ESM Destroy Errors (EPCIS v1.0)

The following errors may be encountered with the SOM_ESM_EPCIS_Destroy message:

Data Element Error Message Description
Class 1
action Action DELETE is required for destroying!!! The error occurs if the source does not equal "DELETE" for the destroy event.
businessId | @type Valid business party identifier type is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null, or is not a valid value from the enumeration list.
bizstep bizStep urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:destroying is required for destroying !!! The error occurs if the source does not equal "urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:destroying".
disposition Disposition urn:epcglobal:cbv:disp:destroyed is required for destroying!!! The error occurs if the source does not equal "urn:epcglobal:cbv:disp:destroyed".
epc Serial number in source epc is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
Invalid EPC format !!! The error occurs if the epc number could not be translated, or source has any other unrecognized content.
ObjectEvent ObjectEvent is required for destroying!!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
readpoint | id Source read point ID is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
sbdh:Sender | sbdh:Identifier MessageSender is required !!! The error occurs if sender's identifier source is empty or null.
sbdh:Receiver | sbdh:Identifier MessageReceipient is required !!! The error occurs if receiver's identifier source is empty or null.
sbdh:InstanceIdentifier Source error: "Data Error: InstanceIdentifier occurs fewer times than its minimum number of occurrences." The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
The output string is shorter than minimum length specified for the target field.
tl:businessClassification Valid BusinessPartyInfo BusinessClassification is required !!! The error occurs if the source is present, but there is no matching entry in the lookup file.
tl:businessId Transfer from business party ID is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
tl:businessName Transfer from business party name is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
tl:city Transfer from business party city is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
tl:country Transfer from business party country is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
tl:marketCode Market Country Code must be at least two characters !!! The error occurs if source is less than two characters.
tl:stateOrRegion Transfer from business party state or region is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
tl:street1 Transfer from business party street address is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
tl:transactionDate Destroy Event Transaction Date is required !!! The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
tl:warehouseOperatorName Warehouse operator name for China product is required !!! The error occurs if epcList | epc = "http://epcis.tracelink.com/obj/cn-edmc/", but source is empty or null.
Class 2
EventDateTime, EventTimeZoneOffset, EventLocation, NumberList Required field <x> is null (EventDateTime, EventTimeZoneOffset, EventLocation, NumberList) The error occurs if a required field is empty or null.
EventTimeZoneOffset invalid EventTimeZoneOffset The error occurs if the source is invalid.
inFilename, origFilename, origCompanyname, origFileDate, cntrlID File <inFilename> is a potential duplicate match with file <origFilename> sent from <origFilename> received on <origFileDate>, based on both files having the same File Control Number <cntrlID>. The error occurs if file is a duplicate.
message message body is null The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
reasonCode reasonCode is empty The error occurs if the source is empty or null.
serial number no serial number found in the feed The error occurs if source is not found in the feed.
Serial Number <Serial> was never commissioned The error occurs if Serial was not in a decommissioned state.
Class 3
The following is thrown for all Class 3 errors: “INTERNALERROR=Internal error from server [server details].” Please contact Support if this error is encountered.