Introduction

Releases

This appendix applies to these releases.

Lawson Applications	8.1.0.x and 9.0.0.x 9.0.1.3 with CTPs applied 9.0.1.4 and higher
Lawson EDI	9.0.0.4 patch 4 and higher 9.0.1.1 patch 4 and higher 9.0.0.5 and higher 9.0.1.2 higher

GS1 and Lawson and EDI

With the release of 9.0.1.3 Applications, Lawson introduced support for Global Location Numbers (GLNs) and Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) in Supply Chain applications.

With 9.0.1.4 Lawson Applications, Lawson extends support for GLNs and GTINs in interface programs. Along with this, enhancements have been made to Lawson EDI for Supply Chain Management (Lawson EDI) to support the use of GS1 identifiers.

The GS1 identifiers are currently supported in these ASC X12 transaction sets: 850 Purchase Order, 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment, 856 Advanced Ship Notice, 810 Invoice, and 832 Price Sales Catalog.

The primary use of GLNs is for ship to locations. In addition to ship to locations, Lawson EDI supports GLNs for company (bill to), vendor, and vendor location (purchase from), and remit to location. The usage of these additional GLNs is expected to be defined over time.

For more information on GTIN and GLN setup refer to the "GTIN GLN Setup Guide" available on the Lawson Knowledgebase.

What is a GLN?

A Global Location Number (GLN) is a globally unique 13 digit number that identifies an entity or location. This could be a physical location such as a warehouse or a legal entity such as a company or customer or a function that takes place within a legal entity. It can also be used to identify something as specific as a particular storage location, such as a bin.

A GS1 GLN Executive Summary can be found at http://www.gs1.org/sites/default/files/docs/idkeys/GS1_GLN_Executive_Summary.pdf

More information about GLNs can be found at the GS1 website, www.gs1.org

Why use GLNs?

In addition to the benefits for tracking and reporting locations, GLNs simplify the setup and maintenance of the EDI system.

Without GLNs, locations are typically identified by vendor assigned account numbers. Those account numbers are cross referenced with your Lawson proprietary values, for example, company, ship to, vendor, etc. Each vendor has a different account number for each location. If you have one company with five locations and 10 vendors, that could be up to 50 account numbers and 50 cross reference entities to maintain; add in multiple companies and vendor purchase froms and the list and maintenance of account numbers grows even more. GLNs are assigned by the "owner" of a location. You enumerate your locations with the GS1 organization and use the GLNs in the transactions. Instead of 50 account numbers, you have five GLNs.

What is a GTIN?

A Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is a globally unique number that identifies a service or product that may be priced, or ordered, or invoiced at any point in any supply chain. This includes individual items and different packaging quantities, for example, each, box, and case would each have their own GTIN.

GTINs may be 8, 12, 13 or 14-digits in length.

A GS1 GTIN Executive Summary can be found at http://www.gs1.org/sites/default/files/docs/idkeys/GS1_GTIN_Executive_Summary.pdf

More information about GTINs can be found at the GS1 website. www.gs1.org