GDSN Provider
The Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) is an internet-based global network and global registry that
enables secure and continuous data synchronization between trading partners. This connection is made via a
network of interoperable GDSN-certified data pools.
Within the GDSN network, trade items are identified using target markets and a unique combination of the GS1
Identification Keys called Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN) and Global Location Numbers (GLN).
GDSN enables trading partners to synchronize data. Any changes to the data pool made by one company are
automatically available to all of its trading partners.
GS1 Global Registry
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GS1 describes the GS1 Global Registry as the GDSN information directory that details who has subscribed to
trade items or party data, guarantees the uniqueness of the registered items and parties, and ensures that all data
pools in the network are complying with a standards-based set of validation rules.
Prerequisites
This guide describes STEP GDSN Provider including how to setup data pools and use data pools to send data to
different data recipients.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the key concepts of this guide.
The guide assumes that:
l Users have a basic knowledge of STEP.
l Users have a AS2 server setup with an In hotfolder and Out hotfolder to be able to send and receive data.
l Users and trading partners have adopted the GS1 GTIN, GLN, Global Data Dictionary (GDD) and Global
Product Classification (GPC) standards.
l Users have a STEP GDSN Provider license or the STEP GDSN Provider license version 2.
If you need information on other STEP components, see the online help or the specific user guides.
How GDSN Works with Data Pools
GS1-certified data pools are electronic catalogs of standardized item data. They serve as a source and/or a
recipient of master data.
The GDSN works together with data pools in the following way:
1. The data provider selects a source data pool and the data recipient selects a recipient data pool as a single
point of entry to the GDSN.
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