The dominant EDI standard in North America. 00 Serial Shipping Container Code 10 Batch or Lot number 310 Nett weight 17 Use-By-Date

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1 A ASR Merchandise Advanced Ship Note (ASN) ANSI ANSI X.12 Automated Stock Replenishment computer generated orders. An electronic document sent from a Supplier to Myer that lists shipment details, in response to the scan packing of a Myer order. The ASN carries the Purchase Order No., ship date, number of cartons/bags, carton contents (by GTIN/location), etc. It does not carry the item cost prices but instead marries to the item costs on the order at point of delivery - when the logistics labelled is scanned in as received, thus automating supplier payment for goods received to agreed trading terms. American National Standards Institute is a non-government organisation responsible for the development of voluntary standards. The dominant EDI standard in North America. APN (Redundant term) Application Identifiers Historical term for retail trade item number. Now referred to as GTIN. As well as APN it was also previously known as an EAN. Any variable information required over and above the product identification eg, Use-By Dates, Batch No s etc. All Attribute information is represented with the EAN-128 bar code symbology. Examples: 00 Serial Shipping Container Code 10 Batch or Lot number 310 Nett weight 17 Use-By-Date AS / NZS Australian/New Zealand Standard B Bar Code Big Ticket A representation of a group of numbers and/or letters (alpha or numerical digits) in a form suitable for reading by scanners. Refers to the bars and spaces, and the human readable characters underneath. A Retail item must be bar-coded with either an EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A or UPC-E barcode. A trade unit can be bar-coded with either an EAN-128, EAN-13 or UPC-A. Refers to individual Customer orders raised in Myer s Warehouse Management System (WMS) for physically large, home delivery product. Glossary Page 1 of 8

2 Brand Owner The party that is responsible for allocating EAN UCC numbering and bar coding on a given trade item. The administrator of an EAN UCC company prefix. Bureau A Bureau is a company that provides file transport and file formatting services between trading partners. Typically, a bureau will be used where:- It is more suited for external consultants to come in, sort out the required integration or extracts, formatting and data transport, and have ongoing (short or long term) responsibility for those components. It is not strategic to modify your current systems, and your internal teams are all focussed on other projects. You currently have no staff available to train up on what is required to create and send an electronic invoice. BS British Standard C Collateral Company Number Concatenation COS Cross Docking (X-Docking) Promotional material or Gift With Purchase (GWP) merchandise which individually does not carry retail pricing. A component of the EAN UCC company prefix. EAN and UCC assign company prefixes to entities that administer the allocation of EAN UCC identification numbers. These entities may be commercial companies, not for profit organisations, governmental agencies, business units within organisations, etc. Refers to the linking of several bar codes into a single bar code. Customer Order Special. This is an order type within the Myer WMS (Big Ticket) system. It is merchandise that is manufactured to a customer s specification and id delivered via the Regional Distribution Centre/s. A procedure whereby supplier prepared pallets/containers of products (homogenous or mixed) have been identified for specific end destinations. Each is assigned a unique identification tag i.e. Logistics label (including SSCC), which is attached by the supplier before the delivery. Some level of conveyor and automation sortation technologies are involved. D Delivery Window The period between the "not before" date and the "not after" date shown on the purchase order. Glossary Page 2 of 8

3 Document A document is a form, such as an invoice or purchase order, which trading partners have agreed to exchange and which the EDI software handles within its compliance checking logic. E EAN European Article Number. (European equivalent of UPC Barcode). Also known as GTIN and APN. EANCOM EANNET EANway EAN UCC Company Prefix EAN UCC Prefix EAN UCC System EAN/UPC Symbology E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce) EDI EDI*Express EDI*PC EDiFACT A subset of EDIFACT specifically developed to support supply chain management. EANnet has been developed as an online industry catalogue to ensure the integrity of data by providing a single, standardized record of product details and other information needed for electronic commerce transactions. Formerly the Standard for how Myer wished to operate in each stage of the Supply Chain. Term is still commonly used The unique numbers allocated by GS1 Australia to every company responsible for numbering its items. The EAN UCC company prefix, item reference and check digit constitute the global trade item number. A number with two or more digits, co-administered by GS1 International and UCC denoting the format and meaning of particular data encoded in an EAN/UPC bar code. The specifications, standards and guidelines co-administered by GS1 International and the UCC. A family of bar code symbols including EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A and UPC-E versions. Although UPC-E symbols do not have a separate symbology identifier, they act like a separate symbology through the scanning application software. The conduct of business communications and management through electronic methods, such as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and automated data collection systems. Electronic Data Interchange. The intra and inter-company electronic exchange of business information in a computer readable, structured format. The information represents standard business documents such as invoices, purchase orders and logistical information. The GXS proprietary EDI network A GXS PC based workstation that allows users to start EDI activities with a simple, low cost approach EDI for Administration, Commerce and Transportation. An EDI standard. Born in 1995 as a merge between UNTDI & ANSI X.12. The only international message set. Glossary Page 3 of 8

4 EFTPOS Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale. Electronic Envelope Electronic information which groups a set of transmitted documents being sent from one sender to one receiver. Electronic Mailbox A term used to refer to the place where an EDI transmission is stored for pickup or delivery within a third party service provider's system. Trading partners can also maintain mailboxes within their own domain. F Flow Through Freight Forwarding Centres Functional Acknowledgment A procedure whereby stock is received from the supplier then picked and processed immediately into store dispatch lanes, bypassing PUTAWAY to warehouse storage and usually involving conveyor and automation sortation technologies. Can be used when there could be one or many 3 rd party consolidators between the supplier and the final customer and where the configuration of the supplier s shipment is re-configured. An automatic response by the EDI server that a message, or batch of messages, has been received intact at the intended mailbox. G Gateway GS1 Australia formally EAN International A point of interconnection between one electronic network and another The body that administers the internationally recognised numbering system known as the EAN system. It is represented in Australia by GS1 Australia, a member of GS1 International. GSM Grams Per Square Metre GTIN (formerly TUN) The Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is a unique identification number for a trade item. Within the Australian retail industry, trade item numbers have historically been referred to as APNs and TUNs. Whilst this terminology may still occasionally be encountered, the correct term for both is global trade item number (GTIN). H HTML Hypertext Markup Language. The language used to create and define a WWW web page. This language is used to define the locations and characteristics of each element of the page. Glossary Page 4 of 8

5 HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The protocol used for transferring html and related files, usually from WWW sites. I Interchange Interconnect ISO An interchange in an EDI sense is comparable to a paper envelope containing a number of different documents all destined to the one addressee. The existence of communication links between two networks for the purpose of document transfers from a sender on one network to a recipient on the other network. International Standards Organisation. They supervise areas such as OSI, EDIFACT and X.400 J Just In Time Keycode The Just in Time philosophy is based on the idea of ordering supplies of parts in small batches, for delivery more or less directly to the production as and when they are needed. A product code identifier assigned to 1, or a number of GTINs, once product is registered by the Buying Office. This is the level of inventory at Myer. M Mail Box A repository for messages in an electronic mail system or EDI server. Only authorised messages are allowed into mailboxes MEB MIGs Myer Exclusive Brands Message Implementation Guides N Network Central HUB for EDI communications which provides computer power, communications facilities and interfaces with trading partners. Network Provider A provider of a network EDI connectivity (see Network definition) for a supplier O OSI Open System Interconnect Glossary Page 5 of 8

6 P Pick & Pack Point-of-Sale Product Activity Data (PAD) Product Registration Traditional Warehouse set-up where operators will pick the items and re-pack them for the store. The technology which involves scanning of a consumer item, where at point-of-sale the scanner reads a structured bar code configuration and registers its sale. An electronic document used to transmit Sales, Stock on Hand and Stock On Order, by SKU, by location, by Supplier. The task of recording a Supplier s product attributes and Myer s Retail attributes into the Myer system. PROTOCOL Rules for communicating, particularly for the format and transmission of data. Q Quick Response A business practice, ensuring the ability of a supplier to deliver both the product and the information about the product to a desired location within a time frame as designated by the buyer. This practice is usually supported by technology and management practices for mutual benefit of all participants. A manufacturing equivalent to Quick Response is 'Just In Time' or JIT manufacturing. R Retail Item Retek Reverse Purchase Order (RPO) Any item which is intended to be sold to the final consumer through retail point of sale. Also known as an SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) A standard retail industry software package (provided by a company called Oracle Retail / Retek) which enabled Myer to transform it s merchandising processes through the implementation of an integrated merchandising system. It has been successfully used by a number of other major retailers around the world. A Myer order type where a Supplier takes responsibility for raising orders to supply Myer, based on predetermined agreements and business parameters set in conjunction with the relevant Myer Buyer. S Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) Used to uniquely identify goods on the way from sender to final recipient. Each shipping container or transport unit, at the time of its creation is uniquely identified with a SSCC. A barcode label encoding the SSCC is applied to the transport unit using the EAN-128 symbol. The SSCC must be a 20-digit numeric number. Glossary Page 6 of 8

7 Shipping Container Mark (SCM) The SCM is a logistics label containing textual information and a scannable bar code which uniquely identifies each carton/ hangwear bag and cross references the contents back to the ASN. The SCM incorporates the bar-coded Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) which uniquely identifies cartons/bags and when scanned will cross-reference the ASN for verification. When the goods physically arrive, the retailer scans the barcode on the logistics label and reconciles the details against the ASN. Each SSCC must be unique within the ASN and when scanned must cross reference back to the ASN SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The protocol used to transfer E- mail between computers on the internet. It is a server to server protocol, so other protocols are needed to transfer the to a client machine. Supplier Direct Delivery (SDD) This is an order type within the Myer WMS (Big Ticket) system. It enables merchandise to be delivered to a specific customer within a defined lead time on a desired delivery date. T TCP/IP Third Party Scan Pack Provider Trade Item Trading Partners TUN Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The networking protocols used on the internet. A distribution company, appointed by a supplier, to enable the supplier to meet the Myer E-Commerce requirements. They will commonly charge based on a price per unit processed, by: Receiving EDI orders on the supplier s behalf Print price tickets and attach them to merchandise Prepare floor ready requirements Scan pack by store and apply Logistics labels Transmit ASNs on your behalf to Myer, and if required a copy to your system Arrange for despatch of shipments to Myer A trade item is any item (product or service) upon which there is a need to retrieve pre-defined information and that may be priced, ordered or invoiced for trade between participants at any point in any supply chain. The sending and receiving parties involved in the exchange of EDI transmissions with Myer. Trade Unit Number. Now known as a GTIN. U Glossary Page 7 of 8

8 Universal Product Code (UPC) Universal Product Code. Now known as a GTIN (also known as an EAN and/or APN) V VAN VICS VPN A value-added network (VAN) is a private network provider (sometimes called a turnkey communications line) that is used by a company to facilitate electronic data interchange (EDI) or provide other network services. In response, value-added network providers focus on offering EDI translation, encryption, secure , management reporting, and other extra services for their customers. Voluntary Inter-industry Communications Standard for Electronic Data Interchange. This is a sub-set of the ANSI X.12 standard for Retailers. A virtual private network (VPN) is a data network that uses a secure technique known as "tunnelling", to provide a virtual connection between CML and a supplier through the use of telecommunication and Internet technologies. W Warehouse Management System (WMS) A Myer system used in stores to manage customer orders and store requisitions placed with the Regional Distribution Centres, or placed with suppliers where the RDC/s will be managing the order process. WMS is also used for reviewing merchandise detail and availability of merchandise that is managed by the RDCs. X X.25 An ITU-T standard protocol suite for the DTE-DCE interface in a packet-switched network, approved by ISO. X.25 defines standard physical layer, data link layer and network layers (layers 1 through 3). It was developed to describe how data passes into and out of public data communications networks. X.25 networks are in use throughout the world. X.400 CCITT and ISO standard for communications protocol. X.400 is a message handling facility. X.500 The equivalent of the ordinary phone book but in electronic database form. X12 X-Dock U.S. ANSI standard for inter-industry electronic interchange of business transactions. See Cross Docking Glossary Page 8 of 8