EANCOM

EANCOM (EAN + Communication) standard messages were developed by GS1, with the support of GS1 UK and other national member organisation. EANCOM is a subset of the UN/EDIFACT standard (United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport). From the EDIFACT message standards a subset of the segments was selected to form the EAN+.

EANCOM messages are equivalent of traditional paper business documents that cover master data setup, business transactions, financial documents and reporting.

Messages available in the EANCOM standard encompass the functions required to cover a complete trade transaction:

• Messages which enable the trade transaction to take please, e.g. Price Catalogue, Purchase Order, Invoice, Credit Note etc.
• Messages used to instruct logistic services to move the goods.
• Messages used to settle the trade transactions through the banking system.