With this release the GS1 Standard V3.0 is rolled out for Healthcare Germany.
At the same time we are pleased to introduce the Healthcare Profile for the Swiss target market.
The installation will take place on the following dates (TEST / PROD)
HEALTHCARE Germany and Switzerland 8 January 2020 / 13 January 2020
Important information - for data recipients
- The release contains changes for the German Healthcare Profile.
- The release includes the new healthcare profile for the Swiss target market. The content of this profile currently corresponds to the German Healthcare Profile.
- A reload of already received data is NOT necessary after the release.
- Interface adjustments are necessary if you want to receive new attributes. Please check whether you need to implement adjustments in mapping and the transfer of codes to your internal systems in order to ensure that all codes are complete and correct in the future.
- The other D-A-CH target market profiles are not affected by this service release.
Important information – for data suppliers
- The release contains changes for the German Healthcare Profile.
- The release includes the new healthcare profile for the Swiss target market. The content of this profile currently corresponds to the German Healthcare Profile.
- All set data in the master data pool remain valid - a migration of already set data is NOT necessary. However, for the German Healthcare Profile, status changes from optional to mandatory have been made for two attributes, so that attributes that have not yet been filled must be maintained to make the article(s) valid.
- Interface adjustments are necessary if you want to transfer new attributes. If you want to deliver new codes, we recommend that you, as a machine-to-machine (M2M) supplier, check which changes are necessary in your internal systems and mapping in order to be able to deliver all codes completely and correctly in the future.
- For Publishing / Web UI users the changes are available from the above mentioned release date. We recommend that you complete your data promptly if necessary.
- The other D-A-CH target market profiles are not affected by this service release.
Release contents in detail
Introduction of the GS1 Standard V3.0 for the German Healthcare Profile (HC DE):
- Status change from optional to mandatory for the attributes
- Additional article description / language M258
- Part description / Language M259
- Addition of the following attributes (status in brackets)
- Sales tax M330 (status O)
Attention: The sales tax will become a mandatory entry with the next release.
We recommend that you enter the sales tax as soon as possible. - Type of packaging M286 (status O)
- Manufacturer: GLN M368 (Status O)
- Manufacturer: Name M369 (Status O)
- Predecessor GTIN M014 (status O)
- Class of medical device M486 (status O)
- Shelf unit dimensions M268 (status O)
- Shelf unit dimensions: height / unit of measurement M267/M267u (status CM)
- Shelf unit dimensions: width / unit of measurement M269/M269u (status CM)
- Shelf unit dimensions: depth / unit of measurement M270/M270u (status CM)
- Dangerous goods M187 (status O)
- Hazard number / hazard figure M188 (status CO)
- Sales tax M330 (status O)
Introduction of the Healthcare Profile for the Swiss target market (HC CH):
With the Swiss Healthcare Profile you can now also reach data recipients in the Swiss target market. The profile is based on the German Healthcare Target Market Profile and will be successively expanded as required in close cooperation with the Swiss community. The HC CH profile with its attributes and their status is listed in the Profiles Overview.
Documentation
The updated documentation (Profiles Overview V19.12-4 and the commented XML interface description for the D-A-CH Community) is available in our Download Center. In the change history you will find a list of the individual changes.
For detailed explanations and information on Healthcare Profile, please refer to the documentation of the GS1 Germany: Target Market Profile Healthcare (GDSN)