Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Use Cases

TraceLink Roles

TraceLink API Guides group messages by application. Each API Guide contains all messages available within that application. Your company's business type (e.g. CMO, Wholesale Distributor, 3PL) and role in the TraceLink Network (Owner or Partner1) determine which of these messages to develop (i.e. not all messages within this guide may fulfill your business or compliance needs).

See below to confirm which messages you should develop based on your role in the supply chain and/or the TraceLink Network.

Configure and exchange (send or receive) each message separately as a best practice.

Work Orders Owners

Work Order Milestones must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Work Order Milestones message from a CMO, which conveys the creation of a Work Order and its association with a corresponding Purchase Order and line item. The message enables the CMO to update planned and actual milestone dates against the Work Order. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity of materials in the Work Order to be produced, and information on four key milestones:

  • Material Readiness
  • Production
  • Quality
  • Delivery
Work Order Milestones must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Work Order Milestones message from a CMO, which conveys the creation of a Work Order and its association with a corresponding Purchase Order and line item. The message enables the CMO to update planned and actual milestone dates against the Work Order. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity of materials in the Work Order to be produced, and information on four key milestones:

  • Material Readiness
  • Production
  • Quality
  • Delivery
This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Issue message from a CMO, which details the materials issued to and reserved for production. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of issue.

This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Issue message from a CMO, which details the materials issued to and reserved for production. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of issue.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Issue Reversal from a CMO, which reverses incorrect data previously sent by the CMO to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in a Materials Issue message.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Issue Reversal from a CMO, which reverses incorrect data previously sent by the CMO to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in a Materials Issue message.

This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Produced message from a CMO, which details the materials produced by the CMO during the production process. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of production.

This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Produced message from a CMO, which details the materials produced by the CMO during the production process. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of production.

This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Produced message from a CMO, which details the materials produced by the CMO during the production process. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of production.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Produced Reversal message from a CMO, which reverses incorrect data previously sent by the CMO to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in a Materials Produced message.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Produced Reversal message from a CMO, which reverses incorrect data previously sent by the CMO to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in a Materials Produced message.

This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Consumed message from a CMO, which details the materials consumed during the production process. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of consumption compared to the Work Order previously created by the CMO.

This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Consumed message from a CMO, which details the materials consumed during the production process. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of consumption compared to the Work Order previously created by the CMO.

This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Consumed message from a CMO, which details the materials consumed during the production process. The message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of consumption compared to the Work Order previously created by the CMO.

This message must be preceded by a Purchase Order sent from the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to a CMO, as well as the creation of a Work Order that corresponds to the Purchase Order.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Consumed message from a CMO, which details the materials consumed during the production process. The outbound message includes the product code, lot number, quantity, and date of consumption compared to the Work Order previously created by the CMO.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Consumed Reversal message from a CMO, which reverses incorrect data previously sent by the CMO to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in a Materials Consumed message.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers receive the Materials Consumed Reversal message from a CMO, which reverses incorrect data previously sent by the CMO to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in a Materials Consumed message.