Uppaj > Hi Vijay, I agree with you. However, I am curious to know where does Duns and Broadstreet would come into picture here. Is GS1 applicable for only Canada??
Duns & Bradstreet are not related. They assign their own identifier, called a DUNS number. GS1 is international, and administers the UPC/GTIN and GLN codes. GS1 used to be called the UPC Council (or something like that). From: Vijay Thomas <[email protected]> To: 'Earl Wertheimer' <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 9:06 AM Subject: RE: [EDI-L] GLN Number required Hi Earl, I will stick my neck out and say that your customer probably has been asked to do this by Lowes as that's the hot compliance topic with our home improvement customer base right now in Canada. There is presently a Data Sync initiative on with Lowes and every location of the vendor - legal entity, warehouse, headquarters , factory etc can have a GLN number. http://www.gs1.org/sites/default/files/docs/idkeys/GS1_GLN_Executive_Summary .pdf Theoretically you can create your own GLN's - company prefix+ assigned number+ check digit but it seems like you do have to get these GLN's blessed by GS1 Canada( or whatever geographic region impacts you) and they will register them. But once you get the GLN's approved by GS1 Canada, you should be fine- you will then need a GDSN provider and there are a few out there. Call me if you need additional assistance. 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 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Earl Wertheimer Sent: April-25-12 11:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EDI-L] GLN Number required 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 [email protected] <mailto:earlw%40spe-edi.com> http://www.spe-edi.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... 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 __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7086 (20120425) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com "Be safe, enjoy the interglacial and stay skeptical." -- Earl Wertheimer / [email protected] / 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
