EPCIS Purposes Documentation

This document outlines the standardized Business Steps (CBV and GDST) in the EPCIS (Electronic Product Code Information Services) framework. These steps enable consistent reporting of supply chain events for traceability and transparency.

CBV Business Steps

1. Accepting (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:accepting
- Description: The act of formally taking possession of goods or materials.

2. Arriving (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:arriving
- Description: The moment when goods or materials reach a destination.

3. Assembling (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:assembling
- Description: Combining components or materials to form a product.

4. Collecting (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:collecting
- Description: Gathering items or materials from various locations.

5. Commissioning (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:commissioning
- Description: Activating or initializing items for a specific purpose or system.

6. Consigning (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:consigning
- Description: Assigning goods for transport or sale.

7. Creating Class Instance (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:creating_class_instance
- Description: Establishing an instance of a specific class of items.

8. Cycle Counting (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:cycle_counting
- Description: Conducting periodic inventory checks.

9. Decommissioning (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:decomissioning
- Description: Retiring or removing items from active use.

10. Departing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:departing
- Description: Goods leaving a location.

11. Destroying (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:destroying
- Description: Intentionally rendering goods unusable.

12. Disassembling (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:disassembling
- Description: Breaking down items into components.

13. Dispensing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:dispensing
- Description: Releasing goods for use or sale.

14. Encoding (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:encoding
- Description: Writing or programming data onto an item.

15. Entering/Exiting (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:entering/exiting
- Description: Tracking the ingress or egress of goods.

16. Holding (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:holding
- Description: Keeping goods in temporary storage.

17. Inspecting (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:inspecting
- Description: Examining goods for quality or compliance.

18. Installing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:installing
- Description: Setting up goods for operational use.

19. Killing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:killing
- Description: Deactivating tagged items.

20. Loading (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:loading
- Description: Placing goods onto transport.

21. Other (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:other
- Description: An undefined or custom business step.

22. Packing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:packing
- Description: Preparing goods for shipment.

23. Picking (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:picking
- Description: Selecting goods for orders.

24. Receiving (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:receiving
- Description: Taking delivery of goods.

25. Removing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:removing
- Description: Extracting goods from a location.

26. Repackaging (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:repackaging
- Description: Altering the packaging of goods.

27. Repairing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:repairing
- Description: Fixing goods to restore functionality.

28. Replacing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:replacing
- Description: Substituting one item for another.

29. Reserving (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:reserving
- Description: Allocating goods for future use.

30. Retail Selling (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:retail_selling
- Description: Offering goods for purchase to consumers.

31. Shipping (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:shipping
- Description: Dispatching goods to a destination.

32. Staging Outbound (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:staging_outbound
- Description: Preparing goods for shipment.

33. Stock Taking (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:stock_taking
- Description: Counting inventory in storage.

34. Storing (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:storing
- Description: Keeping goods in a warehouse or facility.

35. Transporting (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:transporting
- Description: Moving goods between locations.

36. Unloading (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:unloading
- Description: Removing goods from transport.

37. Unpacking (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:unpacking
- Description: Opening packages and removing contents.

38. Void Shipping (CBV)

URN: urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:void_shipping
- Description: Cancelling a shipment.

GDST Business Steps

1. Fishing Event (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:fishingevent
- Description: Capturing fish during a fishing operation.

2. Farm Harvest (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:farmharvest
- Description: Collecting products from aquaculture farms.

3. Transshipment (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:transshipment
- Description: Moving goods between vessels at sea.

4. Landing (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:landing
- Description: Bringing caught fish to land.

5. Feeding (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:feeding
- Description: Providing feed to aquaculture stock.

6. Hatching (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:hatching
- Description: Managing the incubation and hatching of fish eggs.

7. Temperature (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:temperature
- Description: Monitoring temperature conditions for products.

8. Packaging (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:packaging
- Description: Packing aquaculture products for distribution.

9. Commingling (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:commingling
- Description: Mixing products from different sources.

10. Sampling (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:sampling
- Description: Taking samples for quality or compliance checks.

11. Freezing (GDST)

URN: urn:gdst:bizstep:freezing
- Description: Preserving goods by freezing them.