4A4 - PlanningReleaseForecastNotification 
GUIDELINE FOR PIP 4A4 (MR, INBOUND)

Cluster 4: Inventory Management  
Segment A: Collaborative Forecasting  

 	
PIP 4A4: Notify of Planning Release Forecast  	
Business Message: PlanningReleaseForecastNotification	

Author: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
Version: R03.00.00A Final

Creation Date: 05/01/2003
Last Modified Date: 05/01/2003

Base Version
R03.00.00A

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Business Message
Guideline information
Dictionary
Glossary
Index

Business Message	
 	
PlanningReleaseForecastNotification	
Property	Value	
Definition	Contains detailed order forecast information and references required to identify this forecast instance in the forecast cycle. Forecast quantity (as qualified by type) is projected at the product level for a certain location, customer and timeframe.	
 
Message Tree	
Seq	Cardinality	PlanningReleaseForecastNotification	Type	Modified	
1	1	+-fromRole	BP	x	
1	1	| '-PartnerRoleDescription	BDE	x	
2	1	|   +-ContactInformation	BDE	x	
3	1	|   | +-contactName	BP	x	
3	1	|   | | '-FreeFormText	FBDE	x	
4	1	|   | +-EmailAddress	FBDE	x	
5	0..1	|   | +-facsimileNumber	BP	x	
5	1	|   | | '-CommunicationsNumber	FBDE	x	
6	1	|   | '-telephoneNumber	BP	x	
6	1	|   |   '-CommunicationsNumber	FBDE	x	
7	1	|   +-GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	FBDE	x	
8	1	|   '-PartnerDescription	BDE	x	
9	1	|     +-BusinessDescription	BDE	x	
10	1	|     | +-GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FBDE	x	
11	1	|     | '-GlobalSupplyChainCode	FBDE	x	
12	1	|     '-GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FBDE	x	
13	1	+-GlobalDocumentFunctionCode	FBDE	x	
14	1	+-PlanningReleaseForecast	BDE	x	
15	1	| +-forecastGenerationDateTime	BP	x	
15	1	| | '-DateTimeStamp	FBDE	x	
16	0..n	| +-ForecastIdentifierReference	BDE	x	
17	1	| | +-GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	FBDE	x	
18	0..1	| | +-LineNumber	FBDE	x	
19	1	| | '-ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	FBDE	x	
20	0..1	| +-GlobalForecastEventCode	FBDE	x	
21	1	| +-GlobalTransportEventCode	FBDE	x	
22	1	| +-isFinalForecast	BP	x	
22	1	| | '-AffirmationIndicator	FBDE	x	
23	1..n	| +-PartnerProductForecast	BDE	x	
24	1..n	| | +-ForecastPartner	BDE	x	
25	1	| | | +-GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode	FBDE	x	
26	1	| | | '-PartnerDescription	BDE	x	
27	1	| | |   +-BusinessDescription	BDE	x	
28	0..1	| | |   | +-businessName	BP	x	
29	0..1	| | |   | +-businessWebSite	BP	x	
30	0..1	| | |   | +-GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FBDE	x	
31	0..n	| | |   | '-PartnerBusinessIdentification	BDE	x	
35	0..1	| | |   +-ContactInformation	BDE	x	
36	1	| | |   | +-contactName	BP	x	
36	1	| | |   | | '-FreeFormText	FBDE	x	
39	0..1	| | |   | '-telephoneNumber	BP	x	
39	1	| | |   |   '-CommunicationsNumber	FBDE	x	
40	0..1	| | |   +-GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FBDE	x	
41	0..1	| | |   '-PhysicalLocation	BDE	x	
42	0..1	| | |     +-GlobalLocationIdentifier	FBDE	x	
43	0..n	| | |     +-PartnerLocationIdentification	BDE	x	
47	0..1	| | |     '-PhysicalAddress	BDE	x	
57	1..n	| | '-ProductForecast	BDE	x	
58	0..1	| |   +-GlobalForecastEventCode	FBDE	x	
59	1	| |   +-GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	FBDE	x	
60	0..n	| |   +-productForecastIdentifier	BP	x	
60	1	| |   | '-ForecastIdentifierReference	BDE	x	
61	1	| |   |   +-GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	FBDE	x	
62	0..1	| |   |   +-LineNumber	FBDE	x	
63	1	| |   |   '-ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	FBDE	x	
64	1	| |   +-ProductIdentification	BDE	x	
66	0..n	| |   | '-PartnerProductIdentification	BDE	x	
67	1	| |   |   +-GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FBDE	x	
68	1	| |   |   +-ProprietaryProductIdentifier	FBDE	x	
69	0..1	| |   |   '-revisionIdentifier	BP	x	
69	1	| |   |     '-FreeFormText	FBDE	x	
70	1..n	| |   +-ProductSchedule	BDE	x	
71	1..n	| |   | +-ForecastProductSchedule	BDE	x	
72	1	| |   | | +-ForecastPeriod	BDE	x	
73	1	| |   | | | +-DatePeriod	BDE	x	
74	1	| |   | | | | +-beginDate	BP	x	
74	1	| |   | | | | | '-DateStamp	FBDE	x	
75	0..1	| |   | | | | '-endDate	BP	x	
75	1	| |   | | | |   '-DateStamp	FBDE	x	
76	1	| |   | | | '-GlobalForecastIntervalCode	FBDE	x	
77	1	| |   | | +-ProductQuantity	FBDE	x	
78	0..n	| |   | | '-scheduleProductForecastIdentifier	BP	x	
82	1	| |   | '-OrderForecastQuantityTypeCode	FBDE	x	
83	0..1	| |   +-RevisionNumber	FBDE	x	
84	0..1	| |   +-TradeOffZone	BDE	x	
88	0..1	| |   '-unitPrice	BP	x	
88	1	| |     '-FinancialAmount	BDE	x	
89	1	| |       +-GlobalCurrencyCode	FBDE	x	
90	1	| |       '-MonetaryAmount	FBDE	x	
91	0..1	| '-RevisionNumber	FBDE	x	
92	1	+-thisDocumentGenerationDateTime	BP	x	
92	1	| '-DateTimeStamp	FBDE	x	
93	1	+-thisDocumentIdentifier	BP	x	
93	1	| '-ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	FBDE	x	
94	1	'-toRole	BP	x	
94	1	  '-PartnerRoleDescription	BDE	x	
95	0..1	    +-ContactInformation	BDE	x	
100	1	    +-GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	FBDE	x	
101	1	    '-PartnerDescription	BDE	x	
102	1	      +-BusinessDescription	BDE	x	
103	1	      | +-GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FBDE	x	
104	1	      | '-GlobalSupplyChainCode	FBDE	x	
105	1	      '-GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FBDE	x	

Guideline information	

This section presents entity's meanings/uses different from the values defined in the dictionary section of this document.
 
Note: Properties that have differences are marked as Modified. If the Modified flag points to a sub-table, it means its contents has changed. If there are no other flags in the sub-table then some of the contents have been excluded/deleted.
 
1: fromRole	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The role initiating a business document exchange.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP.

TP Information	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
PartnerRoleDescription	
BDE	

	 	
 
1: PartnerRoleDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' role in a partner interface process.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
ContactInformation	
BDE	
x	

1	
GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	
FBDE	

1	
PartnerDescription	
BDE	

	x	
 
2: ContactInformation	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that provide communication and address information for contacting a person, organization or business.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
contactName	
BP	

1	
EmailAddress	
FBDE	
x	

0..1	
facsimileNumber	
BP	

1	
telephoneNumber	
BP	
x	

	x	
 
3: contactName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Name of the contact person(s) within the organization.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

	 	
 
3: FreeFormText	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Unformatted text.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE.

Trading Partner Contact Name.	x	
 
4: EmailAddress	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Electronic mail address.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE.

Trading Partner email address.	x	
 
5: facsimileNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via facsimile.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
CommunicationsNumber	
FBDE	

	 	
 
5: CommunicationsNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The electro-technical communication number, e.g., telephone number, facsimile number, pager number.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	30	 	
Representation	X(30)	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
 
6: telephoneNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via telephone.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
CommunicationsNumber	
FBDE	

	 	
 
6: CommunicationsNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The electro-technical communication number, e.g., telephone number, facsimile number, pager number.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	30	 	
Representation	X(30)	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

Trading Partner phone no	x	
 
7: GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying a party's role in the supply chain.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
Constraint 1	Only GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode equal to Forecast Owner is allowed	x	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Forecast Owner	
The party that creates a strategic or order forecast and is ultimately responsible for it.	
x	

	x	
 
8: PartnerDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' identity and their function in a supply chain.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
BusinessDescription	
BDE	

1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	
x	

	x	
 
9: BusinessDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business identity and location.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	
x	

1	
GlobalSupplyChainCode	
FBDE	

	x	
 
10: GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A unique business identifier. The DUNS number is specified by RosettaNet.	 	
DataType	Integer	 	
Min Size	9	 	
Max Size	9	 	
Representation	9(9)	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

Trading Partner DUNs number	x	
 
11: GlobalSupplyChainCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the supply chain for the partner's function.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Electronic Components	
The electronic components supply chain.	

	x	
 
12: GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying a partner's function in the supply chain.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

End User	
Product end user in supply chain.	

Distributor	
Product distributor in supply chain.	

Contract Manufacturer	
The party responsible for the services rendered.	

Original Equipment Manufacturer	
Product manufacturer of original equipment in the supply chain.	

Warehouser	
Product warehouser in supply chain.	

Distribution Center	
Product distributor in supply chain.	

	x	
 
13: GlobalDocumentFunctionCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the function of a document as either a request or a response.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
Constraint 1	Only GlobalDocumentFunctionCode equal to Request is allowed	x	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Request	
The business document is a request for a business action to be performed by a partner.	

	x	
 
14: PlanningReleaseForecast	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe future demand requirements information by product, for specific time periods, to be used for planning purposes.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE

The Entity GlobalForecastEventCode is not used	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
forecastGenerationDateTime	
BP	

0..n	
ForecastIdentifierReference	
BDE	

0..1	
GlobalForecastEventCode	
FBDE	

1	
GlobalTransportEventCode	
FBDE	

1	
isFinalForecast	
BP	

1..n	
PartnerProductForecast	
BDE	

0..1	
RevisionNumber	
FBDE	

	 	
 
15: forecastGenerationDateTime	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The date-time stamp indicating when the forecast was generated.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP

The date-timestamp indicating when the forecast was generated	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
DateTimeStamp	
FBDE	

	 	
 
15: DateTimeStamp	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Specifies an instance in time. Based on the ISO 8601 specification where "YYYY" represents the year, "MM" the month and "DD" the day. The letter "T" is the date/time separator and "hh", "mm", "ss.sss" represent hour, minute and second respectively. This representation is immediately followed by a "Z" to indicate Coordinated Universal Time. Informal format: YYYYMMDDThhmmss	 	
DataType	DateTime	 	
Min Size	13	 	
Max Size	20	 	
Representation	9(8)X9(6)V9(3)X	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
 
16: ForecastIdentifierReference	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the various types of proprietary reference identifiers for forecast information.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
LineNumber	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	
FBDE	

	 	
 
17: GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the classification for type of forecast.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Blanket purchase order number	
	
x	

Discrete purchase order number	
	
x	

	x	
 
18: LineNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Number of the line in the document.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	6	 	
Representation	X(6)	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE	x	
 
19: ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A unique reference identifier for goods, services or business documents.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	255	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

 	x	
 
20: GlobalForecastEventCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the event that initiates a forecast.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE

Entries in GlobalForecastEventCode (in ProductForecast) override entries at the Forecast level

This Entity is not used.	x	
 
21: GlobalTransportEventCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying an event during the transportation of a shipment.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
Constraint 1	Only GlobalTransportEventCode equal to "Ship" or "Dock" is allowed	x	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Dock	
The event representing when the product should arrive on the recipient's dock.	

	x	
 
22: isFinalForecast	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Indicates whether the business document is final. When a forecast is final it is considered "constrained" forecast data that is "actionable" by the forecast recipient.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP

Yes" indicates that the collaboration phase is complete. The Forecast is now actionable (no further versions are expected	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
AffirmationIndicator	
FBDE	

	 	
 
22: AffirmationIndicator	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Used to indicate "yes", "no" statements.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	2	 	
Max Size	3	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

"yes" is the only accepted value.	x	
 
23: PartnerProductForecast	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe forecast and customer information for a product.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1..n	
ForecastPartner	
BDE	

1..n	
ProductForecast	
BDE	

	 	
 
24: ForecastPartner	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the partner types for a forecast.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode	
FBDE	

1	
PartnerDescription	
BDE	

	 	
 
25: GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code describing a partner's function as a verb-preposition phrase.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
Constraint 1	At least GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode equal to "Sold to" is required.	x	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Ship to	
The partner and/or location to which the product must be delivered.	
x	

Sold to	
The party to whom a product has been sold.	
x	

Used by	
The party who is the end user of the product.	
x	

	x	
 
26: PartnerDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' identity and their function in a supply chain.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
BusinessDescription	
BDE	

0..1	
ContactInformation	
BDE	

0..1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
PhysicalLocation	
BDE	

	 	
 
27: BusinessDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business identity and location.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE

The following Entities are not used:

businessName
businessWebSite
PartnerBusinessIdentification	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

0..1	
businessName	
BP	

0..1	
businessWebSite	
BP	

0..1	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerBusinessIdentification	
BDE	

	x	
 
28: businessName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The name of a business entity.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP

This Entity is not used	x	
 
29: businessWebSite	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The home page of a business's web site.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP

This Entity is not used	x	
 
30: GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A unique business identifier. The DUNS number is specified by RosettaNet.	 	
DataType	Integer	 	
Min Size	9	 	
Max Size	9	 	
Representation	9(9)	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE

TP DUNs number	x	
 
31: PartnerBusinessIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that allow for the proprietary identification of a business entity.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE

This Entity is not used	x	
 
35: ContactInformation	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that provide communication and address information for contacting a person, organization or business.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE

The following Entities are not used:

EmailAddress
facsimileNumber	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
contactName	
BP	

0..1	
telephoneNumber	
BP	

	 	
 
36: contactName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Name of the contact person(s) within the organization.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

	 	
 
36: FreeFormText	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Unformatted text.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

This is the Buyer Name.	x	
 
39: telephoneNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via telephone.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
CommunicationsNumber	
FBDE	

	 	
 
39: CommunicationsNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The electro-technical communication number, e.g., telephone number, facsimile number, pager number.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	30	 	
Representation	X(30)	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

This is the Buyer Phone no. 
	x	
 
40: GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying a partner's function in the supply chain.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

End User	
Product end user in supply chain.	

Distributor	
Product distributor in supply chain.	

Contract Manufacturer	
The party responsible for the services rendered.	

Original Equipment Manufacturer	
Product manufacturer of original equipment in the supply chain.	

Warehouser	
Product warehouser in supply chain.	

Distribution Center	
Product distributor in supply chain.	

	x	
 
41: PhysicalLocation	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that identify and describe the actual physical location of an entity as prescribed by local postal authorities, including country identification.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE

The following Entities are not used:

ParnterLocationIdentification
PhysicalAddress	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

0..1	
GlobalLocationIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerLocationIdentification	
BDE	

0..1	
PhysicalAddress	
BDE	

	 	
 
42: GlobalLocationIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Location uniquely identified by the DUNS +4 number.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	10	 	
Max Size	13	 	
Representation	9(9)4(X)	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE

	x	
 
43: PartnerLocationIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that allow for the proprietary identification of a business location.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE

This Entity is not used	x	
 
47: PhysicalAddress	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The actual physical location of an entity as prescribed by local postal authorities, including country identification as it relates to the party or a product.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE

This Entity is not used	x	
 
57: ProductForecast	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe forecast information for a product.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE

The following Entities are not used:

GlobalForecastEventCode
RevisionNumber
TradeOffZone	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

0..1	
GlobalForecastEventCode	
FBDE	

1	
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	
FBDE	

0..n	
productForecastIdentifier	
BP	

1	
ProductIdentification	
BDE	

1..n	
ProductSchedule	
BDE	

0..1	
RevisionNumber	
FBDE	

0..1	
TradeOffZone	
BDE	

0..1	
unitPrice	
BP	

	 	
 
58: GlobalForecastEventCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the event that initiates a forecast.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE

Entries in GlobalForecastEventCode (in ProductForecast) override entries at the Forecast level

This Entity is not used	x	
 
59: GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying a product unit of measure.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Each	

	x	
 
60: productForecastIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The unique identifier that represents a forecast for a product.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
ForecastIdentifierReference	
BDE	
x	

	x	
 
60: ForecastIdentifierReference	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the various types of proprietary reference identifiers for forecast information.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
LineNumber	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	
FBDE	

	 	
 
61: GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the classification for type of forecast.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Blanket purchase order number	
	
x	

Discrete purchase order number	
	
x	

	x	
 
62: LineNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Number of the line in the document.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	6	 	
Representation	X(6)	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE	x	
 
63: ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A unique reference identifier for goods, services or business documents.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	255	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

	x	
 
64: ProductIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary and global identifier information regarding a product.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE

The Entity GlobalProductIdentifiier is not used	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

0..n	
PartnerProductIdentification	
BDE	

	 	
 
66: PartnerProductIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary part information.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	
x	

1	
ProprietaryProductIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
revisionIdentifier	
BP	

	x	
 
67: GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying a partner's function in the supply chain.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

End User	
Product end user in supply chain.	

Distributor	
Product distributor in supply chain.	

Manufacturer	
Product manufacturer in supply chain.	

Contract Manufacturer	
The party responsible for the services rendered.	

Original Equipment Manufacturer	
Product manufacturer of original equipment in the supply chain.	

Warehouser	
Product warehouser in supply chain.	

Distribution Center	
Product distributor in supply chain.	

	x	
 
68: ProprietaryProductIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	An internal identifier used to identify a product.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

 	x	
 
69: revisionIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Free form text that identifies a revision to a proprietary serial number.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

	 	
 
69: FreeFormText	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Unformatted text.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
 
70: ProductSchedule	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe forecast type, forecast date period and forecast quantity information.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1..n	
ForecastProductSchedule	
BDE	

1	
OrderForecastQuantityTypeCode	
FBDE	

	 	
 
71: ForecastProductSchedule	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe quantity during a specific period for a particular product.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE

The Entity scheduleProductForecastIdentifier is not used	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
ForecastPeriod	
BDE	

1	
ProductQuantity	
FBDE	

0..n	
scheduleProductForecastIdentifier	
BP	

	 	
 
72: ForecastPeriod	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe periodicity as determined by the forecasting partner agreement.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
DatePeriod	
BDE	

1	
GlobalForecastIntervalCode	
FBDE	

	 	
 
73: DatePeriod	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that specify the number of days by a start and end date stamp.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
beginDate	
BP	

0..1	
endDate	
BP	

	 	
 
74: beginDate	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The start date of a date period.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
DateStamp	
FBDE	

	 	
 
74: DateStamp	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Specifies a specific date. Date stamp based on the ISO 8601 specification. The "Z" following the day identifier (DD) is used to indicate Coordinated Universal Time. Informal format: YYYYMMDDZ	 	
DataType	Date	 	
Min Size	9	 	
Max Size	9	 	
Representation	9(8)X	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
 
75: endDate	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The end date of a date period.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
DateStamp	
FBDE	

	 	
 
75: DateStamp	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Specifies a specific date. Date stamp based on the ISO 8601 specification. The "Z" following the day identifier (DD) is used to indicate Coordinated Universal Time. Informal format: YYYYMMDDZ	 	
DataType	Date	 	
Min Size	9	 	
Max Size	9	 	
Representation	9(8)X	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
 
76: GlobalForecastIntervalCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code specifying a forecasting interval.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Day	
	
x	

Month	
	
x	

Week	
	
x	

	x	
 
77: ProductQuantity	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A quantity specifying the number of product units.	 	
DataType	Real	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
 
78: scheduleProductForecastIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The unique identifiers that reference documents in a Forecast.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP

This Entity is not used	x	
 
82: OrderForecastQuantityTypeCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the type of product quantity for a order forecast.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Discrete Net Demand	
A non cumulative number representing product requirements that have had deductions made from it.	
x	

	x	
 
83: RevisionNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	An incremental number used to identify changes.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE

Use '00' when the forecast is issued for the first time

This Entity is not used	x	
 
84: TradeOffZone	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The date period for a forecast in which there is a partial financial liability for product based on the TPA. Also known as the liability horizon.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE

This Entity is not used	x	
 
88: unitPrice	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Agreed upon sale price for each unit ordered.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
FinancialAmount	
BDE	

	 	
 
88: FinancialAmount	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the monetary amount defined by a specified currency.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
GlobalCurrencyCode	
FBDE	

1	
MonetaryAmount	
FBDE	

	 	
 
89: GlobalCurrencyCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the three character currency code specified in ISO 4217-1995.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	3	 	
Max Size	3	 	
Representation	X(3)	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

GBP	
UNITED KINGDOM	

USD	
UNITED STATES	

TWD	
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA	

EUR	
EUROPEAN UNION	

CNY	
CHINA	
x	

MYR	
MALAYSIA	
x	

	x	
 
90: MonetaryAmount	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Magnitude of currency amount.	 	
DataType	Real	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	21	 	
Representation	9(13)V9(7)	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
 
91: RevisionNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	An incremental number used to identify changes.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE

Use '00' when the forecast is issued for the first time	x	
 
92: thisDocumentGenerationDateTime	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The date-time stamp indicating when this document was generated.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
DateTimeStamp	
FBDE	

	 	
 
92: DateTimeStamp	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Specifies an instance in time. Based on the ISO 8601 specification where "YYYY" represents the year, "MM" the month and "DD" the day. The letter "T" is the date/time separator and "hh", "mm", "ss.sss" represent hour, minute and second respectively. This representation is immediately followed by a "Z" to indicate Coordinated Universal Time. Informal format: YYYYMMDDThhmmss	 	
DataType	DateTime	 	
Min Size	13	 	
Max Size	20	 	
Representation	9(8)X9(6)V9(3)X	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

PIP Creation Date and Timestamp	x	
 
93: thisDocumentIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The information that identifies the business document being sent. This identifier is used to represent the specific business document associated with the defined business process.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	
FBDE	

	 	
 
93: ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Unique identifier, i.e. a numeric value or alphanumeric value, for a business document.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Manatory FBDE

Unique Document ID	x	
 
94: toRole	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The role receiving the document in a business document exchange.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP

TI Information	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
PartnerRoleDescription	
BDE	

	 	
 
94: PartnerRoleDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' role in a partner interface process.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE

The Entity ContactInformation is not used.	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

0..1	
ContactInformation	
BDE	

1	
GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	
FBDE	

1	
PartnerDescription	
BDE	

	 	
 
95: ContactInformation	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that provide communication and address information for contacting a person, organization or business.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE.

This Entity is not used.	x	
 
100: GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying a party's role in the supply chain.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
Constraint 1	Only GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode equal to Forecast Recipient is allowed	x	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Forecast Recipient	
The party that receives a strategic or order forecast.	
x	

	x	
 
101: PartnerDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' identity and their function in a supply chain.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
BusinessDescription	
BDE	

1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	
x	

	x	
 
102: BusinessDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business identity and location.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	
x	

1	
GlobalSupplyChainCode	
FBDE	

	x	
 
103: GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A unique business identifier. The DUNS number is specified by RosettaNet.	 	
DataType	Integer	 	
Min Size	9	 	
Max Size	9	 	
Representation	9(9)	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

"007321904"

Global TI DUNs number	x	
 
104: GlobalSupplyChainCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the supply chain for the partner's function.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Electronic Components	
The electronic components supply chain.	

	x	
 
105: GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying a partner's function in the supply chain.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size	 	 	
Representation	 	 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Manufacturer	
Product manufacturer in supply chain.	

	x	

Dictionary	

This section lists all the entities in the message guideline in alphabetical order. The entry in the dictionary is the most complete definition of the entity. Though, it is possible that only part of entity definition is used in different parts of the message. The entity customized uses are listed in Guideline Information section of this document.
 
Note: Customized uses of the entity are shown with a modified flag in the Message Tree and are also listed in the Index under the 'Guideline pg #' column if any.
 
AffirmationIndicator	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Used to indicate "yes", "no" statements.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	2	
Max Size	3	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 22	
 
beginDate	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The start date of a date period.	
Usage	Sequence # 74	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
DateStamp	
FBDE	

 
BusinessDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business identity and location.	
Usage	Sequence # 9, 27, 102	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	

1	
GlobalSupplyChainCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
businessName	
BP	

0..1	
businessWebSite	
BP	

0..n	
PartnerBusinessIdentification	
BDE	

 
businessName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The name of a business entity.	
Usage	Sequence # 28	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

 
businessWebSite	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The home page of a business's web site.	
Usage	Sequence # 29	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
UniformResourceLocator	
FBDE	

 
CommunicationsNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The electro-technical communication number, e.g., telephone number, facsimile number, pager number.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	30	
Representation	X(30)	
Usage	Sequence # 5, 6, 39	
 
ContactInformation	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that provide communication and address information for contacting a person, organization or business.	
Usage	Sequence # 2, 35, 95	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
contactName	
BP	

0..1	
EmailAddress	
FBDE	

0..1	
facsimileNumber	
BP	

0..1	
telephoneNumber	
BP	

 
contactName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	Name of the contact person(s) within the organization.	
Usage	Sequence # 3, 36	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

 
DatePeriod	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that specify the number of days by a start and end date stamp.	
Usage	Sequence # 73	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
beginDate	
BP	

0..1	
endDate	
BP	

 
DateStamp	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Specifies a specific date. Date stamp based on the ISO 8601 specification. The "Z" following the day identifier (DD) is used to indicate Coordinated Universal Time. Informal format: YYYYMMDDZ	
Data Type	Date	
Min Size	9	
Max Size	9	
Representation	9(8)X	
Usage	Sequence # 74, 75	
 
DateTimeStamp	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Specifies an instance in time. Based on the ISO 8601 specification where "YYYY" represents the year, "MM" the month and "DD" the day. The letter "T" is the date/time separator and "hh", "mm", "ss.sss" represent hour, minute and second respectively. This representation is immediately followed by a "Z" to indicate Coordinated Universal Time. Informal format: YYYYMMDDThhmmss	
Data Type	DateTime	
Min Size	13	
Max Size	20	
Representation	9(8)X9(6)V9(3)X	
Usage	Sequence # 15, 92	
 
EmailAddress	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Electronic mail address.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 4	
 
endDate	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The end date of a date period.	
Usage	Sequence # 75	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
DateStamp	
FBDE	

 
facsimileNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via facsimile.	
Usage	Sequence # 5	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
CommunicationsNumber	
FBDE	

 
FinancialAmount	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the monetary amount defined by a specified currency.	
Usage	Sequence # 88	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
GlobalCurrencyCode	
FBDE	

1	
MonetaryAmount	
FBDE	

 
forecastGenerationDateTime	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The date-time stamp indicating when the forecast was generated.	
Usage	Sequence # 15	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
DateTimeStamp	
FBDE	

 
ForecastIdentifierReference	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the various types of proprietary reference identifiers for forecast information.	
Usage	Sequence # 16, 60	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
LineNumber	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	
FBDE	

 
ForecastPartner	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the partner types for a forecast.	
Usage	Sequence # 24	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode	
FBDE	

1	
PartnerDescription	
BDE	

 
ForecastPeriod	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe periodicity as determined by the forecasting partner agreement.	
Usage	Sequence # 72	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
DatePeriod	
BDE	

1	
GlobalForecastIntervalCode	
FBDE	

 
ForecastProductSchedule	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe quantity during a specific period for a particular product.	
Usage	Sequence # 71	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
ForecastPeriod	
BDE	

1	
ProductQuantity	
FBDE	

0..n	
scheduleProductForecastIdentifier	
BP	

 
FreeFormText	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Unformatted text.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 3, 36, 69	
 
fromRole	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The role initiating a business document exchange.	
Usage	Sequence # 1	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
PartnerRoleDescription	
BDE	

 
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	A unique business identifier. The DUNS number is specified by RosettaNet.	
Data Type	Integer	
Min Size	9	
Max Size	9	
Representation	9(9)	
Usage	Sequence # 10, 30, 103	
 
GlobalCurrencyCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying the three character currency code specified in ISO 4217-1995.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	3	
Max Size	3	
Representation	X(3)	
Usage	Sequence # 89	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

ILS	
ISRAEL	

COP	
COLOMBIA	

ISK	
ICELAND	

INR	
INDIA	

IDR	
INDONESIA	

XDR	
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND	

IRR	
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	

IEP	
IRELAND	

NZD	
COOK ISLANDS	

ITL	
ITALY	

PGK	
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	

JMD	
JAMAICA	

JOD	
JORDAN	

IQD	
IRAQ	

CZK	
CZECH REPUBLIC	

XOF	
TOGO	

BOV	
BOLIVIA (multiple)	

BTN	
BHUTAN (multiple)	

ADP	
ANDORRA (multiple)	

FRF	
ANDORRA (multiple)	

AOR	
ANGOLA (multiple)	

KMF	
COMOROS	

TOP	
TONGA	

KZT	
KAZAKHSTAN	

CYP	
CYPRUS	

CUP	
CUBA	

HRK	
CROATIA	

XOF	
COTE D IVOIRE	

CRC	
COSTA RICA	

KRW	
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	

XAF	
CONGO	

NZD	
TOKELAU	

XPF	
WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS	

UYU	
URUGUAY	

UZS	
UZBEKISTAN	

VUV	
VANUATU	

ITL	
VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE)	

VEB	
VENEZUELA	

VND	
VIETNAM	

AUD	
KIRIBATI	

USD	
VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)	

GBP	
UNITED KINGDOM	

MAD	
WESTERN SAHARA	

YER	
YEMEN	

YUM	
YUGOSLAVIA	

ZRN	
ZAIRE	

ZMK	
ZAMBIA	

ZWD	
ZIMBABWE	

MXN	
MEXICO	

USD	
VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)	

TMM	
TURKMENISTAN	

THB	
THAILAND	

KPW	
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	

CHF	
SWITZERLAND	

KWD	
KUWAIT	

KGS	
KYRGYZSTAN	

LAK	
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	

TTD	
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	

USD	
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS	

TRL	
TURKEY	

USD	
UNITED STATES	

USD	
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	

USD	
MICRONESIA	

AUD	
TUVALU	

UGX	
UGANDA	

UAH	
UKRAINE	

AED	
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	

KES	
KENYA	

TND	
TUNISIA	

NIO	
NICARAGUA	

TWD	
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA	

NGN	
NIGERIA	

XOF	
NIGER	

RUR	
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	

RWF	
RWANDA	

SHP	
SAINT HELENA	

AUD	
NORFOLK ISLAND	

XCD	
SAINT LUCIA	

USD	
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	

NZD	
NEW ZEALAND	

XPF	
NEW CALEDONIA	

ANG	
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	

NLG	
NETHERLANDS	

NPR	
NEPAL	

AUD	
NAURU	

XCD	
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	

FRF	
REUNION	

PYG	
PARAGUAY	

PEN	
PERU	

PHP	
PHILIPPINES	

NZD	
PITCAIRN	

PLN	
POLAND	

PTE	
PORTUGAL	

NZD	
NIUE	

QAR	
QATAR	

MZM	
MOZAMBIQUE	

ROL	
ROMANIA	

PAB	
PANAMA	

USD	
PALAU	

PKR	
PAKISTAN	

OMR	
OMAN	

NOK	
NORWAY	

USD	
PUERTO RICO	

NOK	
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS	

SIT	
SLOVENIA	

SBD	
SOLOMON ISLANDS	

SOS	
SOMALIA	

ZAR	
SOUTH AFRICA	

ESP	
SPAIN	

LKR	
SRI LANKA	

ZAR	
NAMIBIA	

SRG	
SURINAME	

SLL	
SIERRA LEONE	

SZL	
SWAZILAND	

SEK	
SWEDEN	

JPY	
JAPAN	

SYP	
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC	

MUR	
MAURITIUS	

TJR	
TAJIKISTAN	

SDD	
SUDAN	

XCD	
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	

TZS	
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF	

MAD	
MOROCCO	

XCD	
MONTSERRAT	

MNT	
MONGOLIA	

FRF	
MONACO	

MDL	
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF	

SKK	
SLOVAKIA	

FRF	
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON	

SGD	
SINGAPORE	

WST	
SAMOA	

ITL	
SAN MARINO	

STD	
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	

SAR	
SAUDI ARABIA	

XOF	
SENEGAL	

SCR	
SEYCHELLES	

MMK	
MYANMAR	

XAF	
CAMEROON	

XAF	
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	

FRF	
FRENCH GUIANA	

FRF	
FRANCE	

FIM	
FINLAND	

FJD	
FIJI	

DKK	
FAEROE ISLANDS	

DJF	
DJIBOUTI	

ERN	
ERITREA	

XAF	
GABON	

SVC	
EL SALVADOR	

EGP	
EGYPT	

ECS	
ECUADOR	

TPE	
EAST TIMOR	

DOP	
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	

HTG	
HAITI	

EEK	
ESTONIA	

GRD	
GREECE	

GYD	
GUYANA	

GWP	
GUINEA-BISSAU	

GNF	
GUINEA	

BMD	
BERMUDA	

CHF	
LIECHTENSTEIN	

HUF	
HUNGARY	

EUR	
EUROPEAN UNION	

 
GlobalDocumentFunctionCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying the function of a document as either a request or a response.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 13	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Request	
The business document is a request for a business action to be performed by a partner.	

Response	
The business document is a response to a requesting partner.	

 
GlobalForecastEventCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying the event that initiates a forecast.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 20, 58	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Promotion	

Location Closure	

Forward Buy	

Order Policy Change	

Advertisement	

Inventory Policy Change	

Product Changeover	

New Product	

New Location	

Price Change	

Discontinued Product	

Related Product Shortage	

	
 
GlobalForecastIntervalCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code specifying a forecasting interval.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 76	
 
GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying the classification for type of forecast.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 17, 61	
 
GlobalLocationIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Location uniquely identified by the DUNS +4 number.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	10	
Max Size	13	
Representation	9(9)4(X)	
Usage	Sequence # 42	
 
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying a partner's function in the supply chain.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 12, 40, 67, 105	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Shopper	
Product shopper in supply chain.	

End User Government	
End user government.	

End User	
Product end user in supply chain.	

Distributor	
Product distributor in supply chain.	

Freight Forwarder	
Product freight forwarder for transporting goods in supply chain.	

Carrier	
Product carrier for transporting goods in supply chain.	

Financier	
Financial service provider in supply chain	

Manufacturer	
Product manufacturer in supply chain.	

Retailer	
Product retailer in supply chain.	

Reseller	
A party buys goods from a manufacturer and resells them to customers unchanged.	

Broker	
Representative of a third party.	

Contract Manufacturer	
The party responsible for the services rendered.	

Original Equipment Manufacturer	
Product manufacturer of original equipment in the supply chain.	

Customs Broker	
Product customs broker in supply chain.	

Warehouser	
Product warehouser in supply chain.	

Distribution Center	
Product distributor in supply chain.	

 
GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code describing a partner's function as a verb-preposition phrase.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 25	
 
GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying a party's role in the supply chain.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 7, 100	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Financing Processor	
The organization that processes the request for financing.	

Product Provider	
The partner role that creates a differentiated product, owns the registration process and creates a list of eligible products.	

Credit Reference Requester	
This partner role is responsible for requesting credit information about potential customers.	

Account Supplier	
Any trading partner that buys or sells products/services from customers and/or vendors.	

Sales Marketing Claimant	
The partner role that requests reimbursement from a Sales Marketing Claim Processor.	

Sales Lead Processor	
The party who receives the sales lead. This party is responsible for accepting or rejecting the lead, and if accepted, reports the status of the lead.	

Sales Lead Originator	
The party assigning a sales lead to another party.	

Status Requester	
The functional partner role, that could be a Product Provider, that creates a differentiated product, owns the registration process and creates a list of eligible products, or who is responsible for identifying the opportunity (that is, it could be a Demand Creator).	

Payer	
The party issuing a payment.	

Status Responder	
The organizational partner role, that could be a Product Provider, that creates a differentiated product, owns the registration process and creates a list of eligible products, or who is responsible for identifying the opportunity (that is, it could be a Demand Creator).	

Return Receiver	
A third-party or warehousing operation responsible for receiving returns, inspecting the package contents and comparing to the issued RMA to assure the contents are what was authorized on the RMA.	

Return Provider	
The party responsible for authorizing and/or processing the return.	

Return Requester	
Any party wishing to return a product. This role could be played by a large end-user such as the Government Services Administration (GSA), a distributor, or a reseller.	

Authorizer	
The partner role that provides product authorization, from a product owner or manufacturer, for a reselling organization to resell a product.	

Anonymous Buyer	
A requestor of information that chooses to remain anonymous.	

Payee	
The party receiving a payment.	

Seller	
An organization that sells products to partners in the supply chain.	

Solution Provider	
The party that may architect, configure, engineer, sell, or determine the fulfillment of the configured solution to partners in the supply chain.	

Sales Marketing Program Reimburser	
The partner role that is currently processing a sales marketing claim, (or providing a payment without a claim submitted) and who provides information on the status of the claim processing.	

Shipment Information User	
The party who receives shipment status information.	

Supplier	
This partner role supplies product to customers in the supply chain.	

Sales Facilitator	
This partner role facilitates the sale of product between partners in the supply chain.	

Product Supplier	
This partner role supplies product to customers in the supply chain.	

Customer	
This partner role creates a demand for a product or service.	

Credit Provider	
This partner role is responsible for providing credit information about potential customers.	

Customer Manager	
This partner role manages the relationship with the business customers.	

Specification Provider	
The partner role that creates or passes on manufacturing specifications. This may be a Solution Provider, an OEM who is sub-contracting manufacturing tasks like fabrication or assembly, or another party.	

Buyer	
An employee or organization that buys products for a partner type in the supply chain.	

Product Information User	
The partner role that uses product information to create or update enterprise systems and online promotion systems such as electronic catalog systems.	

Product Information Distributor	
The partner role that distributes new product information to product information users and buyers.	

Marketing Activity Initiator	
The partner role that distributes information about marketing activities being sponsored by the organization.	

Marketing Activity Information User	
The party who uses information about Marketing Activities. This party might include distributors, and retail operations.	

Sales Marketing Claim Processor	
The partner role that processes the claim and/or remits compensation to the Sales Marketing Claimant.	

Demand Creator	
The partner role responsible for identifying the opportunity; submits design registration; provides engineering support to advance the opportunity to the higher stage towards design win and to generate revenue.	

Product Information Subscriber	
The business partner that subscribes to product information from other business partners.	

ShipmentController	
The party who is authorized to make decisions regarding a shipment while in-transit.	

Catalog Distributor	
The partner role that distributes catalog information to catalog producers and buyers.	

Catalog Producer	
The partner role that produces catalog information for a partner type in the supply chain.	

Tender Information User	
The stakeholder(s) in the tendering activity.	

Account User	
Any trading partner that requires an account to buy or sell products/services.	

Shipper	
The party who relinquishes a shipment to a Transport Service Provider.	

Claim Requester	
The owner of the shipments who is responsible for the intact delivery.	

Transport Service Provider	
The party that provides transportation services for a Shipment Requester.	

In-transit Information User	
The party who receives shipment status information.	

Appointment Provider	
The stakeholder(s) in the shipment delivery activity.	

Consignee	
The receiver of the shipment.	

Decision Stakeholder	
The party (such as suppliers, customers and others) who is responsible for the review and approval of the Engineering Change Approval Request. The stakeholders may be from multiple organizations.	

Invoice Receiver	
The organization being invoiced.	

Invoice Provider	
The organization that generates the invoice.	

Invoice Reject Receiver	
The organization being issued an Invoice Reject Notification.	

Shipment Requester	
The party requesting transportation services.	

Sales Marketing Program Reimbursement Recipient	
The partner role that receives status on a previously submitted sales marketing claim, or who receives reimbursement without submitting a claim.	

Product Distributor	
The party authorized by a Product Supplier to purchase goods and services from the Product Supplier and resell to customers.	

Implementation Plan Creator	
The partner role that creates, maintains and manages an implementation plan associated with an Engineering Change Order.	

Invoice Reject Provider	
The organization that rejects an invoice.	

Specification User	
The partner role that uses a manufacturing specification. This might be a sub-contract assembler or fabricator.	

Change Requester	
A party who has an interest in requesting a review of a possible change to the component. The requester may be any party including customers and suppliers.	

Forecast Owner	
The party that creates a sales or order forecast and is ultimately responsible for it.	

Forecast Recipient	
The party that receives a sales or order forecast.	

Delivery Appointment Provider	
A party that receives a request for a change to a previously scheduled delivery appointment.	

Solution Requester	
This party that creates a demand for a product or service, or has contracted with a Solution Provider for the manufacture or fulfillment of a product(s).	

Delivery Appointment Requester	
A party that requests a change to a previously scheduled delivery appointment.	

Change Review Forum	
A party who has responsibility for the review of Engineering Change Requests and the drafting and review of Engineering Change Orders. The Change Review Forum is assumed to be at the company that has responsibility for the engineering aspects of the component affected by the change.	

Stakeholder	
The party that is required to implement an Engineering Change Order. The Stakeholder may include all levels of suppliers, customers or other parties. The Stakeholder may represent multiple organizations. The Stakeholder may draft and or be responsible for completing tasks in an implementation plan	

 
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying a product unit of measure.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 59	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Each	

Dozen	

Shot	

Sheet	

Calorie	

Bushel, Dry Imperial	

Vial	

Wrap	

Barrels Per Day	

Can	

Shipment	

Pounds Per Piece of Product	

Skein	

Skid	

Plate	

Sleeve	

Slip Sheet	

Sheet-Metric measure	

10,000 Gallon Tankcar	

Spool	

Reel	

Ring	

Rod	

Sack	

Rack	

Pounds Per Foot	

10 Kilogram Drum	

Pound	

Card	

Carat	

Car	

Pounds Per Pound of Product	

Pounds Per Gallon	

Pounds Per 1000 Square Feet	

Pounds Per Thousand	

Grain	

Grams Per Milliliter	

Fuel Usage (Gallons)	

Fluid Ounce	

Fluid Ounce (Imperial)	

Gage Systems	

Gallon	

Drum	

Gill (Imperial)	

Dram	

Gram	

Grams Per 100 Centimeters	

Grams Per 100 Grams	

Grams Per Cubic Centimeter	

Grams Per Kilogram	

Strip	

Gigajoules	

Cup	

Coil	

Coil Group	

Composite Product Pounds (Total Weight)	

Cone	

Connector	

Container	

Dry Pounds	

Crate	

Grams Per Square Meter	

Cycles	

Cylinder	

Deal	

Disk (Disc)	

Dispenser	

Display	

Cover	

Tank	

Grams Per Liter	

Cassette	

Cask	

Case	

Cartridge	

Carton	

Tote	

Tank Truck	

Catchweight	

Tablet	

Chest	

Super Bulk Bag	

Carload	

Stick	

Statute Mile	

Pint U.S. Dry	

Tray	

Grams Per Square Centimeter	

Great Gross (Dozen Gross)	

Gross	

Gross Barrels	

Gross Gallons	

Gross Kilogram	

Torr	

Truckload	

Square	

Train	

Trailer	

Chains (Land Survey)	

Track Foot	

Centipoise (CPS)	

Cell	

Tube	

Ball	

Batch	

Basket	

Hank	

Heat lots	

Hours	

Hundred Boxes	

Base Weight	

Base Box	

Barrels Per Minute	

Barrel, Imperial	

Barrel	

Liquid Pounds	

Band	

Half Gallon	

Hundred Count	

Hundred Sheets	

Hundredth of a Carat	

Imperial Gallons	

Jar	

Joint	

Lifts	

Bag	

Piece	

Aluminum Pounds Only	

Link	

Bar	

Bulk Car Load	

Bin	

Billet	

Block	

Board	

Board Feet	

Bolt	

Bottle	

Box	

British Thermal Unit (BTU)	

British Thermal Units (BTUs) Per Cubic Foot	

British Thermal Units (BTUs) Per Pound	

Half Liter	

Bulk	

Half Hour	

Bulk Pack	

Bundle	

Bunks	

Bushel	

Gross Ton	

Gross Yard	

Belt	

Beam	

Batting Pound	

Batt	

Group	

Bale	

Bucket	

20-Pack	

Net Imperial Gallons	

Net Liters	

Load	

Pack (PAK)	

Packet	

Pad	

Pail	

Pallet (Lift)	

Pallet/Unit Load	

Panel	

Net Gallons	

Pennyweight	

300 Kilogram Bulk Bag	

20,000 Gallon Tankcar	

Percent	

20 Foot Container	

15 Kilogram Drum	

115 Kilogram Drum	

100-Pack	

100 Pound Drum	

100 Board Feet	

Percent Per 1000 Hours	

Percent Weight	

25 Kilogram Bulk Bag	

Megagrams Per Hour	

500 Kilogram Bulk Bag	

Milligrams Per Cubic Meter	

Mat	

Micrograms Per Cubic Meter	

Milligrams Per Square Meter	

Package	

Million BTU's	

55 Gallon Drum	

Net Barrels	

50 Pound Bag	

40 Foot Container	

Actual Pounds	

Lug	

Lot	

Megagram	

Millimeter H20	

	
 
GlobalSupplyChainCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying the supply chain for the partner's function.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 11, 104	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Information Technology	
The information technology supply chain.	

Electronic Components	
The electronic components supply chain.	

 
GlobalTransportEventCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying an event during the transportation of a shipment.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 21	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Ship	
The event representing when the product is requested to ship.	

Dock	
The event representing when the product should arrive on the recipient's dock.	

 
isFinalForecast	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	Indicates whether the business document is final. When a forecast is final it is considered "constrained" forecast data that is "actionable" by the forecast recipient.	
Usage	Sequence # 22	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
AffirmationIndicator	
FBDE	

 
LineNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Number of the line in the document.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	6	
Representation	X(6)	
Usage	Sequence # 18, 62	
 
MonetaryAmount	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Magnitude of currency amount.	
Data Type	Real	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	21	
Representation	9(13)V9(7)	
Usage	Sequence # 90	
 
OrderForecastQuantityTypeCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying the type of product quantity for a order forecast.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 82	
 
PartnerBusinessIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that allow for the proprietary identification of a business entity.	
Usage	Sequence # 31	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
ProprietaryBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	
FBDE	

 
PartnerDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' identity and their function in a supply chain.	
Usage	Sequence # 8, 26, 101	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
BusinessDescription	
BDE	

0..1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
ContactInformation	
BDE	

0..1	
PhysicalLocation	
BDE	

 
PartnerLocationIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that allow for the proprietary identification of a business location.	
Usage	Sequence # 43	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryLocationIdentifier	
FBDE	

 
PartnerProductForecast	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe forecast and customer information for a product.	
Usage	Sequence # 23	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1..n	
ForecastPartner	
BDE	

1..n	
ProductForecast	
BDE	

 
PartnerProductIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary part information.	
Usage	Sequence # 66	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryProductIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
revisionIdentifier	
BP	

 
PartnerRoleDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' role in a partner interface process.	
Usage	Sequence # 1, 94	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
ContactInformation	
BDE	

1	
GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	
FBDE	

1	
PartnerDescription	
BDE	

 
PhysicalAddress	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The actual physical location of an entity as prescribed by local postal authorities, including country identification as it relates to the party or a product.	
Usage	Sequence # 47	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
addressLine1	
BP	

0..1	
addressLine2	
BP	

0..1	
addressLine3	
BP	

0..1	
cityName	
BP	

0..1	
GlobalCountryCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
GlobalLocationIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
NationalPostalCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
postOfficeBoxIdentifier	
BP	

0..1	
regionName	
BP	

 
PhysicalLocation	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that identify and describe the actual physical location of an entity as prescribed by local postal authorities, including country identification.	
Usage	Sequence # 41	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
GlobalLocationIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerLocationIdentification	
BDE	

0..1	
PhysicalAddress	
BDE	

 
PlanningReleaseForecast	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe future demand requirements information by product, for specific time periods, to be used for planning purposes.	
Usage	Sequence # 14	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
forecastGenerationDateTime	
BP	

0..n	
ForecastIdentifierReference	
BDE	

0..1	
GlobalForecastEventCode	
FBDE	

1	
GlobalTransportEventCode	
FBDE	

1	
isFinalForecast	
BP	

1..n	
PartnerProductForecast	
BDE	

0..1	
RevisionNumber	
FBDE	

 
ProductForecast	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe forecast information for a product.	
Usage	Sequence # 57	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
GlobalForecastEventCode	
FBDE	

1	
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	
FBDE	

0..n	
productForecastIdentifier	
BP	

1	
ProductIdentification	
BDE	

1..n	
ProductSchedule	
BDE	

0..1	
RevisionNumber	
FBDE	

0..1	
TradeOffZone	
BDE	

0..1	
unitPrice	
BP	

 
productForecastIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The unique identifier that represents a forecast for a product.	
Usage	Sequence # 60	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..n	
ForecastIdentifierReference	
BDE	

 
ProductIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary and global identifier information regarding a product.	
Usage	Sequence # 64	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
GlobalProductIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerProductIdentification	
BDE	

 
ProductQuantity	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	A quantity specifying the number of product units.	
Data Type	Real	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 77	
 
ProductSchedule	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe forecast type, forecast date period and forecast quantity information.	
Usage	Sequence # 70	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1..n	
ForecastProductSchedule	
BDE	

1	
OrderForecastQuantityTypeCode	
FBDE	

 
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Unique identifier, i.e. a numeric value or alphanumeric value, for a business document.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 93	
 
ProprietaryProductIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	An internal identifier used to identify a product.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 68	
 
ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	A unique reference identifier for goods, services or business documents.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	255	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 19, 63	
 
revisionIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	Free form text that identifies a revision to a proprietary serial number.	
Usage	Sequence # 69	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

 
RevisionNumber	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	An incremental number used to identify changes.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 83, 91	
 
scheduleProductForecastIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The unique identifiers that reference documents in a Forecast.	
Usage	Sequence # 78	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..n	
ForecastIdentifierReference	
BDE	

 
telephoneNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via telephone.	
Usage	Sequence # 6, 39	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
CommunicationsNumber	
FBDE	

 
thisDocumentGenerationDateTime	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The date-time stamp indicating when this document was generated.	
Usage	Sequence # 92	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
DateTimeStamp	
FBDE	

 
thisDocumentIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The information that identifies the business document being sent. This identifier is used to represent the specific business document associated with the defined business process.	
Usage	Sequence # 93	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	
FBDE	

 
toRole	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The role receiving the document in a business document exchange.	
Usage	Sequence # 94	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
PartnerRoleDescription	
BDE	

 
TradeOffZone	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The date period for a forecast in which there is a partial financial liability for product based on the TPA. Also known as the liability horizon.	
Usage	Sequence # 84	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
DatePeriod	
BDE	

 
unitPrice	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	Agreed upon sale price for each unit ordered.	
Usage	Sequence # 88	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
FinancialAmount	
BDE	

Glossary	

Term	Definition	
Association	Association is a way of shortening the file by pointing to values already present in the Business Message. Every entity can have association, but it is required for the entities that are referenced.	
BDE	BusinessDataEntity	
BP	BusinessProperty	
BusinessDataEntity	A complex structure that is formed of one or more BDE, FBDE, QFBDE, BP, Choice or Reference.	
Business Message	Part of the Message that is formed according to RosettaNet rules and conveys a particular business meaning that Trading Partners fully understand. Usually this part of the message will be encrypted.	
BusinessProperty	A special business meaning of the entity use in a particular location.	
Cardinality	A means of showing how many of the entity must/can appear in the message.	
Choice	Is used in cases when either one of two sets of values is required in the Business Message.	
Constraints	A rule, usually as unformatted text, that specifies how the entities are related.	
Definition	A text explanation about the general meaning/use of an entity.	
Dictionary	The list of all entities used in the message guideline with their definitions.	
Entity	One of the different types of complex or simple structures used in Business Messages.	
FBDE	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	The smallest quantum of information that carries data.	
Instance	A standard value that an FBDE can take. Usually instances are grouped in lists of values that will be named Entity Instances because the list is linked to one particular FBDE.	
Max Size	The maximum length an (Q)FBDE must have in order to be valid.	
Message	A file/stream of data that is composed of routing, service, and business content required to correctly deliver a Business Message. The Business Message is part of the message itself.	
Message guideline	A specification, that describes the structure and contents of Business Messages or other part of the Message that are to be exchanged between 2 or more parties.	
Min Size	The minimum length an (Q)FBDE must have in order to be valid.	
QFBDE	QuantitativeFundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
QuantitativeFundamentalBusinessDataEntity	Same as FBDE only that the value is a quantity of something, that is it is a measurement explained in some units of measure.	
Reference	A placeholder for some of the entities in the Message Guideline. It can be expanded with the actual entity. Usually used in cases when there are Cyclic uses of the same Entity.	
Representation	A notation about how the values are supposed to look like in order to be valid.	
User Notes	Local clarifications/explanations about the meaning and use of a particular entity.	

Index	
 
Business Data Entities	
Entity	Sequence #	
BusinessDescription	9, 27, 102	
ContactInformation	2, 35, 95	
DatePeriod	73	
FinancialAmount	88	
ForecastIdentifierReference	16, 60	
ForecastPartner	24	
ForecastPeriod	72	
ForecastProductSchedule	71	
PartnerBusinessIdentification	31	
PartnerDescription	8, 26, 101	
PartnerLocationIdentification	43	
PartnerProductForecast	23	
PartnerProductIdentification	66	
PartnerRoleDescription	1, 94	
PhysicalAddress	47	
PhysicalLocation	41	
PlanningReleaseForecast	14	
ProductForecast	57	
ProductIdentification	64	
ProductSchedule	70	
TradeOffZone	84	
 
Business Properties	
Entity	Sequence #	
beginDate	74	
businessName	28	
businessWebSite	29	
contactName	3, 36	
endDate	75	
facsimileNumber	5	
forecastGenerationDateTime	15	
fromRole	1	
isFinalForecast	22	
productForecastIdentifier	60	
revisionIdentifier	69	
scheduleProductForecastIdentifier	78	
telephoneNumber	6, 39	
thisDocumentGenerationDateTime	92	
thisDocumentIdentifier	93	
toRole	94	
unitPrice	88	
 
Fundamental Business Data Entities	
Entity	Sequence #	
AffirmationIndicator	22	
CommunicationsNumber	5, 6, 39	
DateStamp	74, 75	
DateTimeStamp	15, 92	
EmailAddress	4	
FreeFormText	3, 36, 69	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	10, 30, 103	
GlobalCurrencyCode	89	
GlobalDocumentFunctionCode	13	
GlobalForecastEventCode	20, 58	
GlobalForecastIntervalCode	76	
GlobalForecastReferenceTypeCode	17, 61	
GlobalLocationIdentifier	42	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	12, 40, 67, 105	
GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode	25	
GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	7, 100	
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	59	
GlobalSupplyChainCode	11, 104	
GlobalTransportEventCode	21	
LineNumber	18, 62	
MonetaryAmount	90	
OrderForecastQuantityTypeCode	82	
ProductQuantity	77	
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	93	
ProprietaryProductIdentifier	68	
ProprietaryReferenceIdentifier	19, 63	
RevisionNumber	83, 91