Release note: 202608

Breaking and migration-impacting changes

• Contact information is now nested:
  3.068 → 0.147 → 3.071 / 3.072
  Existing mappings for these (now) child group mappings are cleared and need to be mapped again.
  
  

Removed attributes:

• 0.150 — Repairability Index; superseded by sustainability attributes
  0.621/0.622.
• 4.622 — Tile Tool Type; moved to 4.610.

Several local code lists were renamed or consolidated under BNL_* identifiers. Value
mappings targeting the old picklists must be migrated through the corresponding 3136 picklists.

New attributes

0.164 is also added as a transcending attribute.

Replaced and relocated attributes

The following existing attributes are marked for migration:

• 4.108 Tank Capacity → 9.171
• 4.066 Load Capacity → 9.169
• 4.470 Roll Length → 4.054
• 4.553 Horizontal Load Capacity → 9.165
• 4.554 Vertical Load Capacity → 9.165
• 6.109 Rocking Chair Type → 7.135
• 7.841 Wire Length on Coil → 4.054
• 8.721 Artificial Christmas Greenery Type → 6.570
• 9.029 Reservoir Type → 9.170
• 9.147 EPREL ID → 3.002

Attribute changes

Fifty existing attributes received functional or descriptive updates. Notable changes
include:

• 0.074 Tax Type Code is now mandatory.
• 3.071 Communication Value and 3.072 Communication Channel Code are now functionally
  mandatory.
• 0.155 CFP Functional Unit, 0.157 CFP Value, and 6.859 Suitable Heat Source Type are
  now repeatable.
• 7.722 Tie-Wrap Width now permits two decimal places.
• 8.615 Product Unique Selling Point maximum length increased from 250 to 500
  characters.
• 9.162 Dustproof Indicator changed from a regular picklist to a true/false picklist.
• 7.173 Operating Time now uses picklist 0.006 instead of 0.030.
• 8.570 Filling Quantity guidance was corrected from g/cm² to g/cm³.
• 8.574 Traction guidance now uses newtons (NEW) instead of decanewtons.
• Sustainability guidance and dependencies for 0.621 and 0.622 were revised.
• EPREL, SDS, diameter, annual energy consumption, candle composition, chair type, and
  several product-measurement descriptions were corrected or expanded.

Classifications and assignments

• Six new GPC classifications were added:
• • 10000201 — Flavoured Beverages – Ready to Drink
  • 10000689 — Eyewear Care Products – Accessories
  • 10001097 — Luggage/Bags/Umbrellas – Accessories
  • 10005209 — Kitchen Storage – Parts/Accessories
  • 10006781 — Tweezers (DIY) (Non-Powered)
  • 10008138 — Handheld Vacuum Cleaner
• 1,180 brick-attribute assignments were added and 12 removed.
• The largest expansion is Average Lifespan (0.163), added to 723 classifications.
• Reservoir type/capacity, load capacity, and roll-length assignments were expanded.
• Mandatory status changed for 51 brick assignments:
• • 48 changed from mandatory to optional.
  • 3 changed from optional to mandatory.

Code-list changes

• 813 values were added and 710 removed, primarily due to code-list renames and
  consolidation.
• Major renamed or replaced lists include:
• • BNL_ADRClassificationCode → BNL_ADRClassificationCodeList
  • NL_HazardStatementsCodeList → BNL_HazardStatementsCodeList
  • 5.127 → BNL_SafetyRecommendationsCodeList
  • 5.036 → BNL_DangerousHazardousLabelNumberCodeList
  • 5.014 → BNL_ADRTunnelRestrictionCodeList
  • 5.013 → BNL_DangerousGoodsPackingGroupCodeList
  • 8.361 → BNL_BatteryMaterialCode
  • NL ADR and Seveso hazard lists → BNL_DangerousGoodsHazardousCode
• New values were added for batteries, ADR classifications, reservoir types, load-
  capacity types, sustainability programs, regulatory acts, tax types, packaging
  labels, and referenced-file types.
• Several legacy values are now explicitly marked “DO NOT USE.”