Decommission and destruction APIs

Why do I use these messages?

Use the following messages to indicate that items or serial numbers are withdrawn from the supply chain as a result of decommissioning or destruction.

Decommissioning a serial number indicates that it has been withdrawn from the supply chain, but it can be reused again later (e.g. the serial number is decommissioned because it was commissioned with incorrect information). Destroying a serial number indicates that it is permanently withdrawn from the supply chain (e.g. the item that the serial number represents was physically destroyed).

Which report do these messages generate?

These messages generate one of the following reports in the Russia Compliance application if their contents meet the report conditions:

  • 552 - Withdrawal – Captures information about serialized items that are removed from supply chain circulation as the result of a quality sample, decommissioning, or destruction in a warehouse.
  • 542 - Destruction – Captures information about serialized items that are disposed of in a destruction facility (i.e. the items are decommissioned or destroyed in TraceLink).

TraceLink disaggregates the decommissioned or destroyed product if the serial numbers are aggregated to parent containers, which prompts a disaggregation event and initiates the 913 - Unit Extract report.

ESM Decommission (EPCIS v1.2)

Decommission Event (EPCIS v1.2)

Decommission (SOAP)

ESM Destroy (EPCIS v1.2)

Destroy Event (EPCIS v1.2)

Destroy (SOAP)