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 EAN128

Use

Due to the increased global networking of manufacturers, forwarding agents, merchants, and consumers, the communication between all those involved in the supply chain is becoming more and more important. A common numbering standard that is defined by the international standardization organizations (UCC, EAN International) forms the basis for efficient processing in this field.

These standards include the UCC/EAN128 and one of its sub-components, the Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC), which can be used to identify the handling units that were shipped. Within the supply chain, handling unit data can be transferred from one section to the next, for example, through EDI with EDIFACT or EANCOM standards using the UCC/EAN128 and the SSCC.

You can have the SSCCs assigned as unique numbers as the handling unit is created. These numbers then serve to identify and track the handling units.

The SSCC and other parts of the UCC/EAN128 can be combined to form a valid concatenated bar code or they can be extracted from such a bar code. The SSCC is created from its own number range object.

Integration

The EAN128 numbering system is integrated in the packing function and the SSCC bar code can be read whenever there is a delivery split.

Prerequisites

Before you begin working with the EAN128 functions, you must acquire the basic number ILN2 (ILN="international location number") from the UCC or EAN International.

Features

When you create a handling unit, you can have an SSCC assigned automatically. This assignment is controlled by the packaging material type. The number range used in this process is determined according to the following logic:

  1. Plant and storage location

  2. Warehouse number

  3. Plant

  4. Client

The SSCC can also be assigned externally by the user, in which case it is checked by the system against an external number range that is found using the same logic.

At the same levels, the basic number of the ILN 2 that is required for generating the SSCC is specified.

You can also use the Output section of Handling Units Customizing to print an EAN128 label . The structure of the bar code is controlled using a profile. Using this profile, the system determines how many bar code lines are to be printed and where an application identifier is to appear. The profile is assigned to an output type.

You can define different profiles for the different label types. These label types include: lower-level HU (S - single label), HU containing only one material (M - main label), and HU containing different materials (G - group label). You can control the form from the standard output types in Customizing because the form and the profile are closely related.