Vijay That's perfect. I'll buy you a beer the next time you are in Montreal (or I am in Toronto).
The client stopped paying GS1 when Home Depot dropped Big Hammer. Now GS1 says that if they want to join, they need to pay for the missing 3 years.... I think GS1 membership is a huge waste. They already had their knuckles rapped when they tried to charge companies for their UPC prefixes... > Hi Mike, Earl, > > > > Please check this official document from GS1 . Please check page 3 - > > > > http://www.gs1.org/sites/default/files/docs/idkeys/GS1_GLN_Executive_Summary > .pdf > > > > the text from page 3 reads something like this - Each company can assign > GLNs to their own locations. It is the assigning company's responsibility to > keep their trading partners informed of numbers allocated and the > > corresponding data such as address and contact information that is > associated with the location. In some countries a national GLN database is > administered by the local GS1 Member Organisation. However, if you have a > GS1 Company Prefix then you can allocate your GLN location reference > numbers. Within the GS1 System the GLN and the GTIN (GlobalTrade Item > Number) are two distinct data identifiers. There is no conflict when a GTIN > and a GLN have the same digits, the data carrier (electronic data > interchange, machine readable symbol, or radio frequency) will distinguish > between the two identifiers. For example, when GLNs are used in Automatic > Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) and electronic communications, the > context (Application Identifiers and qualifiers) will prevent any > misinterpretation > > > > The right parallel is probably not an IP address but rather a domain name - > you come up with your own domain name ( this is akin to the GLN) and then > you register it with a registrar and then all works smoothly. Obviously you > follow the naming conventions that are in the link above. > > > > Food for thought --------- for $8 per year - a ICANN registrar will take > care of your domain name and things run fairly smoothly on the internet but > we seem to have made it much more complicated ( and expensive) in the GTIN/ > GLN/UPC world. > > > > My 2 cents---------some day in my Utopian future, you should be able to get > this done at Google, Yahoo, Go-Daddy or whoever wants to become a Registrar/ > GDSN or whatever we want to call it. > > > > Have a nice day! > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Vijay Thomas B.Eng, M.B.A > Partner > > Tangentia Inc & Banyan Commerce Corp > 211,Consumers Road > Suite 306 > Toronto, ON, M2J4G8 > Tel- 416-238-7515 ext 111 > Cell- 416-899-7194 > email- <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > <http://www.tangentia.com/> www.tangentia.com > > <http://www.banyancommerce.com> www.banyancommerce.com > > > Join us in "Helping Children Worldwide":- <http://www.unicef.ca/tangentia> > www.unicef.ca/tangentia > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike > Rawlins > Sent: April-25-12 12:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] GLN Number required > > > > Hi Earl, > > > > I'm sure someone with GS1 US (or Canada, or wherever) will correct me if I'm > wrong, but I believe GLNs are issued by GS1 entities. Both you and your > client will probably run into problems if you try to make one up - maybe not > as bad as hooking up a box with a fixed IP address to the Internet and not > coordinating with anyone, but you get the idea. You can't register products > in a GS1 data pool without one. > > > > That said, unless I'm missing something I'm not sure why your client thinks > it's your problem. They are the ones who need to get a GLN. > > > > Mike > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Michael C. Rawlins, Senior Software Engineer, GXS Sent from personal account > > > > > > On 4/25/2012 10:29 AM, Earl Wertheimer wrote: > > > > > > One of my clients called and said that they needed a GLN. > > > (Global LOCATION Number) > > > > > > My experience until now, is that only Walmart has been using GLNs for > > > their various Store and DC locations. > > > > > > This request is related to using a UPC Product Data Pool (ie. GS1, ad > > > nauseum). > > > > > > They already have a manufacturer UPC prefix. > > > > > > The GLN is a 13 digit number composed of the GS1 prefix (7 digits), > > > Location Reference (5 digits) and checksum. > > > > > > I am ready to tell them to 'Make one up', by using their existing GS1 > > > prefix, some 5 digit number for their location and calculating the > > > checksum. > > > > > > Here in Canada, I have had a lot of problems when trying to get > > > information about existing UPC prefixes. (Bottom line: They would not > > > release the information unless I joined. The whole point of confirming > > > the ownership of the prefix was to prevent having to join. ) > > > > > > Comments? > > > > > > Earl Wertheimer > > > <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] < > <mailto:earlw%40spe-edi.com> mailto:earlw%40spe-edi.com> > <http://www.spe-edi.com> http://www.spe-edi.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > ... > > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: > <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > > > > Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> > IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ > > > > Individual Email | Traditional > > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join > > (Yahoo! 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