GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) identifies the product SKU—typically the 14-digit identifier in a DSCSA DataMatrix barcode.
SGTIN (Serialized GTIN) combines the GTIN with a unique serial number to identify one physical unit. VRS verification and EPCIS events reference GTIN+serial pairs.
Operators scan the 2D DataMatrix at receiving and dispense; systems parse application identifiers (AI 01 for GTIN, AI 21 for serial) to build the SGTIN.
In TracePharma
- → Scan parsing extracts GTIN and serial from GS1 DataMatrix at receiving.
- → VRS and dispense-check validate GTIN+serial against tenant verification state.
- → Serialization feature covers L3 serial provisioning and outbound EPCIS commission events.
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