Guideline Information

GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode	Lines: 5
Entity Instances
Distributed by	The party who supplies products to retailers.
Founded by	The party who performs the act, process, or art of casting metals.
Logistics provided by	The party who handles the details of an operation.
Manufactured by	The party who creates, processes or produces goods
Planning by	The party who establishes goals, policies or procedures.
Primary contract with	The primary party with whom a contract is formed.
Purchased by	The party who is a purchaser of a product; including parties known as buying locations.
Secondary contract with	The subsequent party(ies) with whom a contract is formed.
Ship to	The partner and/or location to which the product must be delivered.
Sold to	The party to whom a product has been sold.
Subcontracted by	The party who is contracted to perform part or all of another party's contract.
Supplied by	The party who supplies products.
Used by	The party who is the end user of the product.
Warehoused by	The party who stocks or stores products.

BusinessDescription	Lines: 7 109 124
Constraint: At least one business identifier must be provided:"business name", "GlobalBusinessIdentifier" or at least one entity in "PartnerBusinessIdentification	7

ContactInformation	Lines: 15 102 117
Constraint: At least one occurance of "EmailAddress" or "telephoneNumber" is required

GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	Lines: 20 42 59 82 94 98 112 127
Entity Instances
Broker	Representative of a third party.
Carrier	Product carrier for transporting goods in supply chain.
Contract Manufacturer	The party responsible for the services rendered.
Customs Broker	Product customs broker in supply chain.
Distribution Center	Product distributor in supply chain.
Distributor	Product distributor in supply chain.
End User	Product end user in supply chain.
End User Government	End user government.
Financier	Financial service provider in supply chain
Freight Forwarder	Product freight forwarder for transporting goods in supply chain.
Manufacturer	Product manufacturer in supply chain.
Original Equipment Manufacturer	Product manufacturer of original equipment in the supply chain.
Reseller	The party who buys goods from a manufacturer and resells them to customers unchanged.
Retailer	Product retailer in supply chain.
Service Provider	A provider of services such as repair, diagnoses, maintainence, installation or removal of a unit.
Shopper	Product shopper in supply chain.
Warehouser	Product warehouser in supply chain.

PhysicalLocation	Lines: 21
Constraint: At least one occurance of "GlobalLocationIdentifier", "PartnerLocationIdentifier" or "PhysicalAddress" is required

PhysicalAddress	Lines: 27
Constraint: At least one associated element under PhysicalAddress is required, if "GlobalLocationIdentifier" or "PartnerLocationIdentifier" is not provided

GlobalCountryCode	Lines: 32
Entity Instances
AD	ANDORRA
AE	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
AF	AFGHANISTAN
AG	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
AI	ANGUILLA
AL	ALBANIA
AM	ARMENIA
AN	NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
AO	ANGOLA
AQ	ANTARCTICA
AR	ARGENTINA
AS	AMERICAN SAMOA
AT	AUSTRIA
AU	AUSTRALIA
AW	ARUBA
AZ	AZERBAIJAN
BA	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BB	BARBADOS
BD	BANGLADESH
BE	BELGIUM
BF	BURKINA FASO
BG	BULGARIA
BH	BAHRAIN
BI	BURUNDI
BJ	BENIN
BM	BERMUDA
BN	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BO	BOLIVIA
BR	BRAZIL
BS	BAHAMAS
BT	BHUTAN
BV	BOUVET ISLAND
BW	BOTSWANA
BY	BELARUS
BZ	BELIZE
CA	CANADA
CC	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
CF	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CG	CONGO
CH	SWITZERLAND
CI	CÔTE D'IVOIRE
CK	COOK ISLANDS
CL	CHILE
CM	CAMEROON
CN	CHINA
CO	COLOMBIA
CR	COSTA RICA
CU	CUBA
CV	CAPE VERDE
CX	CHRISTMAS ISLAND
CY	CYPRUS
CZ	CZECH REPUBLIC
DE	GERMANY
DJ	DJIBOUTI
DK	DENMARK
DM	DOMINICA
DO	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DZ	ALGERIA
EC	ECUADOR
EE	ESTONIA
EG	EGYPT
EH	WESTERN SAHARA
ER	ERITREA
ES	SPAIN
ET	ETHIOPIA
FI	FINLAND
FJ	FIJI
FK	FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)
FM	MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES
FO	FAROE ISLANDS
FR	FRANCE
GA	GABON
GB	UNITED KINGDOM
GD	GRENADA
GE	GEORGIA
GF	FRENCH GUIANA
GH	GHANA
GI	GIBRALTAR
GL	GREENLAND
GM	GAMBIA
GN	GUINEA
GP	GUADELOUPE
GQ	EQUATORIAL GUINEA
GR	GREECE
GS	SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
GT	GUATEMALA
GU	GUAM
GW	GUINEA-BISSAU
GY	GUYANA
HK	HONG KONG
HM	HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS
HN	HONDURAS
HR	CROATIA
HT	HAITI
HU	HUNGARY
ID	INDONESIA
IE	IRELAND
IL	ISRAEL
IN	INDIA
IO	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
IQ	IRAQ
IR	IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
IS	ICELAND
IT	ITALY
JM	JAMAICA
JO	JORDAN
JP	JAPAN
KE	KENYA
KG	KYRGYSTAN
KH	CAMBODIA
KI	KIRIBATI
KM	COMOROS
KN	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
KP	KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REP. OF
KR	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
KW	KUWAIT
KY	CAYMAN ISLANDS
KZ	KAZAKSTAN
LA	LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
LB	LEBANON
LC	SAINT LUCIA
LI	LIECHTENSTEIN
LK	SRI LANKA
LR	LIBERIA
LS	LESOTHO
LT	LITHUANIA
LU	LUXEMBOURG
LV	LATVIA
LY	LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
MA	MOROCCO
MC	MONACO
MD	MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF
MG	MADAGASCAR
MH	MARSHALL ISLANDS
MK	MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
ML	MALI
MM	MYANMAR
MN	MONGOLIA
MO	MACAU
MP	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
MQ	MARTINIQUE
MR	MAURITANIA
MS	MONTSERRAT
MT	MALTA
MU	MAURITIUS
MV	MALDIVES
MW	MALAWI
MX	MEXICO
MY	MALAYSIA
MZ	MOZAMBIQUE
NA	NAMIBIA
NC	NEW CALEDONIA
NE	NIGER
NF	NORFOLK ISLAND
NG	NIGERIA
NI	NICARAGUA
NL	NETHERLANDS
NO	NORWAY
NP	NEPAL
NR	NAURU
NT	NEUTRAL ZONE
NU	NIUE
NZ	NEW ZEALAND
OM	OMAN
PA	PANAMA
PE	PERU
PF	FRENCH POLYNESIA
PG	PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PH	PHILIPPINES
PK	PAKISTAN
PL	POLAND
PM	SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
PN	PITCAIRN
PR	PUERTO RICO
PT	PORTUGAL
PW	PALAU
PY	PARAGUAY
QA	QATAR
RE	REUNION
RO	ROMANIA
RU	RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RW	RWANDA
SA	SAUDI ARABIA
SB	SOLOMON ISLANDS
SC	SEYCHELLES
SD	SUDAN
SE	SWEDEN
SG	SINGAPORE
SH	SAINT HELENA
SI	SLOVENIA
SJ	SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS
SK	SLOVAKIA
SL	SIERRA LEONE
SM	SAN MARINO
SN	SENEGAL
SO	SOMALIA
SR	SURINAME
ST	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
SV	EL SALVADOR
SY	SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
SZ	SWAZILAND
TC	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
TD	CHAD
TF	FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
TG	TOGO
TH	THAILAND
TJ	TAJIKISTAN
TK	TOKELAU
TM	TURKMENISTAN
TN	TUNISIA
TO	TONGA
TP	EAST TIMOR
TR	TURKEY
TT	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TV	TUVALU
TW	TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TZ	TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF
UA	UKRAINE
UG	UGANDA
UM	UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
US	UNITED STATES
UY	URUGUAY
UZ	UZBEKISTAN
VA	HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)
VC	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
VE	VENEZUELA
VG	VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)
VI	VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)
VN	VIET NAM
VU	VANUATU
WF	WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS
WS	SAMOA
YE	YEMEN
YT	MAYOTTE
YU	YUGOSLAVIA
ZA	SOUTH AFRICA
ZM	ZAMBIA
ZR	ZAIRE
ZW	ZIMBABWE

Choice	Lines: 38
User Notes: The choice element allows only one of its children to appear in an xml instance and the cardinality of the child elements is mandatory by default

ComparisonExceptionTypeCode	Lines: 43
Entity Instances
Actual to forecast deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Actual Value" and the compared data item is "Forecasted Value".
Calculated to actual inventory deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Calculated Inventory"" and the compared data item is "Actual Ending inventory".
Forecast to actual deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Forecasted Value" and the compared data item is "Actual Value".
Forecast to trend deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Forecast" and the compared data item is "Trend".
Maximum inventory target deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Inventory" and the compared data item is "Maximum Inventory Target".
Minimum inventory target deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Inventory" and the compared data item is "Minimum Inventory Target".
Order forecast change	Indicates that the source data item is "New Forecast" and the compared data item is "Earlier Forecast".
Order forecast reply deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Forecast Reply" and the compared data item is "Forecast".
Stategic forecast change	Indicates that the source data item is "New Forecast" and the compared data item is "Earlier Forecast".
Strategic forecast reply deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Forecast Reply" and the compared data item is "Forecast".
Strategic to order forecast deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Order Forecast" and the compared data item is "Strategic Forecast".
Unit price change	Indicates that the source data item is "New Unit Price" and the compared data item is "Earlier Unit Price".
Unit price deviation	Indicates that the source data item is "Unit Price in the Forecast Reply" and the compared data item is "Unit Price in the Forecast".

GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	Lines: 45 52 55 76 80
Entity Instances
10 Kilogram Drum
10,000 Gallon Tankcar
100 Board Feet
100 Pound Drum
1000-pack
100-Pack
10-pack
115 Kilogram Drum
15 Kilogram Drum
20 Foot Container
20,000 Gallon Tankcar
20-Pack
25 Kilogram Bulk Bag
300 Kilogram Bulk Bag
40 Foot Container
50 Pound Bag
500 Kilogram Bulk Bag
50-pack
55 Gallon Drum
Acre
Actual Pounds
Aluminum Pounds Only
Ampere
Bag
Bale
Ball
Band
Bar
Barrel
Barrel, Imperial
Barrels Per Day
Barrels Per Minute
Base Box
Base Weight
Basket
Batch
Batt
Batting Pound
Beam
Becquerel/kilogram
Belt
Billet
Bin
Block
Board
Board Feet
Bolt
Bottle
Box
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
British Thermal Units (BTUs) Per Cubic Foot
British Thermal Units (BTUs) Per Pound
Bucket
Bulk
Bulk Car Load
Bulk Pack
Bundle
Bunks
Bushel
Bushel, Dry Imperial
Calorie
Can
Candela
Canister
Car
Carat
Carboy
Card
Carload
Carton
Cartridge
Case
Cask
Cassette
Catchweight
Cell
Centiliter
Centimeter
Centipoise (CPS)
Chains (Land Survey)
Chest
Coil
Coil Group
Composite Product Pounds (Total Weight)
Cone
Connector
Container
Cover
Crate
Cubic centimeter
Cubic centimeter/second
Cubic Foot
Cubic inch
Cubic yard
Cubicmeter
Cup
Cycles
Cylinder
Day
Deal
Decimeter
Degree Celsius
Degree Fahrenheit
Dep. Factor
Die
Disk (Disc)
Dispenser
Display
Dozen
Dram
Drum
Dry Pounds
Each
Electrical Capacitance
Fluid Ounce
Fluid Ounce (Imperial)
Fluid Ounce US
Foot
Fuel Usage (Gallons)
Gage Systems
Gallon
Gigajoules
Gill (Imperial)
Grain
Gram
Gram/Cubic Centimeter
Gram/square meter
Grams Per 100 Centimeters
Grams Per 100 Grams
Grams Per Cubic Centimeter
Grams Per Kilogram
Grams Per Liter
Grams Per Milliliter
Grams Per Square Centimeter
Grams Per Square Meter
Great Gross (Dozen Gross)
Gross
Gross Barrels
Gross Gallons
Gross Kilogram
Gross Ton
Gross Yard
Group
Half Gallon
Half Hour
Half Liter
Hank
Heat lots
Hectare
Hectoliter
Hectopascal
Hertz
Hour
Hours
Hundred Boxes
Hundred Count
Hundred Sheets
Hundredth of a Carat
Imperial Gallons
Inch
Jar
Joint
Joule
Keg
Kelvin
Kiloampere
Kilobecquerel/Kilogram
Kilogram
Kilogram per cubic meter
Kilogram/Kilogram
Kilogram/square meter
Kilogramm pro Sekunde
Kilohertz
Kilojoule
Kilometer
Kilometer/hour
Kiloohm
Kilovolt
Kilowatt
Kilowatt-hour
Kit
Kubikdezimeter
Kubikmeter pro Sekunde
Lifts
Link
Liquid Pounds
Liter
Load
Lot
Lug
Mat
Megagram
Megagrams Per Hour
Megahertz
Megapascal
Megawatt
Meter
Meter pro Quadratsekunde
Meters per second
Micrograms Per Cubic Meter
Micrometer
Microsecond
Mikrogram/cubic meter
Mile
Milliampere
Millibar
Milligram/cubic meter
Milligram/kilogram
Milligram/Liter
Milligrams Per Cubic Meter
Milligrams Per Square Meter
Millijoule
Milliliter
Millimeter
Millimeter H20
Millimol
Millimol/kilogram
Million BTU's
Millipascal seconds
Millisecond
Millitesla
Millivolt
Milliwatt
Minute
Miter
Mol
Mol/kilogram
Month
Multichip	When 2 or more dies (chips) are merged into one package.
Nanometer
Nanosecond
Net Barrels
Net Gallons
Net Imperial Gallons
Net Liters
Newton
Ohm
One
One Thousand Pieces
Ounce
Pack (PAK)
Package
Packet
Pad
Pail
Pair
Pallet
Pallet (Lift)
Pallet/Unit Load
Pallete
Panel
Parcel
Parts per billion (US)
Parts per million
Pascal
Pascal second
Pennyweight
Per Hundred Pieces
Percent
Percent Per 1000 Hours
Percent Weight
Percentage
Piece
Pint - US liquid
Pint U.S. Dry
Plate
Pound
Pounds Per 1000 Square Feet
Pounds Per Foot
Pounds Per Gallon
Pounds Per Piece of Product
Pounds Per Pound of Product
Pounds Per Thousand
Quart - US liquid
Rack
Ream of 500 Sheets
Reel
Ring
Rod
Roll
Sack
Second
SET	Mask Set (SET)
Sheet
Sheet-Metric measure
Shipment
Shot
Skein
Skid
Sleeve
Slip Sheet
Spool
Square
Square foot
Square inch
Square kilometer
Square meter
Square meter/second
Square mile
Square millimeter
Square Yard
Statute Mile
Stick
Strip
Super Bulk Bag
Tablet
Tank
Tank Truck
Tesla
Thousand
Ton
Tonne
Torr
Tote
Track Foot
Trailer
Train
Tray
Troy
Troy OZ
Truckload
Tube
Unitless Unit of Measure
US gallon
US pound
US ton
Vial
Volt
Wafer
Watt
Week
WF	Wafer (WF)
Wrap
Yard
Year

GlobalIntervalCode	Lines: 50 65 74
Entity Instances
1st week of the month
2nd week of the month
3rd week of the month
4th week of the month
5 day work week	Monday through Friday
5th week of the month
Calendar day	Period given as a number of days including weekends and holidays.
Calendar week	Period given as a number of 7day-weeks including holidays.
Day
Four month period	Period of four months
Friday
Half month
Half week
Half year
Hour
Indefinite	An indefinite period.
Minute
Monday
Monday through Friday
Monday through Saturday
Monday through Sunday
Month
Quarter	Period of three months.
Saturday
Sunday
Ten days period	Period of 10 days.
Thursday
Tuesday
Two month period	Period of two months
Two week period
Wednesday
Week
Work day
Working days	Days when the partner company normally works.
Year

ComparisonExceptionDataItemTypeCode	Lines: 60
Entity Instances
Commit	Product quantity which is in response to a forecasted demand.
Cumulative Gross Demand	A number which continues to increase over a period of time representing product requirements that have had no deductions.
Discrete Gross Demand	A non cumulative number representing product requirements that have had no deductions.
Discrete Net Demand	A non cumulative number representing product requirements that have had deductions made from it.
Projected Available Inventory	The planned quantity of product that will be accessible in stock. Also known as Estimated Stock.

IncidentExceptionTypeCode	Lines: 66
Entity Instances
Forecast adjustment within frozen zone	An adjustment to the forecast was made in a period that falls within the frozen zone.
Forecast adjustment within tradeoff zone	An adjustment to the forecast was made in a period that falls within the tradeoff zone.

ForecastingDataTypeCode	Lines: 68
Entity Instances
Available Inventory	On-Hand Inventory plus Consigned Inventory and other adjustments.
Commit	Product quantity which is in response to a forecasted demand.
Consigned Inventory	Quantity of non-billed units in stock.
Cumulative Gross Demand	A number which continues to increase over a period of time representing product requirements that have had no deductions.
Cumulative Quantity Consumed	A number which continues to increase over a period of time representing product that has been used by the customer. This number is part of a consignment process.
Cumulative Quantity Received	A number which continues to increase over a period of time representing product that has been delivered and systematically received into an application system at the customer location.
Discrete Gross Demand	A non cumulative number representing product requirements that have had no deductions.
Discrete Net Demand	A non cumulative number representing product requirements that have had deductions made from it.
In transit	Product quantity which is en route from one location to another and has not been systematically received into an application system at the destination location.
Maximum Inventory Target	The largest quantity of desired stock as defined by the customer.
Minimum Inventory Target	The smallest quantity of desired stock as defined by the customer. Also known as Safety Stock.
Net Available Inventory	Available Inventory minus Past Due Demand.
On-Hand Inventory	Quantity physically in stock at the time of reporting (normally end of the day) after all in and out movements have been taken into account. Also known as Finished Goods or Available Inventory.
Past Due Demand	Demand against inventory that is not reflected in a schedule demand because the schedule date is a date in the past.
Projected Available Inventory	The planned quantity of product that will be accessible in stock. Also known as Estimated Stock.
Work In Process Inventory	Product quantity representing stock that is in progress of being built.

InformationExceptionTypeCode	Lines: 69
Entity Instances
Missing information	Data was not received for the specified product/location combination in the data transmission.
No forecast received	No forecast for the specified product/location combination was received in the timeframe expected.
No reply received	No forecast reply for the specified product/location combination was received in the timeframe expected.
Trading partner agreement issue	A trading partner agreement issue has occurred.
Unexpected item	Data was received for an unexpected product or location.

ExceptionComparisonCode	Lines: 79
Entity Instances
Exceeds threshold	The reported value exceeds the maximum threshold specified for the exception.
Falls below threshold	The reported value falls below the minimum threshold specified for the exception.

ThresholdExceptionTypeCode	Lines: 83
Entity Instances
Available inventory	On-Hand Inventory plus Consigned Inventory and other adjustments.
Capacity utilization	A percentage measure of the available production or distribution resources allocated to the trading relationship that are in use.
Consigned inventory	Quantity of non-billed units in stock.
Cumulative quantity consumed	A number which continues to increase over a period of time representing product that has been used by the customer. This number is part of a consignment process.
Cumulative quantity received	A number which continues to increase over a period of time representing product that has been delivered and systematically received into an application system at the customer location.
Exception incidents	An integer count of the number of exceptions that have occured in the trading relationship.
Excessive forecast volatility	The annualized standard deviation of changes to a forecast.
Fill rate	A percentage measure of the quantity of units shipped versus the quantity ordered since a TPA-specifed date.
Forecast over/under contract limit	The forecasted demand quantity is over the maximum quantity contracted, or under the minimum required.
Forecast quantity unfeasible	The forecasted demand quantity is greater than the customer's capability to consume. Typically this arises due to an error in the forecasting process.
In transit	Product quantity which is en route from one location to another and has not been systematically received into an application system at the destination location.
Inventory turns	The estimated number of times that stock was consumed, calculated by dividing cost of goods sold by average monthly inventory.
Late exception resolution incidents	An integer count of the number of exception incidents that occurred in the trading relationship, but were not resolved before the expected resolution time.
Net available inventory	Result of Available Inventory minus Past Due Demand.
On-hand inventory	Quantity physically in stock at the time of reporting (normally end of the day) after all in and out movements have been taken into account. Also known as Finished Goods or Available Inventory.
On-time delivery percentage	The percentage of time that goods arrived by the promised date.
Past due demand	Demand against inventory that is not reflected in a schedule demand because the schedule date is a date in the past.
Periods of supply	The estimated number of days or weeks of available supply for the item in the trading relationship, calculated by dividing the number of periods per year (365 or 52) by the number of inventory turns.
Statistical forecast accuracy	A calculation of the average percentage congruence of forecast with actual data over time, based upon a mean percentage absolute error (MAPE) calculation.
Statistical forecast error	A calculation of the average percentage deviation of forecast with actual data over time, based upon a mean percentage absolute error (MAPE) calculation.
Stockout incidents	An integer count of the number of incidents in which inventory was unavailable (out-of-stock).
Stockout percentage	A percentage of time in which inventory was unavailable (out-of-stock).
Work in process inventory	The Product quantity representing the stock that is in progress of being built.

ExceptionResolutionCode	Lines: 85
Entity Instances
Interpolated value	The forecast was adjusted to the mid-point of differing estimates.
Local issue: changed value	The local value was adjusted to match the partner's value, because a local error was discovered.
Local issue: left value unchanged	A local error was discovered, and is expected to be corrected in the next planning cycle.
New value jointly identified	Based upon discussion, the partner and local values were both changed to a new value.
Obsolete value	The value that triggered the exception was obsolete. No action required.
Partner issue: changed value	The partner agreed to change their value because an error was discovered.
Partner issue: left value unchanged	A partner's error was discovered, and is expected to be corrected in the next planning cycle.
Unresolvable	Issue either physically cannot be resolved, or the partners disagree.

ExceptionSeverityCode	Lines: 86
Entity Instances
High	An exception that requires immediate intervention or could have a major impact on the trading relationship.
Low	An exception that may require attention to achieve greater efficiency or prevent more severe exceptions in the future.
Medium	An exception that may require action or could have some impact on the trading relationship.

ExceptionStatusCode	Lines: 87
Entity Instances
Acknowledged	The exception has been acknowledged,
Escalated	The exception has been escalated because is has not been resolved in the expected timeframe.
New	The exception has just been identified.
Resolved	The exception has been resolved.
Response required	The initiator requires a response to this business document.
Superseded	The exception has been superseded by a new exception, based upon new data received.
Unresolvable	The exception has been determined to be unresolvable; no action will be taken.

ProductOrFamilyIdentification	Lines: 91
Constraint: One instance of either "GlobalProductIdentifier" or "PartnerProductIdentification" or "PartnerProductFamilyIdentification" is mandatory
Constraint: ProductOrFamilyIdentification is optional only when the choice of exception type is equal to "ForecastingInformationException

GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	Lines: 107 122
Constraint: Only GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode equal to "Exception Identifier" is allowed	107
Constraint: Only GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode equal to "Exception Recipient" is allowed	122
Entity Instances
Account Supplier	Any trading partner that buys or sells products/services from customers and/or vendors.
Account User	Any trading partner that requires an account to buy or sell products/services.
Anonymous Buyer	A requestor of information that chooses to remain anonymous.
Appointment Provider	The stakeholder(s) in the shipment delivery activity.
Authorized Service Provider	The Service Provider authorized by an OEM to perform service on a unit.
Authorizer	The partner role that provides product authorization, from a product owner or manufacturer, for a reselling organization to resell a product.
Buyer	An employee or organization that buys products for a partner type in the supply chain.
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.
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.
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.
Claim Requester	The owner of the shipments who is responsible for the intact delivery.
Consignee	The receiver of the shipment.
Consumption Notification Provider	Trading Partner role responsible for sending the notification of material consumption by a production location
Consumption Notification User	Trading Partner role responsible for receiving and processing the notification of material consumption thereby invoicing the customer for consumed material
Credit Provider	This partner role is responsible for providing credit information about potential customers.
Credit Reference Requester	This partner role is responsible for requesting credit information about potential customers.
Customer	This partner role creates a demand for a product or service.
Customer Manager	This partner role manages the relationship with the business customers.
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.
Delivery Appointment Provider	A party that receives a request for a change to a previously scheduled delivery appointment.
Delivery Appointment Requester	A party that requests a change to a previously scheduled delivery appointment.
Demand Creator	The partner role that identifies the opportunity, submits design registration, provides engineering support to advance the opportunity towards design win, and generates revenue by satisfying customer demand for a product.
Design Engineering Information Receiver	This partner role uses technical information for updating enterprise databases (such as electronic catalog systems), design or test engineering, and manufacturing.
Design Engineering Information Sender	This partner role distributes the design engineering information of the agreed types in the agreed amounts at the agreed times.
Exception Identifier	The party/organization that monitors and identifies exceptions based on predefined exception criteria and sends notifications of the identified exceptions. In a collaborative forecasting process, the Exception Definer may be the Forecast Owner, Forecast Recipient, Forecast Reply Recipient and/or an external party.
Exception Recipient	The party/organization requiring visibility to an exception and receiving notifications on the identified exceptions. In a collaborative forecasting process, the Exception Recipient may be the Forecast Owner, Forecast Recipient and/or Forecast Reply Recipient. The Exception Identifier may send a notification for a specific exception to multiple Exception Recipients.
Failure Report Administrator	An employee or organizational entity that receives and processes PIP Failure Notifications.
Financing Processor	The organization that processes the request for financing.
Forecast Owner	The party/organization that monitors and identifies exceptions based on predefined exception criteria and sends notifications of the identified exceptions. In a collaborative forecasting process, the Exception Identifier may be the Forecast Owner, Forecast Recipient, Forecast Reply Recipient and/or an external party.
Forecast Recipient	The party that receives a strategic or order forecast.
Forecast Reply Recipient	The party that receives a forecast reply. The Recipient can be the original forecast owner or other forecast partner (Please refer to the GlobalPartnerClassificationCode).
Implementation Plan Creator	The partner role that creates, maintains and manages an implementation plan associated with an Engineering Change Order.
Initiator	The party that starts the data exchange.
Integrator	The organization responsible for the production of the product. Change requests are communicated back to the Qualification Owner.
In-transit Information User	The party who receives shipment status information.
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.
Inventory Information User	An employee or organizatrion that uses information about inventory.
Invoice Provider	The organization that generates the invoice.
Invoice Receiver	The organization being invoiced.
Invoice Reject Provider	The organization that rejects an invoice.
Invoice Reject Receiver	The organization being issued an Invoice Reject Notification.
Marketing Activity Information User	The party who uses information about Marketing Activities. This party might include distributors, and retail operations.
Marketing Activity Initiator	The partner role that distributes information about marketing activities being sponsored by the organization.
Material Release Information Provider	Trading Partner role responsible for triggering release of materials to a delivery location
Material Release Information User	Trading Partner role responsible for receiving trigger to release material to a delivery location and shipping material to delivery location
Payee	The party receiving a payment.
Payer	The party issuing a payment.
PIP Failure Notifier	An organizational process that automatically notifies the appropriate Failure Report Administrator of a PIP process failure.
Product Distributor	The party authorized by a Product Supplier to purchase goods and services from the Product Supplier and resell to customers.
Product Information Distributor	The partner role that distributes new product information to product information users and buyers.
Product Information Subscriber	The business partner that subscribes to product information from other business partners.
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 Provider	The partner role that creates a differentiated product, owns the registration process and creates a list of eligible products for use in design registration.
Product Supplier	This partner role supplies product to customers in the supply chain.
Qualification Owner	The organization responsible for the qualification of manufacturers and suppliers of parts for the product. The Qualification Owner defines and maintains the AML for the product.
Quality Data Provider	The party responsible for sending the Repair Quality Data. The Provider, through various means, learns of product or product component defect(s).
Quality Data User	The party who receives the repair and/or test data. The User analyzes the data and incorporates findings into its business model.
Receiver	The intended recipient of products or business information. The Receiver may verify receipt if prescribed.
Responder	The party that replies to the initiators message.
Return Provider	The party responsible for authorizing and/or processing the return.
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 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.
Sales Facilitator	This partner role facilitates the sale of product between partners in the supply chain.
Sales Lead Originator	The party assigning a sales lead to another party.
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 Marketing Claim Processor	The partner role that processes the claim and/or remits compensation to the Sales Marketing Claimant.
Sales Marketing Claimant	The partner role that requests reimbursement from a Sales Marketing Claim Processor.
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.
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.
Self-Billing Invoice Provider	The party that generates the self-billing invoice plus being invoiced. It can re-issue the self-billing invoice.
Self-Billing Invoice Receiver	The organization that provides the services or goods. The organization that receives the payment.
Seller	An organization that sells products to partners in the supply chain.
Service Provider	A provider that performs a service such as repair, diagnose, maintain, install or remove on a unit.
Shipment Information User	The party who receives shipment status information.
Shipment Requester	The party requesting transportation services.
ShipmentController	The party who is authorized to make decisions regarding a shipment while in-transit.
Shipper	The party who relinquishes (assigns) a shipment to a transport service provider.
Shipping Provider	The organization responsible for performing the shipping logistics for the Shipper. The Shipping Provider ships products from one location to another as requested by the shipping order and informs the Shipper when the shipment has been sent.
Solution Provider	The party that may architect, configure, engineer, sell, or determine the fulfillment of the configured solution to partners in the supply chain.
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).
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.
Specification User	The partner role that uses a manufacturing specification. This might be a sub-contract assembler or fabricator.
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.
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).
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).
Supplier	This partner role supplies product to customers in the supply chain.
Tender Information User	The stakeholder(s) in the tendering activity.
Transport Service Provider	The party that provides transportation services for a Shipment Requester.
Warranty Provider	The provider who honors the warranty terms and reimburses the Authorized Service Provider for a service event performed under the terms of the warranty.

GlobalSupplyChainCode	Lines: 111 126
Entity Instances
Electronic Components	The electronic components supply chain.
Information Technology	The information technology supply chain.
Semiconductor Manufacturing	The semiconductor manufacturing supply chain.

GlobalDocumentFunctionCode	Lines: 113
Constraint: Only GlobalDocumentFunctionCode equal to "Request" is allowed
Entity Instances
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.

Business Properties ( 30 )
Name	Definition
addressLine1	The first line of a physical address.
addressLine2	The second line of a physical address.
addressLine3	The third line of a physical address.
beginDate	The start date of a date period.
businessName	The name of a business entity.
businessWebSite	The home page of a business's web site.
cityName	The name of a city.
comment	Free form textual comment attached to a business document.
comparedDataItemIdentifier	The information that identifies the compared data item.
comparedDataItemRevision	An incremental number used to identify changes of the compared data item.
comparedDataItemSourceCode	Data source code specifies the origination of the compared data item information.
contactName	Name of the contact person(s) within the organization.
endDate	The end date of a date period.
exceptionGenerationDateTime	The date-time stamp indicating when the exception was generated.
expectedResolutionTime	The date-time stamp indicating when the issues is resolved.
facsimileNumber	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via facsimile.
fromRole	The role initiating a business document exchange.
isResponseRequested	Indicates whether the business document requires response by the exception recipient.
postOfficeBoxIdentifier	The proprietary identity of a physical address, located at a post office, designed solely to accept and receive mail.
regionName	The name of a state or province within a country.
revisionIdentifier	Free form text that identifies a revision to a proprietary serial number.
sourceDataItemIdentifier	The information that identifies the source data item.
sourceDataItemRevision	An incremental number used to identify changes of the source data item.
sourceDataItemSourceCode	Data source code specifies the origination of the source data item information.
sourceDataItemType	Indicates the type of the source data item.
summary	Description containing only the most important attributes of a product or program.
telephoneNumber	The numerical schema designed to achieve contact via telephone.
thisDocumentGenerationDateTime	The date-time stamp indicating when this business document was generated.
thisDocumentIdentifier	The information that identifies the business document being sent. This identifier is used to represent the specific business document associated with the defined business process.
toRole	The role receiving the document in a business document exchange.

Business Data Entities ( 25 )
Name	Definition
BusinessDescription	The collection of business properties that describe a business identity and location.
ContactInformation	The collection of business properties that provide communication and address information for contacting a person, organization or business.
ExceptionComparedValue	The collection of business properties that specifies the compared value quantity and the unit of measure in which the compared value is expressed.
ExceptionPeriod	The collection of business properties that describes a time period for Exception information.
ExceptionSourceValue	The collection of business properties that specifies the source value quantity and the unit of measure in which the source value is expressed.
ExceptionThreshold	The collection of business properties specifies whether the comparison value exceeds the exception value (>) or falls below the exception value (<).
ExceptionTolerance	Exception tolerances determine the allowed deviation between the actual and planned levels of performance. Exception tolerances can be set in percentage or unit quantity terms(in a specified unit of measure) or by using both as compound rules and the comparison is bucket-by-bucket, within a defined period of time’.
ForecastExceptionByClassificationType	The collection of business properties identifying the type of exception. This must be one and only one of the following: ForecastingComparisonException, ForecastingIncidentException, ForecastingInformationException or ForecastingThresholdException.
ForecastExceptionPartner	The collection of business properties that describes trading partner role(s) involved in forecasting exception.
ForecastExceptionProduct	The collection of business properties that describes a product of which an exception been identified
ForecastingComparisonException	The collection of business properties that describes the exception triggered when a trading partner compares one forecast value to another, and they deviate from one another by more than a tolerance (percentage or absolute) that the trading partner has established.
ForecastingException	The collection of business properties that describes a standard set of exception types in a forecast.
ForecastingIncidentException	The collection of business properties that describes the exception triggered when forecast adjustment within frozen zone or forecast adjustment within tradeoff zone occurs within a specified time period.
ForecastingInformationException	The collection of business properties that describes the exception triggered when information is missing or unexpected information is received.
ForecastingThresholdException	The collection of business properties that describes the exception triggered when one of the actual values exceeds a threshold within a specified time period.
PartnerBusinessIdentification	The collection of business properties that allow for the proprietary identification of a business entity.
PartnerDescription	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' identity, their contact information, where they are physically located and their function in a supply chain.
PartnerLocationIdentification	The collection of business properties that allow for the proprietary identification of a business location.
PartnerProductFamilyIdentification	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary part information by Product Family.
PartnerProductForecastException	The collection of business properties that describes forecasting exception and partner information for a product.
PartnerProductIdentification	The collection of business properties that describe proprietary part information.
PartnerRoleDescription	The collection of business properties that describe a business partners' role in a partner interface process.
PhysicalAddress	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.
PhysicalLocation	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.
ProductOrFamilyIdentification	The collection of business properties that describes proprietary and global identifier information regarding a product or product families in a Forecast.

Fundamental Business Data Entities ( 37 )
Name	Definition	Type	Min	Max	Representation
AffirmationIndicator	Used to indicate "Yes", "No" statements.	String	2	3	X(3)
CommunicationsNumber	The electro-technical communication number, e.g., telephone number, facsimile number, pager number.	String	1	30	X(30)
ComparisonExceptionDataItemTypeCode	Indicator of the specific component of a forecast being measured in a comparison exception.	String	1
ComparisonExceptionTypeCode	Indicator of which kinds of data are being compared in a comparison exception.	String	1
DateStamp	Specifies a specific date. Date stamp based on the ISO 8601 specification. The "Z" following the day identifier (DD) is used to indicate Coordinated Universal Time. Informal format: YYYYMMDDZ	Date	9	9	9(8)X
DateTimeStamp	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	DateTime	13	20	9(8)X9(6)V9(3)X
EmailAddress	Electronic mail address.	String	1
ExceptionComparisonCode	Indicator of whether an exception was due to a value exceeding a maximum threshold, or falling below a miniumum threshold.	String	1
ExceptionResolutionCode	Analysis of the source of the exception issue, and what action (if any) was taken to resolve it.	String	1
ExceptionSeverityCode	Indicator of the severity of an exception (high, medium or low).	String	1
ExceptionStatusCode	Indicator of the current status of an exception (new, acknowledged, escalated, resolved, etc.).	String	1
ForecastingDataTypeCode	An indicator of the type of information that was expected, but was not received for the specified item/location combination.	String	1
FreeFormText	Unformatted text.	String	1
GlobalBusinessIdentifier	A unique business identifier. The DUNS number is specified by RosettaNet.	Integer	9	9	9(9)
GlobalCountryCode	Code identifying the two character country code specified in ISO 3166-1993.	String	2	2	X(2)
GlobalDocumentFunctionCode	Code identifying the function of a document as either a request or a response.	String	1
GlobalIntervalCode	Code specifying a standard interval.	String	1
GlobalLocationIdentifier	Location uniquely identified by the DUNS +4 number.	String	10	13	9(9)X(4)
GlobalPartnerClassificationCode	Code identifying a partner's function in the supply chain.	String	1
GlobalPartnerReferenceTypeCode	Code describing a partner's function as a verb-preposition phrase.	String	1
GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode	Code identifying a party's role in the supply chain.	String	1
GlobalProductIdentifier	Global unique product identifier. RosettaNet has adopted the Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN).	String	14	14	9(14)
GlobalProductUnitOfMeasureCode	Code identifying a product unit of measure.	String	1
GlobalSupplyChainCode	Code identifying the supply chain for the partner's function.	String	1
IncidentExceptionTypeCode	Indicator of which type of incident occured in an incident exception.	String	1
InformationExceptionTypeCode	Indicator of which information has triggered in an information exception.	String	1
NationalPostalCode	Code identifying geographic location as specified by a national postal code.	String	3	15	X(15)
ProductQuantity	A quantity specifying the number of product units.	Real	1
ProprietaryBusinessIdentifier	A unique business identifier assigned and administered by a private authority.	String	1
ProprietaryDocumentIdentifier	Unique identifier, i.e. a numeric value or alphanumeric value, for a business document.	String	1
ProprietaryDomainIdentifier	A descriptor that is used to categorize an organization or business entity that is in the Proprietary Business Identifier.	String	1
ProprietaryIdentifierAuthority	A unique name that identifies an organization or business entity that is responsible for managing one or more lists of identifiers.	String	1
ProprietaryLocationIdentifier	A unique location identifier assigned and administered by a private authority.	String	1
ProprietaryProductIdentifier	An internal identifier used to identify a product.	String	1
RevisionNumber	An incremental number used to identify changes.	String	1
ThresholdExceptionTypeCode	Indicator of which type of data is being compared in a threshold exception.	String	1
UniformResourceLocator	A network address location for a network resource.	String	8

Quantitative Fundamental Business Data Entities ( 0 )
Name	Definition	Type	Min	Max	Representation