Global Document Type Identifier
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The Global Document Type Identifier (GDTI) is part of the GS1 system of standards
. It is a simple tool to identify a document by type and can identify documents uniquely where required.
The term “document” is applied broadly to cover any official or private papers that infer a right (e.g. a proof of ownership) or obligation (e.g., notification or call for military service) upon the bearer. The issuer of the document is normally responsible for all the information contained upon the document, both bar coded and Human Readable
Interpretation. Such documents typically require storage of the appropriate information contained on the document. Examples of the kind of documents that could have a GDTI are tax demands, proof of shipment forms, insurance policies
, internal invoices etc. A company or business will issue a GDTI where it is important to maintain a record of the document. The GDTI will provide a link to the database that holds the ‘master’ copy of the document. The GDTI may be produced as a GS1-128
bar code
and printed on the document as a method of
identification or for detail or information retrieval.
GS1
Founded in 1977, GS1 is an international not-for-profit association dedicated to the development and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of supply and demand chains globally and across multiple sectors...
. It is a simple tool to identify a document by type and can identify documents uniquely where required.
The term “document” is applied broadly to cover any official or private papers that infer a right (e.g. a proof of ownership) or obligation (e.g., notification or call for military service) upon the bearer. The issuer of the document is normally responsible for all the information contained upon the document, both bar coded and Human Readable
Human-readable
A human-readable medium or human-readable format is a representation of data or information that can be naturally read by humans.In computing, human-readable data is often encoded as ASCII or Unicode text, rather than presented in a binary representation...
Interpretation. Such documents typically require storage of the appropriate information contained on the document. Examples of the kind of documents that could have a GDTI are tax demands, proof of shipment forms, insurance policies
Insurance contract
In insurance, the insurance policy is a contract between the insurer and the insured, known as the policyholder, which determines the claims which the insurer is legally required to pay. In exchange for payment, known as the premium, the insurer pays for damages to the insured which are caused by...
, internal invoices etc. A company or business will issue a GDTI where it is important to maintain a record of the document. The GDTI will provide a link to the database that holds the ‘master’ copy of the document. The GDTI may be produced as a GS1-128
GS1-128
GS1-128 is an application standard of the GS1 implementation using the Code 128 barcode specification. The former correct name was UCC/EAN-128. Other no longer used names have included UCC-128 and EAN-128...
bar code
Barcode
A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data, which shows data about the object to which it attaches. Originally barcodes represented data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or 1 dimensional . Later they evolved into rectangles,...
and printed on the document as a method of
identification or for detail or information retrieval.