Section title: Requests for Interpretation
RFI #
1155
LIN segment - 837 Professional
Description

5010X222A1 - LIN02 @ 2410 loop - new qualifiers added with Errata (EN, EO, HI, UK, and UP). Can you please provide a definition of these values, specifically EN, EO UK and UP. What do the numerical values after these qualifiers mean (i.e. EN - EAN/UCC - 13)?I also posted this question during open comment period.

RFI Response

EN EAN/UCC - 13

Data structure for the 13 digit EAN.UCC (EAN international.Uniform Code Council) Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN)

EO EAN/UCC - 8

Data structure for the 8 digit EAN.UCC (EAN International.Uniform Code Council) Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN)

HI HIBC (Health Care Industry Bar Code) Supplier Labeling Standard Primary Data Message

The primary data message consists of the LIC (Labeler Identification Code), product catalog number, and unit-of-measure identifier

UK GTIN 14-digit Data Structure
Data structure for the 14 digit EAN.UCC (EAN International.Uniform Code Council) Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)

UP UCC - 12

Data structure for the 12 digit EAN.UCC (EAN International.Uniform Code Council) Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN). Also known as the Universal Product Code (U.P.C.)

RFI Recommendation

The definitions of these codes are from the 5010 Standard. As described in the definitions, the numeric values refer to the number of digits in the data.

SEE CODE SOURCE 41 for all of these codes.

DOCUMENT ID
005010X222