Business-to-Business Learning Tools    

Hundreds of user companies have contributed to guidelines and best business practices.  Take advantage of all that BRAIN POWER!

Just a Few Examples:

EAN.UCC Standards e-Room

This site provides information about the standards work done by GS1*. 

ANY ONE CAN SIGN ON! 

If you are not a member or participant, use "guest" as the username and password.

The Physical Technical Requirements Group manages bar codes, EAN.UCC
Keys like GTIN, EPC, and GLN*.  

The X12 Regional EDI Requirements Group works on North American
EDI for grocery, industrial / commercial, and retail. 

To listen in on the PTRG or XRG telephone conferences, check out our Calendar.

Build My GTIN

Create U.P.C.'s and calculate check digits.

EPC Global

Learn more about EPC's.

EAN.UCC GTIN Allocation

Great site!  Explains when you do and don't change a GTIN (U.P.C.)

Glossary

Electronic Data Interchange - regular business documents in standard file formats

eXtensible Markup Language - programming language for exchanging business data

Electronic Product Codes - data contents and structure for RFID tags

GS1 - The new name for the combined Uniform Code Council and EAN International

Radio Frequency Identification - RF devices read ID information written on a chip in an RFID tag

Global Trade Item Number - globally unique part number built with your EAN.UCC prefix

Global Location Number - globally unique ID for locations and business entities

EAN.UCC - EAN-International and the Uniform Code Council manage international standards and specifications for bar codes, Global Data Synchronization, RFID, GTIN's, GLN's, etc.

EAN.UCC Global Registry - Global Registry that houses GTIN's and GLN's