Repackager 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.
Product Track Owners

Repackagers use the Create Initial Transaction message to create Transaction Histories (THs) for product purchased before the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) became law.

Repackagers use the Create Initial Transaction message to create Transaction Histories (THs) for product purchased before the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) became law.

Repackagers use the Decrement Transaction History Quantity message to decrease the quantity of product within their inventory due to loss or damage. This message updates the Transaction History (TH) associated with the product to the new quantity in TraceLink.

Repackagers receive the EDI Acknowledgment inbound message from Repackagers, Wholesale Distributors, and Dispensers, acknowledging the receipt of the Advanced Ship Notice (ASN) for purchased product.

Repackagers send the EDI Acknowledgment outbound message to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Repackagers, or Wholesale Distributors to acknowledge the receipt of the ASN when they purchase product.

- Repackagers use the HDMA ASN Transaction History message to send an ASN containing the TH to Repackagers, Wholesale Distributors, and Dispensers that purchase the product, using the HDMA 856 format.
- Repackagers receive the HDMA ASN Transaction History message with an ASN containing the TH from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Repackagers, and Wholesale Distributors that sold the product, using the HDMA 856 format.

Repackagers use the Increment Transaction History Quantity message to increase the quantity of product within their inventory due to clerical inaccuracies with the inventory count. This message updates the Transaction History (TH) associated with the product to the new quantity in TraceLink.

Repackagers use the Pick Ship message to communicate the Transaction Information (TI), Transaction History (TH), and Transaction Statement (TS) to:
- Repackagers, Wholesale Distributors, or Dispensers purchasing the product within the shipment.
- Another location receiving the product without a change of ownership (e.g. a warehouse-to-warehouse transfer).

Repackagers use the Pick Ship message to communicate the Transaction Information (TI), Transaction History (TH), and Transaction Statement (TS) to:
- Repackagers, Wholesale Distributors, or Dispensers purchasing the product within the shipment.
- Another location receiving the product without a change of ownership (e.g. a warehouse-to-warehouse transfer).

Repackagers receive the Return Receipt message from Repackagers, Wholesale Distributors, and Dispensers that previously purchased product and are now returning it. If the product can be resold, the Repackager needs the TH from the original sale and return, and if the product cannot be resold, the message records the return for the audit trail.

Repackagers use the GS1 US Healthcare Transaction History message to send an Advanced Ship Notice containing the Transaction History to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Wholesale Distributors, and Dispensers that purchase the product, using the GS1 US Healthcare format.

Repackagers use the Ship Notification message to provide Repackagers, Wholesale Distributors, and Dispensers with a "lightweight" ship notification that arrives ahead of the full ASN. The Repackager, Wholesale Distributor, or Dispenser purchasing the product use this message as a logistics document to facilitate receiving reconciliation.

Repackagers use the Shipment Receipt message to receive products against an inbound sales delivery within TraceLink. The system then:
- Verifies that the products received have a corresponding TH provided by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, Repackager, or Wholesale Distributor that sold the product.
- Verifies the compliance fields required based on the product's origin.
- Updates the status in the TH to "Received."
- Assigns a lot number if not already assigned.

Repackagers use the Shipment Receipt message to receive products against an inbound sales delivery within TraceLink. The system then:
- Verifies that the products received have a corresponding TH provided by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, Repackager, or Wholesale Distributor that sold the product.
- Verifies the compliance fields required based on the product's origin.
- Updates the status in the TH to "Received."
- Assigns a lot number if not already assigned.

Repackagers use the Transaction History Inventory Request message to request an inventory report for current TH quantities, filtered by NDC and location, from TraceLink. This report allows the verification of physical counts with the TH quantities.

Repackagers receive the Transaction History Inventory Response message from TraceLink, which contains the inventory report generated by the Transaction History Inventory Request message.

Repackagers use the Update Transaction message to update the state of an existing TH by:
- Adjusting the available inventory quantity associated with the TH.
- Changing the state of the TH from "Available" to "Quarantined" and vice versa. Quarantined THs are excluded from pick operations.
- Void a TH associated with a delivery purchased from a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer or Wholesale Distributor, or sold to a Repackager, Wholesale Distributor, or Dispenser.
Product Track Partners

Repackagers receive the EDI Acknowledgment inbound message from Repackagers, Wholesale Distributors, and Dispensers, acknowledging the receipt of the Advanced Ship Notice (ASN) for purchased product.

Repackagers send the EDI Acknowledgment outbound message to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Repackagers, or Wholesale Distributors to acknowledge the receipt of the ASN when they purchase product.

- Repackagers use the HDMA ASN Transaction History message to send an ASN containing the TH to Repackagers, Wholesale Distributors, and Dispensers that purchase the product, using the HDMA 856 format.
- Repackagers receive the HDMA ASN Transaction History message with an ASN containing the TH from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Repackagers, and Wholesale Distributors that sold the product, using the HDMA 856 format.

Repackagers use the GS1 US Healthcare Transaction History message to send an Advanced Ship Notice containing the Transaction History to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Wholesale Distributors, and Dispensers that purchase the product, using the GS1 US Healthcare format.