PO5 Expanded Item Physical Details

To specify additional item physical qualities, packaging, weights, and dimensions relating to the item.

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Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

Pack

Numeric (N0)

Optional

1

6

1

The number of inner containers, or number of eaches if there are no inner containers, per outer container

An example: Carton contains 24 12-Ounce packages: DE356 = "24"; DE 357 = "12"; DE 355 = "OZ".

Size

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

8

1

Size of supplier units in pack

P0203: If either PO5-02 or PO5-03 is present, then the other is required

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Volume

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

8

1

Value of volumetric measure

P0405: If either PO5-04 or PO5-05 is present, then the other is required

Volume Unit Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

1

1

Code identifying the volume unit

Length

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

8

1

Largest horizontal dimension of an object measured when the object is in the upright position

P0607: If either PO5-06 or PO5-07 is present, then the other is required

E0612: Only one of PO5-06 or PO5-12 may be present

PO506 is the length of the product. When length is identified PO512 Item Depth is typically not used.

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Width

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

8

1

Shorter measurement of the two horizontal dimensions measured with the object in the upright position

P0809: If either PO5-08 or PO5-09 is present, then the other is required

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Height

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

8

1

Vertical dimension of an object measured when the object is in the upright position

P1011: If either PO5-10 or PO5-11 is present, then the other is required

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Item Depth

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

6

1

The depth is the thickness of the product; in the dimension coordinate axes represented by X, Y and Z, depth is measured along the Z axis where X is the horizontal axis and Y is the vertical axis

P1213: If either PO5-12 or PO5-13 is present, then the other is required

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Inner Pack

Numeric (N0)

Optional

1

6

1

The number of eaches per inner container

Surface/Layer/Position Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

2

1

Code indicating the product surface, layer or position that is being described

PO515 is used to indicate the relative layer of this package or range of packages within the layers of packaging. Relative Position 1 (value R1) is the innermost package.

Assigned Identification

String (AN)

Conditional

1

20

1

Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

PO516 is the package identifier or the beginning package identifier in a range of identifiers.

Assigned Identification

String (AN)

Optional

1

20

1

Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

C1716: If PO5-17 is present, then PO5-16 is required

PO517 is the ending package identifier in a range of identifiers.

Number

Numeric (N0)

Optional

1

9

1

A generic number

PO518 is the number of packages in this layer.

PO5-19

Composite Product Weight Basis

Composite (composite)

Optional

1

Unit Weight

Decimal number (R)

Mandatory

1

8

-

Numeric value of weight per unit

Weight Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

1

2

-

Code specifying the type of weight

Weight Unit Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

1

1

-

Code specifying the weight unit

Unit Weight

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

8

-

Numeric value of weight per unit

P040506: If either C067-04, C067-05 or C067-06 are present, then the others are required

Weight Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

2

-

Code specifying the type of weight

Weight Unit Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

1

-

Code specifying the weight unit

Unit Weight

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

8

-

Numeric value of weight per unit

P070809: If either C067-07, C067-08 or C067-09 are present, then the others are required

Weight Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

2

-

Code specifying the type of weight

Weight Unit Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

1

-

Code specifying the weight unit

Unit Weight

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

8

-

Numeric value of weight per unit

P101112: If either C067-10, C067-11 or C067-12 are present, then the others are required

Weight Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

2

-

Code specifying the type of weight

Weight Unit Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

1

-

Code specifying the weight unit

Tare Weight

Numeric (N0)

Conditional

3

8

1

Weight of the equipment

P2021: If either PO5-20 or PO5-21 is present, then the other is required

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Quantity

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

15

1

Numeric value of quantity

P2223: If either PO5-22 or PO5-23 is present, then the other is required

PO522 is the number of peg holes (maximum 3) in the product packaging. The peg holes are 1, 2, 3.

Peg Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

1

1

Code indicating how the vertical or height distance is measured for peg hole items

P2327: If either PO5-23 or PO5-27 is present, then the other is required

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Unit or Basis for Measurement code pertains to PO525 through PO533

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Conditional

1

80

1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

C2524: If PO5-25 is present, then PO5-24 is required

P252627: If either PO5-25, PO5-26 or PO5-27 are present, then the others are required

PO525, PO528, PO531 contain the peg hole number. The unique peg hole numbers are 1, 2, or 3, counting from the upper left corner of the front of the package to the bottom right corner of the front (left to right, top to bottom, as you read).

X-Peg

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

6

1

Horizontal distance from the edge to the center of the peg hole (measured from the left)

Y-Peg

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

6

1

The vertical distance from the edge to the center of the peg hole as specified by the peg code

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Conditional

1

80

1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

C2824: If PO5-28 is present, then PO5-24 is required

P282930: If either PO5-28, PO5-29 or PO5-30 are present, then the others are required

X-Peg

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

6

1

Horizontal distance from the edge to the center of the peg hole (measured from the left)

Y-Peg

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

6

1

The vertical distance from the edge to the center of the peg hole as specified by the peg code

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Conditional

1

80

1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

C3124: If PO5-31 is present, then PO5-24 is required

P313233: If either PO5-31, PO5-32 or PO5-33 are present, then the others are required

X-Peg

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

6

1

Horizontal distance from the edge to the center of the peg hole (measured from the left)

Y-Peg

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

6

1

The vertical distance from the edge to the center of the peg hole as specified by the peg code

Unmarked Number of Inner Packs

Numeric (N)

Optional

1

6

1

The number of unmarked inner containers.

Unmarked Number of Inner Pack Layers

Numeric (N)

Conditional

1

2

1

The number of inner pack layers within the shipping case or carton. These layers are unmarked without product identification (ie. Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) etc.)

P3536: If either PO5-35 or PO5-36 is present, then the other is required

Unmarked Number of Inner Packs Per Layer

Numeric (N)

Conditional

1

2

1

The number of inner packs per layer within the shipping case or carton. These inner packs are unmarked without product identification (ie. Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) etc.)