group is drafting. This in-progress document may be used as background information, Please make your comments directly in the Community Room starting at 16:00 19 November 2009 ET (Princeton NJ) and ending on 16:00 ET (Princeton NJ) 22 December 2009 Close of Public Review.

Please use this link to the Public Review: Public review CR 08-219

CR 09-103 Round 7 GDSN Validation Rules 474 505 - 516 Public Review, GDSN BRG

The Public Review for CR 09-103 Round 7 VRs 474 505 - 509, 513 & 516  begins 19-Nov-2009 and ends 22-Dec-2009. 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 Public review contains a link to CR 09-103 in the CR system, The VR 474 & 505 - 509, 513 & 516 summary spreadsheet  and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please make your comments 4 PM ET on 22-December 2009 Close of Public Review. Simple Level of Impact 2:

Link to CR 09-103 Round 7 Public Review

GS1 Call-to-Action

This is a GS1 Call-to-Action to recruit users from all industries and from everywhere in the world to bring their expertise, commitment, and contribution to a new GS1 work area.   The effort is a GS1 project  set up in the context of GS1's efforts to improve collaboration and efficiency for trading partners; the results of this work are not considered a 'standard' (and therefore not a GSMP group) but rather will result in a series of recommendations and best practices for the benefit of the industry.

Objective/Scope of the GS1 Data Quality Work Group (DQ WG):

1.  Based on the feedback from the 'Data Quality Challenge' pilot of 2008-2009, this group will develop an updated set of data quality tools including:
     a) The Data Quality Framework version 3
     b) KPI and self-assessment scorecards (update scorecards)
     c) DQ Framework implementation guides (update guides)
2.  Validate and QC the following data quality materials developed by GS1:
     a) DQ e-learning training
     b) DQ Workshop

To learn more about this group and info on how to join it click the link provided to the Call to Action: GS1 Data Quality Work Group Call to Action

CR 09-184 - Plumbing and Piping attributes

Adds additional optional attributes and code values, mainly related to plumbing and piping, to the core message to better be able to provide information on various categories of products, .  Full attribute list in the attached spreadsheet. These attributes will be availabale as fast track AVPs until such time as they can be finalized into the network. The eBallot contains a link to CR 09-184 in the CR system, the spreadsheet with the Attributes and the Business Requirement Spreadsheet.

38 Updated Global Product Classification (GPC) Schemas as of 31st August 2009

Please note that the numbers behind the 'segment name' represent the 1st 2 digits of the Segment Code. Theschema is available at the following link:
http://community.gs1.org/apps/org/workgroup/gsmp_g_gpcbrg/documents.php?folder_id=5799#folder_5799

1. Arts/Crafts/Needlework 70
2. Audio Visual/Photography 68
3. Automotive-Light Application 77
4. Baby Care 54
5. Beauty/Personal Care/Hygiene 53
6. Building Products 83
7. Camping 74
8. Clothing 67
9. Communications 66
10. Computing 65
11. Electrical Supplies 78
12. Food/Beverage/Tobacco 50
13. Footwear 63
14. Fuels 87
15. Healthcare 51
16. Home Appliances 72
17. Homecare 47
18. Household Kitchen Merchandise 73
19. Household/Office Furniture/Furnishings 20. Lawn/Garden Supplies 81 21. Live Animals 89 22. Lubricants 88 23. Music 61 24. Personal Accessories 64 25. Pet Care/Food 10 26. Plumbing / Heating / Ventillation/Air Conditioning 27. Safety/Protection - DIY 85 28. Safety / Security /Surveiilance 91 29. Sports Equipment 71 30. Stationery Office Machinery Occasion Supplies 31. Storage Haulage Containers 92 32. Textual/Printed/Reference Materials 60 33. Tool Storage/Workshop Aids 84 34. Tools/Equipment - Hand 80 35. Tools/Equipment - Power 82 36. Toys/Games - 86 and additionally two special segments:
37. Cross Segment
38. Combined Published Schema

Deployment dates into the GDS network are scheduled as follows:

* Beta environment  31 October

* Production environment  7 November