4C1 –InventoryReportNotification
GUIDELINE FOR PIP 4C1 (OUTBOUND)

Cluster 4: Inventory Management
Segment C: Inventory Reporting

 	
PIP 4C1: Distribute Inventory Report	
Business Message: InventoryReportNotification	

Author: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
Version: V02.01.00 Final

Creation Date: 03/13/2002
Last Modified Date: 03/14/2002

Base Version
V02.01.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Business Message
Guideline information
Dictionary
Glossary
Index

Business Message	
 	
InventoryReportNotification	
Property	Value	
Definition	Contains inventory status and quantity data for a given reporting period. The inventory status of a product is reported in various categories, e.g., quantity at a location, quantity owned, quantity in transit between locations and details of the raw materials.	
 
Message Tree	
Seq	Cardinality	InventoryReportNotification	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	
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	+-InventoryReport	BDE	x	
15	1	| +-inventoryReportDateTime	BP	x	
15	1	| | '-DateTimeStamp	FBDE	x	
16	1..n	| '-InventoryReportLineItem	BDE	x	
17	0..n	|   +-DocumentReference	BDE	x	
22	1	|   +-GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	FBDE	x	
23	0..n	|   +-IntraCompanyTransfer	BDE	x	
84	1	|   +-inventoryLocation	BP	x	
84	1	|   | '-PartnerDescription	BDE	x	
85	1	|   |   +-BusinessDescription	BDE	x	
86	0..1	|   |   | +-businessName	BP	x	
86	1	|   |   | | '-FreeFormText	FBDE	x	
87	0..1	|   |   | +-GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FBDE	x	
88	0..n	|   |   | '-PartnerBusinessIdentification	BDE	x	
92	0..1	|   |   +-ContactInformation	BDE	x	
97	1	|   |   +-GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FBDE	x	
98	1	|   |   '-PhysicalLocation	BDE	x	
99	0..1	|   |     +-GlobalLocationIdentifier	FBDE	x	
100	0..n	|   |     +-PartnerLocationIdentification	BDE	x	
104	0..1	|   |     '-PhysicalAddress	BDE	x	
113	0..1	|   +-inventoryOwner	BP	x	
113	1	|   | '-BusinessDescription	BDE	x	
114	0..1	|   |   +-businessName	BP	x	
114	1	|   |   | '-FreeFormText	FBDE	x	
115	0..1	|   |   +-GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FBDE	x	
116	0..n	|   |   '-PartnerBusinessIdentification	BDE	x	
117	1	|   |     +-ProprietaryBusinessIdentifier	FBDE	x	
118	1	|   |     +-ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	FBDE	x	
119	0..1	|   |     '-ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	FBDE	x	
120	1..n	|   +-InventoryProductQuantity	BDE	x	
121	1	|   | +-GlobalInventoryCode	FBDE	x	
122	0..n	|   | +-InventoryItemIdentification	BDE	x	
128	1	|   | '-ProductQuantity	FBDE	x	
129	1	|   '-ProductIdentification	BDE	x	
130	0..1	|     +-GlobalProductIdentifier	FBDE	x	
131	0..n	|     '-PartnerProductIdentification	BDE	x	
132	1	|       +-GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	FBDE	x	
133	1	|       +-ProprietaryProductIdentifier	FBDE	x	
134	0..1	|       '-revisionIdentifier	BP	x	
135	1	+-thisDocumentGenerationDateTime	BP	x	
135	1	| '-DateTimeStamp	FBDE	x	
136	1	+-thisDocumentIdentifier	BP	x	
136	1	| '-ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	FBDE	x	
137	1	'-toRole	BP	x	
137	1	  '-PartnerRoleDescription	BDE	x	
138	0..1	    +-ContactInformation	BDE	x	
139	1	    | +-contactName	BP	x	
139	1	    | | '-FreeFormText	FBDE	x	
140	1	    | +-EmailAddress	FBDE	x	
141	0..1	    | +-facsimileNumber	BP	x	
142	1	    | '-telephoneNumber	BP	x	
142	1	    |   '-CommunicationsNumber	FBDE	x	
143	1	    +-GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	FBDE	x	
144	1	    '-PartnerDescription	BDE	x	
145	1	      +-BusinessDescription	BDE	x	
146	1	      | +-GlobalBusinessIdentifier	FBDE	x	
147	1	      | '-GlobalSupplyChainCode	FBDE	x	
148	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.

TI 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.

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

1	
contactName	
BP	

1	
EmailAddress	
FBDE	
x	

0..1	
facsimileNumber	
BP	

1	
telephoneNumber	
BP	

	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.

"TI Customer Service"
TI 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

TI Email Address	x	
 
5: facsimileNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via facsimile.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP.

Not used.	x	
Children		 	
 
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

TI customer service 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		 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE.	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Inventory Information Provider	
An organization that owns or holds inventory and provides information about this inventory to partners in the supply chain. This may be a distributor, contract manufacturer, supplier or OEM reporting inventory that they hold and/or own.	
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	
 
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.

"007321904"
Global TI 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	

Manufacturer	
Product manufacturer 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		 	
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: InventoryReport	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a product in inventory at a specific point in time.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
inventoryReportDateTime	
BP	

1..n	
InventoryReportLineItem	
BDE	

	 	
 
15: inventoryReportDateTime	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The date and time stamp for which inventory information is captured for reporting.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
DateTimeStamp	
FBDE	
x	

	x	
 
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

Date and Timestamp when application data is generated.	x	
 
16: InventoryReportLineItem	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a product entry on an inventory report.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE.

The following Entities are not used:

DocumentReference
IntraCompanyTransfer	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

0..n	
DocumentReference	
BDE	

1	
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	
FBDE	

0..n	
IntraCompanyTransfer	
BDE	

1	
inventoryLocation	
BP	

0..1	
inventoryOwner	
BP	

1..n	
InventoryProductQuantity	
BDE	

1	
ProductIdentification	
BDE	

	 	
 
17: DocumentReference	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that allows the description of multiple proprietary documents.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE.

This Entity is not used	x	
Children		 	
 
22: 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	
 
23: IntraCompanyTransfer	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describes a quantity of product stock in transit within a partner.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE.

This Entity is not used	x	
Children		 	
 
84: inventoryLocation	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The party where the inventory product entry is located.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
PartnerDescription	
BDE	

	 	
 
84: 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.

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

1	
BusinessDescription	
BDE	

0..1	
ContactInformation	
BDE	

1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	

1	
PhysicalLocation	
BDE	

	 	
 
85: BusinessDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business identity and location.	 	
Constraint 1	At least one occurrence of GlobalBusinessIdentifier or PartnerBusinessIdentification is mandatory.	x	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE.

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

0..1	
businessName	
BP	

0..1	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerBusinessIdentification	
BDE	

	x	
 
86: businessName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The name of a business entity.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

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

Name of the TI business entity that holds the inventory	x	
 
87: 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

TI Product Distribution Center DUNs number.	x	
 
88: 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	
Children		 	
 
92: 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	
Children		x	
 
97: 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	
 
98: 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."	 	
Constraint 1	At least one occurrence of GlobalLocationIdentifier, PartnerLocationIdentification or PhysicalAddress is mandatory. Multiple instances of PartnerLocationIdentification can be provided.	x	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE.

The following Entities are not used:

PartnerLocationIdentification 
PhysicalAddress	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

0..1	
GlobalLocationIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerLocationIdentification	
BDE	

0..1	
PhysicalAddress	
BDE	

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

TI Product Distribution Center DUNs number (PDC).	x	
 
100: 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	
Children		 	
 
104: 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."	 	
Constraint 1	At least one occurrence of addressLine1, addressLine2, addressLine3, cityName, GlobalCountryCode, NationalPostalCode, postOfficeBoxIdentifier or regionName is mandatory.	x	
User Notes	Optional BDE.

This Entity is not used.	x	
Children		 	
 
113: inventoryOwner	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The party that owns the inventory product entry.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP.	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
BusinessDescription	
BDE	

	 	
 
113: BusinessDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business identity and location.	 	
Constraint 1	At least one occurrence of GlobalBusinessIdentifier or PartnerBusinessIdentification is mandatory.	x	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

0..1	
businessName	
BP	

0..1	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerBusinessIdentification	
BDE	

	x	
 
114: businessName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The name of a business entity.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

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

"TEXAS INSTRUMENTS"
Name of the TI business entity that legally owns the inventory.	x	
 
115: 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

"007321904"
TI DUNs number.

DUNs number of the partner who owns the inventory.	x	
 
116: 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.

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

1	
ProprietaryBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	
FBDE	

	 	
 
117: ProprietaryBusinessIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A unique business identifier assigned and administered by a private authority.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size		 	
Representation		 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE

"TEXAS INSTRUMENTS"	x	
 
118: ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A descriptor that is used to categorize an organization or business entity that is in the Proprietary Business Identifier.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size		 	
Representation		 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE.

"TEXAS INSTRUMENTS"	x	
 
119: ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	A unique name that identifies an organization or business entity that is responsible for managing one or more lists of identifiers.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size		 	
Representation		 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE.

Not used.	x	
 
120: InventoryProductQuantity	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the various types of product quantity held in inventory.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE.

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

1	
GlobalInventoryCode	
FBDE	

0..n	
InventoryItemIdentification	
BDE	

1	
ProductQuantity	
FBDE	

	 	
 
121: GlobalInventoryCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying the inventory status of a quantity of product.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size		 	
Representation		 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE.	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Finished Goods	

	x	
 
122: InventoryItemIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describes an individual item held in inventory.	 	
Constraint 1	At least one occurrence of countryOfOrigin, ProprietaryLotIdentifier, manufactureDate, or SerialNumberIdentification is mandatory. If InventoryItemIdentification is used to identify the attributes of an inventory item, there must be a separate InventoryItemIdentification occurence for each item. The total number of InventoryItemIdentification occurences must equal the ProductQuantity.	x	
User Notes	Optional BDE.

This Entity is not used.	x	
Children		 	
 
128: 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.

This Entity is the quantity pertaining to the code on ine 129.	x	
 
129: ProductIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary and global identifier information regarding a product.	 	
Constraint 1	At least one occurrence of GlobalProductIdentifier or PartnerProductIdentification is mandatory.	x	
User Notes	Mandatory BDE.

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

0..1	
GlobalProductIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerProductIdentification	
BDE	

	 	
 
130: GlobalProductIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Global unique product identifier. RosettaNet has adopted the Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN).	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	14	 	
Max Size	14	 	
Representation	9(14)	 	
User Notes	Optional FBDE.

This Entity is not used.	x	
 
131: PartnerProductIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary part information.	 	
User Notes	Optional BDE.

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

1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryProductIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
revisionIdentifier	
BP	

	 	
 
132: 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	
 
133: 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.

TI Product Number	x	
 
134: revisionIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Free form text that identifies a revision to a proprietary serial number.	 	
User Notes	Optional BP.

This Entity is not used.	x	
Children		 	
 
135: 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	
x	

	x	
 
135: 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	
 
136: thisDocumentIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Unique tracking identification number that identifies the business document being sent.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	
FBDE	

	 	
 
136: 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	Mandatory FBDE.

Translation System Date and Time.INVRPT	x	
 
137: toRole	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The role receiving the document in a business document exchange.	 	
User Notes	Mandatory BP.

TP Information	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
PartnerRoleDescription	
BDE	

	 	
 
137: 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	

0..1	
ContactInformation	
BDE	

1	
GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	
FBDE	

1	
PartnerDescription	
BDE	

	 	
 
138: 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 Entity facsimileNumber is not used.	x	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	
Modified	

1	
contactName	
BP	

1	
EmailAddress	
FBDE	
x	

0..1	
facsimileNumber	
BP	

1	
telephoneNumber	
BP	

	x	
 
139: 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	

	 	
 
139: 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	
 
140: 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	
 
141: facsimileNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via facsimile.	 	
User Notes	Optional  BP.

This Entity is not used.	x	
Children		 	
 
142: 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	

	 	
 
142: 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 Contact Phone No.

	x	
 
143: GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	Modified	
Definition	Code identifying a party's role in the supply chain.	 	
DataType	String	 	
Min Size	1	 	
Max Size		 	
Representation		 	
User Notes	Mandatory FBDE.	x	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	
Modified	

Inventory Information User	
An employee or organization that uses information about inventory.	
x	

	x	
 
144: 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	
 
145: 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	
 
146: 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	
 
147: 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	
 
148: 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.	

	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.
 
BusinessDescription	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a business identity and location.	
Usage	Sequence # 9, 85, 113, 145	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	
FBDE	

1	
GlobalSupplyChainCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
businessName	
BP	

0..n	
PartnerBusinessIdentification	
BDE	

 
businessName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The name of a business entity.	
Usage	Sequence # 86, 114	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
FreeFormText	
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 # 6, 142	
 
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, 92, 138	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
contactName	
BP	

0..1	
EmailAddress	
FBDE	

0..1	
facsimileNumber	
BP	

1	
telephoneNumber	
BP	

 
contactName	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	Name of the contact person(s) within the organization.	
Usage	Sequence # 3, 139	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

 
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, 135	
 
DocumentReference	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that allows the description of multiple proprietary documents.	
Usage	Sequence # 17	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
DateTimeStamp	
FBDE	

1	
GlobalDocumentReferenceTypeCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
LineItemNumber	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	
FBDE	

 
EmailAddress	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Electronic mail address.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 4, 140	
 
facsimileNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via facsimile.	
Usage	Sequence # 5, 141	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
CommunicationsNumber	
FBDE	

 
FreeFormText	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Unformatted text.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 3, 86, 114, 139	
 
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, 87, 115, 146	
 
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.	

 
GlobalInventoryCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying the inventory status of a quantity of product.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 121	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Available	

Committed	

Consigned	

Defective	

Finished Goods	

In Transit Between Partners	

In Transit Within Partner	

Non-saleable	

On Hold	

Open Box	

Quality Assurance	

Raw	

Work In Process	

	
 
GlobalLocationIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Location uniquely identified by the DUNS +4 number.	
Data Type	Integer	
Min Size	13	
Max Size	13	
Representation	9(13)	
Usage	Sequence # 99	
 
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, 97, 132, 148	
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.	

 
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, 143	
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	

 
GlobalProductIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Global unique product identifier. RosettaNet has adopted the Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN).	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	14	
Max Size	14	
Representation	9(14)	
Usage	Sequence # 130	
 
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	Code identifying a product unit of measure.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 22	
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, 147	
Instances	Instances	
Definition	

Information Technology	
The information technology supply chain.	

Electronic Components	
The electronic components supply chain.	

 
IntraCompanyTransfer	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describes a quantity of product stock in transit within a partner.	
Usage	Sequence # 23	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
inTransitFrom	
BP	

1	
inTransitQuantity	
BP	

0..1	
inTransitTo	
BP	

 
InventoryItemIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describes an individual item held in inventory.	
Usage	Sequence # 122	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
countryOfOrigin	
BP	

0..1	
manufactureDate	
BP	

0..1	
ProprietaryLotIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
SerialNumberIdentification	
BDE	

 
inventoryLocation	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The party where the inventory product entry is located.	
Usage	Sequence # 84	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
PartnerDescription	
BDE	

 
inventoryOwner	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The party that owns the inventory product entry.	
Usage	Sequence # 113	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
BusinessDescription	
BDE	

 
InventoryProductQuantity	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe the various types of product quantity held in inventory.	
Usage	Sequence # 120	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
GlobalInventoryCode	
FBDE	

0..n	
InventoryItemIdentification	
BDE	

1	
ProductQuantity	
FBDE	

 
InventoryReport	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a product in inventory at a specific point in time.	
Usage	Sequence # 14	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
inventoryReportDateTime	
BP	

1..n	
InventoryReportLineItem	
BDE	

 
inventoryReportDateTime	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The date and time stamp for which inventory information is captured for reporting.	
Usage	Sequence # 15	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
DateTimeStamp	
FBDE	

 
InventoryReportLineItem	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe a product entry on an inventory report.	
Usage	Sequence # 16	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..n	
DocumentReference	
BDE	

1	
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	
FBDE	

0..n	
IntraCompanyTransfer	
BDE	

1	
inventoryLocation	
BP	

0..1	
inventoryOwner	
BP	

1..n	
InventoryProductQuantity	
BDE	

1	
ProductIdentification	
BDE	

 
PartnerBusinessIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that allow for the proprietary identification of a business entity.	
Usage	Sequence # 88, 116	
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, 84, 144	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
BusinessDescription	
BDE	

1	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	
FBDE	

0..1	
ContactInformation	
BDE	

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 # 100	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..1	
ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	
FBDE	

1	
ProprietaryLocationIdentifier	
FBDE	

 
PartnerProductIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary part information.	
Usage	Sequence # 131	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

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, 137	
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 # 104	
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	
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 # 98	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
GlobalLocationIdentifier	
FBDE	

0..n	
PartnerLocationIdentification	
BDE	

0..1	
PhysicalAddress	
BDE	

 
ProductIdentification	BusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary and global identifier information regarding a product.	
Usage	Sequence # 129	
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 # 128	
 
ProprietaryBusinessIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	A unique business identifier assigned and administered by a private authority.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 117	
 
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 # 136	
 
ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	A descriptor that is used to categorize an organization or business entity that is in the Proprietary Business Identifier.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 118	
 
ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	A unique name that identifies an organization or business entity that is responsible for managing one or more lists of identifiers.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 119	
 
ProprietaryProductIdentifier	FundamentalBusinessDataEntity	
Property	Value	
Definition	An internal identifier used to identify a product.	
Data Type	String	
Min Size	1	
Max Size	 	
Representation	 	
Usage	Sequence # 133	
 
revisionIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	Free form text that identifies a revision to a proprietary serial number.	
Usage	Sequence # 134	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
FreeFormText	
FBDE	

 
telephoneNumber	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via telephone.	
Usage	Sequence # 6, 142	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
CommunicationsNumber	
FBDE	

 
thisDocumentGenerationDateTime	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The date-time stamp indicating when this document was generated.	
Usage	Sequence # 135	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

0..1	
DateTimeStamp	
FBDE	

 
thisDocumentIdentifier	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	Unique tracking identification number that identifies the business document being sent.	
Usage	Sequence # 136	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	
FBDE	

 
toRole	BusinessProperty	
Property	Value	
Definition	The role receiving the document in a business document exchange.	
Usage	Sequence # 137	
Children	Cardinality	
Entity	
Type	

1	
PartnerRoleDescription	
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, 85, 113, 145	
ContactInformation	2, 92, 138	
DocumentReference	17	
IntraCompanyTransfer	23	
InventoryItemIdentification	122	
InventoryProductQuantity	120	
InventoryReport	14	
InventoryReportLineItem	16	
PartnerBusinessIdentification	88, 116	
PartnerDescription	8, 84, 144	
PartnerLocationIdentification	100	
PartnerProductIdentification	131	
PartnerRoleDescription	1, 137	
PhysicalAddress	104	
PhysicalLocation	98	
ProductIdentification	129	
 
Business Properties	
Entity	Sequence #	
businessName	86, 114	
contactName	3, 139	
facsimileNumber	5, 141	
fromRole	1	
inventoryLocation	84	
inventoryOwner	113	
inventoryReportDateTime	15	
revisionIdentifier	134	
telephoneNumber	6, 142	
thisDocumentGenerationDateTime	135	
thisDocumentIdentifier	136	
toRole	137	
 
Fundamental Business Data Entities	
Entity	Sequence #	
CommunicationsNumber	6, 142	
DateTimeStamp	15, 135	
EmailAddress	4, 140	
FreeFormText	3, 86, 114, 139	
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	10, 87, 115, 146	
GlobalDocumentFunctionCode	13	
GlobalInventoryCode	121	
GlobalLocationIdentifier	99	
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	12, 97, 132, 148	
GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	7, 143	
GlobalProductIdentifier	130	
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	22	
GlobalSupplyChainCode	11, 147	
ProductQuantity	128	
ProprietaryBusinessIdentifier	117	
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	136	
ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	118	
ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	119	
ProprietaryProductIdentifier	133