Can I create or update product sheets via Excel?
In the downloaded Excel file, each column represents a field that was entered in your product sheet. Which is why it is important to have an accurate sheet by way of reference.
Use this as a basis to all information to put everything in order. This...
Intrastat codes
Code list international and local quality marks/logos
GS1 Global Office maintains an overview of all internationally available quality marks and logos:
International quality marks in the Packaging Label Guide. Go to the latest version. The document can be found at the bottom of the page under 'Release...
Do I need to enter private label information?
Yes, upon request of your data recipient. Some guidelines:
- A private label item should be identified using the retailer’s GTIN. You are not supposed to generate your own GTIN with your prefix.
- Your My Product Manager Share profile needs a specific set...
How do I know which data to enter in my product sheet?
A product sheet not only needs to be complete, it also needs to be entered as accurately as possible. To help with this, we have 2 tools:
- Logical validation rules
- Data model
Logical validation rules
The logical validation rules specify which...
What do the product statuses in the ‘My products’ tab mean?
The status of the product sheet in My Product Manager is decided based on:
- The in-built logical confirmations.
- If you have a status whereby the version does not come automatically (e.g. publication needed, draft, incomplete), data recipients will continue to be sent the previous version of your product sheet.
What action should you take?
| Status | Action |
|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Complete your product sheet, validate and publish it. |
![]() ![]() | Correct the errors in your product sheet, validate and publish it. |
![]() ![]() | The product sheet is ready but has not yet been published to your data recipient. |
![]() ![]() | No action required |
![]() ![]() | No action required |
![]() | Correct your errors in the product sheet. |
![]() | No action required. Please note! Your data recipient is unable to see the product sheet after all? Use our checklist. |
These statuses have a direct impact on:
- Visibility to the recipients of My Product Manager and GS1 GDSN
- Availability of GTIN in My Coupon Manager
- The data quality report
These statuses have no direct impact on:
- Simulation report new data model: for the simulation report we take a snapshot of the data in My Product Manager at that exact moment in time. When you make changes based on the simulation report, said updates will not be rendered in the simulation report.
How can I resolve my error messages?
Error messages can have the following causes:
- The validation report
- The simulation report
- After importing via Excel
- Via your customers’ control systems (GDSN feedback)
- The audit report via My Audits
You can address this in two ways: in My Product Manager...
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