We have had 2-3 trading partners complain to us recently about "incorrect UPC numbers" on documents back to them. Inspection reveals they have changed the UPC value they send to us (which we don't generally use) by left-padding it with 00 to a width of 14 characters. We don't send this value back to them, we continue to send our usual 12 digit UPC, and that causes the discrepancy. The change to using the 14 digit GTIN is understandable, the quick fix from UPC to GTIN is acceptable, but they continue to qualify it in the PO1 segment with the UP qualifier even though what they are sending is no longer a UPC number. Also, this is recorded on their "vendor scorecard" as a UPC issue on our end!
The purpose of moving to GTINs is to remove confusion about product identification, not increase it! I guess some still don't quite get this UCCNet thing. Howard Parks 1 Peter 4:10 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/OIFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
