EANCOM PART I : EANCOM & EDIFACT
EANCOM user profiles are complementary documents to the EANCOM manual which describe in detail aspects of implementing EANCOM in specific industry sector. They must always be used in conjunction with the full EANCOM set of documentation.
The development user profiles of EANCOM messages by external groups (e.g. other industry groups) is subject to a policy which must be agreed by the developing external group with EAN International before any reference to the name EANCOM can be made or any certification concerning compliance with EANCOM can be carried out by EAN International. The policy governing such developments is as follows;
The following are the minimum
criteria to which external user groups must
agree to before the secretariat may become involved in
any certification process. At a national level additional
criteria may be defined in order to conform to existing
numbering organisation policy. If an external international EDI user group wants to declare that its guidelines (user profiles) are fully compatible with EANCOM then they must agree;
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To date user profiles of EANCOM exist in four areas:
Users wishing to implement EANCOM in these sectors should consult their local numbering organisation with a view to getting more information on the sector and obtaining the relevant user profile.
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