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Structured learning paths that connect theory with the real messages you analyse every day.

7 learning paths26 lessons17 use cases≈ 4 h reading time

Every industry process end to end: the messages involved, the real-world example, the process flow and the associations that publish the binding rulebooks.

Healthcare & pharma

Serialisation & traceability

EPCIS events report commissioning, packing and shipping of serialised packs alongside the EDI flow.

Messages

EPCIS eventsDESADVINVRPT

Common standards

EDIFACT (EANCOM)GS1 EPCISHL7 / FHIRPeppol BIS

Parties: Manufacturer ↔ wholesaler ↔ pharmacy

Practice example

Every pack carries a unique serial number; commissioning, aggregation and shipping events are reported so a pharmacy can verify authenticity at dispense.

Typical process flow

01Commissioning event
02Aggregation into cases
03Shipping event + DESADV
04Dispense verification

Rule-setting bodies & associations

GS1 Germany GmbH

National standards organisation

Website

GTIN/GLN identification, EANCOM message guides and the German EDI recommendations for retail and consumer goods.

Maarweg 133, 50825 Köln, Deutschland

+49 221 94714-0

info@gs1-germany.de

Rulebooks & documents

EANCOM® message guides — ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC subsets for German retail
GS1 Logistics Label (SSCC/NVE) — Labelling of handling units

GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)

International standards organisation

Website

Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.

Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 788 78 00

Rulebooks & documents

GS1 EPCIS 2.0 — Event data for serialisation and traceability
GS1 Traceability Standard — Batch and lot traceability requirements

UNECE — United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)

United Nations body

Website

Owner of the UN/EDIFACT directories, UNTDID code lists and Recommendation 20 unit codes used by every EDIFACT implementation.

Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

+41 22 917 12 34

Rulebooks & documents

UN/EDIFACT directories — Message directories D.96A and later
UNTDID code lists — Qualifiers such as 1001, 4461, 5305

Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12)

ANSI-accredited standards committee

Website

North American transaction sets (850, 810, 856, 214, 837) and the HIPAA-mandated healthcare transactions.

8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite L1-1150, McLean, VA 22102, USA

+1 703 970 4480

info@x12.org

Rulebooks & documents

X12 transaction sets — Complete catalogue per release
X12 HIPAA guides — 837, 835, 270/271 implementation guides

OpenPeppol AISBL

International non-profit association

Website

Peppol BIS profiles, the Peppol network policy for access points and the participant identifier schemes.

Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

info@peppol.eu

Rulebooks & documents

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — Post-award invoicing profile
Peppol policy for use of identifiers — Participant and document identifier rules

securPharm e. V.

National medicines verification organisation

Website

German implementation of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive: serial number verification for prescription medicine.

Hausvogteiplatz 13, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland

info@securpharm.de

Rulebooks & documents

securPharm system documentation — Verification duties for pharmacies and wholesalers

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