PIM & UDI Acronyms

AS-2

Applicability statement (transfer protocol).

AS-4

Applicability statement transfer for secure and payload exchange B2B docs.

ACT

Actor Module

AR

Authorized Representative

ARGMD

Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Medical Devices

Big Data

A collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process with standard database tools and techniques specifically linked to Master Data Management (MDM).

BPI

Business Process Improvement, a systematic approach to analyze and change underlying business processes to achieve more efficient results

B2B

Business-to-Business, interaction or relationship between two companies as opposed to involving consumers. In an information exchange context this typically involves integration between business applications from both companies.

BUDI

Basic Unique Device Identification

C-MDM

Customer Master Data Management

CA

Competent Authority

Catalog

A catalog is a listing of products and or services that can be shared to obtain a global list of a company’s products.

Category

A classification assigned to an item which groups related items together.

Category Hierarchy

Categories which are placed into hierarchical structured groupings to facilitate the management of like items at various levels or groups.

Category Schema

Structured grouping of category levels used to organize and assign products

CCA

Coordinating Competent Authority

Change Management

An approach to shifting/transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current stated to a desired future state.

CPFR

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment. Collaborating with customers to determine stock levels which can be ordered so that demand can be met effectively and efficiently.

DA

Designating Authority

Data Consolidation

Capturing data from multiple source systems and integrating them into a single persistent data store.

Data Federation

Provides a single virtual view of one or more source data files.

Data Propagation

The replication of identical data through multiple systems.

Data Source

Party who is officially recognized as the owner of the data in question. For a given item or party, the data source is responsible for maintaining the information that is under its responsibility in the Global Commerce Initiative.

Data Recipient

A party which is authorized to view and make use of Master Data provided by a Data Source. Data Recipients are also known as “subscriber”

Data Validation

The process of checking for accuracy and integrity using accepted industry standards.

DD

Data Dictionary

DTX

Digital Transmission – Data exchange module

DI

Device Identifier

EC

European Commission

ECR

Electronic Case Reporting

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange is the transfer of structured data, by standard messaging
standards, from one computer application to another.

Electronic Trading

Electronic trading is the process whereby all supply chain transactions – order, shipments, goods processing, sales, and payments—are all done electronically (paperless). Electronic procurement usually conducted via the internet, including auctions, catalog, request for quote, and more.

EPC

Electronic Product Code – a part of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) standards framework

EPC Global Inc.

Manages the EPC system under the umbrella of GS1 International.

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning software

EULA

End User License Agreement

EWM

Electronic Workflow Management uses software tools to create a controlled and visible set of sequenced and concatenated steps within a defined process.

Exchange

Secure internet platform used to deliver EDI messages, also known as Value Added Network (VAN).

Firewall

A set of related programs, located at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks

FSCA

Field Safety Corrective Action

FSN

Field Safety Notice

FTP

File Transfer Protocol used to easily exchange files over the internet using desktop software.

GAMP 5

Good Automated Manufacturers Process 5

GCI

Global Commerce Initiative

GDTI
The Global Document Type Identifier is the identification key for a document type combined with an optional serial number and used to access database information that is required for document control purposes. The GDTI is assigned for the lifetime of the document type and may be bar coded using Application Identifier (253).
GIAI

The Global Individual Asset Identifier is the GS1 Identification Key used in a diverse range of business applications ranging from tracking to recording the life cycle of the history of aircraft parts. It is assigned by the owner of the of the asst and may be bar coded using Application Identifier (8004)

GLN

Global Location Number, a globally unique number assigned by companies based on their GS1 prefix for use in EDI, and for numbering legal, functional, and physical entities.

GMROII

Gross Margin Return on Inventory Investment is a ratio in microeconomics that describes a seller’s income on every dollar spent (sales units divided by average inventory units equals gross margin divided by average inventory costs).

GRAI

Global Return Asset Identifier is the GS1 Identification Key for types of reusable package or transport equipment that are considered an asset. It is used to enable tracking as well as recording of all relevant data associated with the individual asset
or asset type. The GRAI is assigned for the lifetime of the asset and may be barcoded using Application Identifier (8003).

GS1 Identification Keys

The GS1 Identification Keys include a variety of methods of identification. The GS1 ID keys are GTIN, GLN, SSCC, GIAI, GRAI, GSRN, and GDTI.

GS1 Prefix

A prefix assigned by GS1 Member Organizations and used to create certain GS1 ID keys such as GTINs and GLNs.

GST

Goods and Services Tax

GTIN

Global Trade Item Number

HL7

Health Level 7 (International standard for transfer of clinical and admin data via software

HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is a widely used communications protocol for secure communication over the internet.

IFS 10

Industrial and Financial System 10 (usually a part of an ERP?)

iICe

Originally an acronym for Innovit’s Intelligent Catalog Engine, now it is the name used to describe Innovit’s family of data management tools including applications for product data, customer data and master data

IVDD

In-Vitro Diagnostic Device

IVDR

In-Vitro Diagnostic Regulations

MD

Master Data is data about business entities such as customers or products about which there is an agreed-upon view across the organization.

MDCG

Medical Device Consultation Group

MDM

Master Data Management, the management of all business reference information within an organization.

MDR

Medical Device Regulation

MDS

Master Data Synchronization – the timely and auditable distribution of certified standardized Master Data from a data source to a final data recipient of this information. The synchronization process is also known as Master Data Alignment process.

Metadata

Metadata is a term used in data warehousing and data integration initiatives to refer to the data schema- that is, the structure and definitions of the types of data in a database.

MIR

Manufacturer Incident Report

MSDS

Retailers require Material Safety Data Sheets to provide to customers and contain information regarding handling, using, and storing hazardous goods including toxicity.

NMD
Neutral Master Data is shared between multiple parties and is relationship independent (e.g., GTIN, Item Description, measurements, catalog prices, standard items, GLN, addresses) (GDAS Definition) Most of the existing data pools facilitate the exchange of neutral master data.
NMPA

National Medical Products Administration is the Chinese agency for regulating drugs and medical devices.

Notification

The data sourced, through its home data pool /solution provider, send an electronic notice to the subscriber when a valid event occurs. This is based on the subscription profile. (Neutral or price attribute changes).

PIM

Product Information Management is the management of all information related to a product. Also referred to as product data management and product catalog management.

PLM

Product Lifecycle Management

PRICAT

EDI EANcom product price catalog message used to communicate to EANnet

PSR

Periodic Summary Report

PSUR

Periodic Safety Update Report

RIM

Regulatory Information Management

SCM

Supply Chain Management is the integrated management of the flow of physical
goods and associated information, from raw materials sourcing to delivery of finished
products to consumers. Part of ECR philosophy.

Search / Browse

This provides data visibility according to the user’s permission and certain criteria such as Categories, GTIN, GLN, and target market, as well as other criteria. Data Pools provide this visibility in the framework of the GCI inter-operable network.

SIN

Single Identification Number

SIR

Serious Incident Report

SRN

Single Registration Number

SOAP XML

Single Object Access Protocol for extensible markup language

SPP

System/Procedure Pack Producer

Subscription
A data recipient request for a product or group of products that is receive as a “notification”. A subscription is subject to the recipient’s access to information which is controlled by the data source through the publication process.
TGA

Therapeutic Goods Administration (an Australian Regulatory Authority)

TR

Trend Report

UCC

Uniform Code Council currently known as GS1 US, based in the U.S. is a membership organization of GS1 Global.

UDI

Unique Device Identification

UDI-DI

Unique Device Identification-Device Identifier

UNSPSC Code

Universal Standard Products and Services Classification code is an open global standard for classifying products and services.

Value Chain

A series of value-added process activities that incorporate demand creation & management. An extension of supply chain management philosophy.

VMDM

Vendor Master Data Management

Workflow Management

A sequence of concatenated steps with a defined process

XML

Extensible Markup Language

XSD

Schema Definition for XML