How-to guides

How to identify

Learn step by step how to create numbers to identify products, packages, coupons and more.

More guidelines for identifying	Usage
Create coupon number	physical and digital coupons
Sell products online	guidelines for E-commerce and Marketplaces

Step by step on how to capture data by using data carriers like barcodes, 2D codes and RFID/EPC tags.

More guidelines for capturing	Usage
Label products with variable weight	examples: meat, fish, cheese, fruit and vegetables
Position the barcode	guidelines for barcode placement for easy scanning
Barcode suppliers	examples of printing companies and industrial labeling equipment for barcodes
Barcode quality	guidelines for readability and safe scanning
Size guide	sizes for barcodes EAN-8, EAN-13, ITF-14 and GS1-128.
Transport labels	How transport labels work and how they are composed
RFID technology	guidelines when choosing EPC solution
RFID providers	examples of suppliers of RFID and EPC products and services

Learn how to get your information right before sharing it with your trading partners.

More guidelines for sharing	Usage
Connect to a GDSN-datapool	Real time data sharing
Electronic commerce for small and medium-sized companies	This guide describes what your company needs to do to trade electronically using ESAP business processes.
Electronic commerce for large companies	This guide describes what your company needs to do to trade electronically using ESAP business processes.

Create unique numbers when you need to identify products, packages…

Create barcodes, 2D codes and RFID tags – multi purpose…

Standard

Global standards that help you gain full control of all…