Setting Up EPC Segment Definition

Access the EPC Setup form, and then select the Segment Definition tab.

Date Created

Displays the current date.

Effective Date

Enter the date which this record becomes available for use in EPC number generating transactions.

Configuration

Specify the configuration for the EPC construction. The EPC is a combined value of the header, manager, object class, and serial number.

Manager Level

Specify the level at which the EPC manager value is associated with internal entities. The manager identifies the manufacturer or brand owner, and is assigned by EPCglobal. You can specify to have the manager associated with the company, branch/plant, or customer of the transaction that is generating the EPC number. For GTIN or SSCC, the manager uses defaults to company.

Current Total Length (Bits)

Displays the entire length of the EPC, in binary based on the current segment definition lengths. The system validates the total length against the header definition.

Manager Code Length (Bits)

Enter a value can be between 8 and 64 characters. Manual configuration enables you to populate the length of the EPC manager segment, in bits.

Object Class Length (Bits)

Enter a value can be between 8 and 64 characters. The Manual configuration enables you to populate the length of the EPC Object Class code, in bits.

Serial Number Length (Bits)

Enter the EPC serial number length. The length value can be between 8 and 64.

Current

Click Current to display the currently effective segment definition.