For items with varying measures, such as meat, fish, cheese, fruit, and vegetables, where the quantity of products in a package can vary and the price varies with the quantity, trade item information is specified as follows:
Variable measure item indicator
In trade item information the attribute T0186 Is trade item a variable unit should be yes/true to specify that the trade item has variable measures. The indicator is a yes/no indicator which is mandatory at all trade item levels since some trade items, for example cheese, can have a variable weight at base unit level but fixed weight at case level.
GTIN, Global Trade Item Number
A consumer unit with variable measures is numbered with a Restricted Circulation Number (RCN). Since a GTIN is always 14 digits in trade item information, the 13-digit code should be padded with a leading zero. When an RCN is used in trade item information, the four digits showing the price in crowns or the weight in kilograms are replaced by four zeros, and the check digit recalculated.
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Note that it is only the consumer unit, at the base unit level of the item hierarchy, which is numbered with a Restricted Circulation Number. Trade items at the case level and pallet level must not be numbered with an RCN but with a GTIN.
Item width, height, depth, gross weight and package contents
Measure and weigh several units to determine an average value for the item’s dimensions and use these in trade item information.