How Product Track Owners send and receive serialized data with EPCIS messages
You do not own Product Track, but you receive serialized data from direct trade partners that do own Product Track. See the Owner prerequisites.
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Partner Prerequisites
Partners that do not own Product Track must perform the following task before sending or receiving EPCIS messages from Product Track Owners.
Prepare the Partner's Enterprise Serialization Manager (ESM) System
The Partner's ESM system must be prepared to send or receive EPCIS messages.
If the Partner is not ready to send or receive EPCIS messages, they can use the Community Transaction History Portal.
Receive EPCIS Messages from an Owner
This flowchart displays how a Partner that does not own Product Track or other TraceLink apps sends EPCIS serialization data to a Product Track Owner.
Step 1: Add Partner Information
Add the Partner's company and location information to Master Data Exchange and
Where
- Go to Master Data Exchange > Partner.
- Select If the partner doesn't exist in the Manage Partners page, adds the partner to the Manage Partners page. When you add an identifier for the partner in Partner Master Data, the partner finds the corresponding Company and adds it to the proper entry in the Manage Partners page.
Step 2: Create Links for all Direct Partners
Product Track Owners can create Links to multiple Partners at once, without needing the Partners to accept Link invitations.
Where
- Go to
- Select After selecting , TraceLink searches for the company on the network. If the company is not found on the network, a No Records Found message displays.
Step 3: Configure the Partner's Link
A TraceLink Network Success Manager configures the Partner's Link to Product Track. This Link must have a GLN in the or the field.
Where
- Go to
- Select the
Make sure that the on the "Transaction Delivery Rules" tab is enabled to automatically deliver messages.
Step 4: Enable Maps
A TraceLink Network Success Manager enables Product Track maps for the Partner.
Where
- Go to
- Select the button.
- Select the Update Profile Settings link in the column.
Step 5: Enable the Event Workflow
Enable the Serialized Operations Manager Sales Shipment EPCIS event workflow.
Where
- Go to
- Enable the following workflow:
- – Product Shipped - Sale or ESM Product Shipped - Sale (if the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer does not use TraceLink as their System of Record)
- – [Pharmaceutical Manufacturer] Serialized Operations Manager
- – Generate SOM Shipment EPCIS Messages
Step 6: Test Serial Number Messages – Ship Product
Send a shipment with a of Sale - In Country or Sale - Export to make sure that the Link is configured correctly.
Where
- Go to Serialized Operations Manager > Outbound
- Select
Step 7: Test Serial Number Messages – Receive Serialization Data
When the Owner sends the transfer shipment through Serialized Operations Manager, the shipment should prompt the configurable workflow that sends the serialization information to the Partner.
Where
- Go to US Product Track > View Transaction Exchanges.
- Select the View Transaction Exchange for Serialized Shipment icon (
) in the column. Hover over the View icon () to see whether the row represents the ASN or the Serialized Shipment.
