This section show how MDS data can be used in TT Data Uploader.

MDS data in Traceables.

This example shows MDS data that can be used when creating Traceables in TT Data Uploader.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="yes"?>
<epcismd:EPCISMasterDataDocument
 xmlns:epcismd="urn:epcglobal:epcis-masterdata:xsd:1" 
 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 schemaVersion="1"
 creationDate="2010-05-04T09:38:49+01:00">
 <EPCISBody>
  <VocabularyList>
   <Vocabulary type="urn:mycompany:product:quality">
    <VocabularyElementList>
    <VocabularyElement id="1" />
    <VocabularyElement id="2" />
    <VocabularyElement id="3" />
    <VocabularyElement id="4" />
    <VocabularyElementList>
    <Vocabulary>
   </VocabularyList>
 </EPCISBody>
</epcismd:EPCISMasterDataDocument>

Example using given XML sample

  1. Create a new template (see TradeUnitTemplates for more information).
  2. Enter urn:mycompany:product:quality as ‘default value’ for one Property.
  3. Enable ‘Use MDS’ for one property.

MDS Contacts

TT Data Uploader will automatically import all contacts (all urn:epcglobal:epcis:vtype:Partner) when configured to use a MDS. The following XML example shows the required structure to use if you want contact information imported from MDS.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<epcismd:EPCISMasterDataDocument
 xmlns:epcismd="urn:epcglobal:epcis-masterdata:xsd:1" 
 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 schemaVersion="1" creationDate="2009-01-27T14:57:47.0Z">
 <EPCISBody>
  <VocabularyList>
   <Vocabulary type="urn:epcglobal:epcis:vtype:BusinessLocation">
    <VocabularyElementList>
     <VocabularyElement id="urn:epc:id:sgln:714141.073460.0">
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:epcis:mda:address"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:epcis:mda:city"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:epcis:mda:zip"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:epcis:mda:country"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:epcis:mda:enabled">true</attribute>
     </VocabularyElement>
    </VocabularyElementList>
   </Vocabulary>
   <Vocabulary type="urn:epcglobal:epcis:vtype:Partner">
    <VocabularyElementList>
     <VocabularyElement id="partnerid">
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:partner:contactperson:email"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:partner:contactperson:mobile"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:partner:name">Company</attribute>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:partner:contactperson:telephone"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:partner:contactperson:telefax"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:partner:businessAddress">
         urn:epc:id:sgln:714141.073460.0</attribute>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:partner:contactperson:name"/>
      <attribute id="urn:epcglobal:partner:enabled">true</attribute>
     </VocabularyElement>
    </VocabularyElementList>
   </Vocabulary>
  </VocabularyList>
 </EPCISBody>
</epcismd:EPCISMasterDataDocument>