New GS1 Data Model Changes for DIY, Garden & Pet Coming November 15

Key changes:

• Country of origin (code) becomes mandatory (previously a warning).
• Contact type (code) becomes mandatory (previously a warning).
• Packaging type is now mandatory for the Netherlands as well, not just Belgium.
• Net weight becomes mandatory (previously a warning).
• Language-dependent texts become mandatory:
  • For the Netherlands, a Dutch text is always required.
  • For Belgium, both Dutch and French texts are required.
  • GS1 had temporarily downgraded this rule to a warning, but as of November 15 it will again be mandatory as part of long-standing sector agreements.
• GPC brick revisions:
  • Consolidation of bricks for various types of doors.
  • Review of bricks for scissors (generic, garden, and DIY scissors for metal, wood, insulation, etc.).
  • Merging of bricks for films used in pool and pond construction.
  • Merging of bricks for protective films, floor covers, and similar products.
• Adjustments to picklists and attributes:
  • Addition and removal of several codes and attributes.
  • Updates to GPC brick translations following international definition clarifications.
• Discontinued attributes:
  As of November 15, several attributes will be deprecated. Some have replacement attributes, listed in the published data model.
  The discontinued attributes include:
  • Indications for connection types for gas and/or water fittings.
  • Duplicate film property indicators.
  • Alignment with internationally available attributes.