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Load Catalogue

All the complete packaging from different levels (primary, secondary, transit etc.), including multipacks, put together to send to the final destination. Each row corresponds to a single packaging item.

Table

Column
Status
 Format Notes
identifier required String A globally unique identifier. See identifiers section for information on how to construct this identifier
name recommended String The name of this load.
description recommended String A brief description of this load.
externalIdentifiers recommended Dictionary A dictionary of identifiers that might be used to identify the load catalogue in other systems. For example: manufacturer’s own internal identifier, bar codes or global trade item number (gtin). To provide external identifiers please follow this format. {'externalIdentifierName1': 'identifier1', 'externalIdentifierName2': 'identifier2'}
loadIdentifier required String The unique identifier of the created load. A globally unique identifier. See identifiers section for information on how to construct this identifier.
packagingItems required List The complete packaging and/or the multipack identifiers used to create the load. There must be an equivalent record in the Complete Packaging or Multipack data.
quantityInLoad required Numeric Number of units for the packaging items found in a load that this row corresponds to.
level required String The intended use of the component for the packaging. The entry here should be drawn from the level controlled list.
updateDate required String The date that the load catalogue was provided/last updated. Use the format dd/mm/yyyy.

Diagram

erDiagram
COMPONENTS }o..o{ LOAD_CATALOGUE : within
COMPONENTS }o..o{ COMPLETE_PACKAGING : within
COMPONENTS }o..o{ MULTIPACK : within
MULTIPACK }o..o{ LOAD_CATALOGUE : within
COMPLETE_PACKAGING }o..o{ LOAD_CATALOGUE : within
COMPLETE_PACKAGING }o..o{ MULTIPACK : within

  LOAD_CATALOGUE {
    identifier String
    name String
    description String
    externalIdentifiers Dictionary
    loadIdentifier String
    packagingItems List
    quantityInLoad Numeric
    level String
    updateDate String
  }
  LOAD_CATALOGUE }o..o{ CONTROLLED_LISTS : attributes
  LOAD_CATALOGUE }o--o{ LOAD : within
        CONTROLLED_LISTS {
    level required
    }

Template

Loads should be provided as a separate csv file. The specification of this csv file is as follows:

Load Catalogue Template

Example

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{
  "identifier": "91F2060F-17CD-DA56-7746-0018A90AEF5A",
  "name": "Full pallet of multipack guacamole dip",
  "description": "24 cases of 3 x multipack tubs of guacamole dip",
  "externalIdentifiers": {
    "GTIN":"00123456789012",
    },
  "loadIdentifiers": "CA88F5CE-2D09-AFE0-08D7-44804780F924",
  "packagingItems": "346C5546-282B-C040-CE74-DD0DD4688C0B",
  "quantityInLoad": "72",
  "level": {
    "identifier":"lc-level-0001",
    "category":"primary",
    "detailed":"The individual container that you store goods in to sell to consumers. This is called a "sales unit". For example, if you sell peas in steel tins with paper labels, the primary packaging is "steel tin" and "paper label"."
  },
  "updateDate": "01/08/2022",
}