UPN Repository
Who will benefit from the UPN Repository?
What is HIBCC AU's role with the UPN Repository?
How do I participate and have my data in the UPN Repository?
What data structures are acceptable?
UPN Repository Data Specification
Who will benefit from the UPN Repository?
Everyone-customers, manufacturers, and distributors-will benefit, since the UPN facilitates the use of data capture using auto-ID technologies, thereby increasing the ease, speed and accuracy of managing the supply chain.
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What is HIBCC AU's role with the UPN Repository?
As a Standards Development Organisation, HIBCC AU has committed itself to developing grassroots support for the UPN among major medical/surgical companies and their customers. The UPN has been endorsed by all HIBCC AU members.
HIBCC AU manages and maintains the UPN Repository, and provides all necessary support to members. HIBCC AU will also contribute to the ongoing development of the UPN repository to ensure that the requirements of health services providers and the industry in general is completely satisfied.
How do I participate and have my data in the UPN Repository?
The UPN Repository is only available to members of HIBCC AU.
HIBCC AU will work with its Supplier members to upload their product data to the UPN Repository, and to ensure that the data is accurate and up-to-date.
For HIBCC AU Provider members, we will provide you with access to the UPN repository, including notifying you of updates to product data as it occurs.
What data structures are acceptable?
The UPN is intended to unambiguously identify medical/surgical products in the supply chain, thereby simplifying product distribution. Each product at all levels of packaging will be assigned a unique UPN, consisting of either the HIBC-LIC or UCC SCC-14 primary data structure.
The HIBC-LIC primary data structure includes the manufacturer's LIC (Labeler Identification Code), manufacturer assigned product number, packaging level indicator and a link character (check or Link digit).
The UCC/EAN primary data structure consists of a packaging level indicator, UCC/EAN manufacturer ID number, manufacturer assigned product number and a check character.
Data Structure Examples:
HIBC-LIC: +H216040A353
Component Definition
+ HIBC flag character
H216 Manufacturer LIC
040A3 Manufacturer assigned product number
5 Packaging level indicator
3 Modulus 43 link character (check character)Please note: each level of packaging will have its own record, even if the product is identical. Also note that the "+" sign and check character from the HIBC structure are dropped in the data repository. If these elements are supplied for inclusion into the UPN Repository, they will be stripped off prior to being added to the database.
UCC SCC-14: (01)10399999004081
Component Definition
(01) UCC application identifier
1 Packaging level indicator
0399999 Manufacturer identification number
00408 Manufacturer assigned product number
1 Modulus 10 check digitPlease note: each level of packaging will have its own record, even if the product is identical. Also note that the application identifier "(01)" used in the UCC/EAN structure is dropped in the data repository. If this element is supplied for inclusion into the UPN
Repository, it will be stripped off prior to being added to the database. U.P.C. and EAN-13 data structures must be converted to the 14-digit format by adding the necessary leading zeros.
UPN Repository Data Specification
For a detailed data specification for the UPN Repository of Australia, please contact us by e-mail
enquiries@hibcc-au.com.au
