Commission Overview

The Commission message enables the use of a serial number and associates that serial number to a product, capturing that product’s attributes. More specifically, the act of commissioning associates a serial number to a product’s 2D barcode, which then contains the serial number and relevant product information (e.g. country drug code, lot number, expiration date). Message requirements for the request vary based on the serial number format (e.g. SGTIN, SSCC, NTIN, China EDMC).

Companies can use the Commission message to commission serial numbers for products at different packaging levels, such as cases or inner packs. If the container being commissioned contains child serial numbers, those serial numbers are associated with the parent serial number of the container.

Main Topics

• Commission Request Guidelines
• Commission Response Guidelines
• Commission Errors
• Commission Message Examples