The header data includes information about the manufacturer, catalog, and the master data message.

1 Data contents at the header level
- 1.1 Packaging disposal
- 1.2 Guidance for labeling the data delivery:

All information related to a master data delivery is divided into header and article data. The header data, also known as 'administrative data' for the master data server, includes the technically required details for the entire data delivery. This involves information about the supplier or company on the one hand, and details about the catalog on the other. A catalog is a master data record. A supplier can have multiple catalogs that organize their overall assortment into sub-assortments. For example, subdivision into product categories, subdivision into brands, or subdivision into products and spare parts are conceivable.

Data contents at the header level

The information regarding data contents at the header level initially pertains to all known details about the data supplier. Subsequently, overarching details about the entire data delivery follow.

Content	Description	Mandatory field	Structure

Content	Description	Mandatory field	Structure
Data supplier ID	GLN of the data supplier	No	Integer 13 Allowed characters: 0-9
Data supplier ID type	Type of the data supplier's ID Examples: This field has been added with the DQR 9.0. Further information is provided in the following video: (Enable the automatic English translation in the subtitle option for this purpose) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH2eaHBsz-A&t=1s	No	Text 1-35 characters
Data supplier name	Company name or legal name of the manufacturer	Yes	Text 1-20 characters
Data supplier abbrevation	If communicated by the manufacturer, a 2-character abbreviation can be provided here	No	Text with 2 digits
Catalogue ID	Unique identification of the catalog, consisting of participant ID, country code, and catalog name	No	Text 1-35 digits
Catalogue name	Descriptive name of the catalog, identical to <name of the delivery>	Yes	Text 35
Start of validity	The validity start date indicates when the catalog as a whole should become valid. Note: Validity start date at the article level always takes precedence!	Yes	Date (DDMMJJJJ)
End of validity	The validity end date indicates when the catalog as a whole should cease to be valid. Note: Validity end date at the article level always takes precedence!	No	Date (DDMMJJJJ)
Designation of the data delivery	Descriptive content of the data delivery, e.g., Price list 2015	Yes	Text 1-100 characters
Notes on data delivery	Description of the significant changes being conveyed in the data delivery	No	Text 1-1000 characters
Article with system-relevant packaging	Here, it must be indicated whether articles with system-relevant packaging are present in the data delivery. Information can be found at: https://oeffentliche-register.verpackungsregister.org/Producer System-Relevant Packaging: Before the initial circulation of packaging subject to system participation, manufacturers or initial distributors are obliged to register with the Central Packaging Registry. The publication of registered manufacturers should allow anyone to search for specific manufacturers and brand names, thus verifying whether manufacturers or initial distributors have fulfilled their registration obligation. Manufacturer Registry: If you, as a manufacturer, want to find out whether and which registration number you have, you can search in the manufacturer registry: https://oeffentlicheregister.verpackungsregister.org/Manufacturer	Yes	Logical (true / false)
LUCID number	The number registered with the Central Packaging Registry (ZSVR). Disclosure is mandatory when articles with system-relevant packaging are present	Conditionally mandatory, depending on the specification of the Article with system-relevant packaging	Text 1-20 digits
Disposal service provider	The name of the disposal service provider	Yes	Text 1-80 characters
Test constant	Verification constant to ensure character sets. Constant value '1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzüöäÜÖÄÜß®€'. This ensures that there are no character errors in the texts. If errors are indicated, the texts should be reviewed.	Yes	Text 256 characters

Packaging disposal

The information regarding the LUCID number and disposal service provider is provided at the line item level in the communication between wholesaler and craftmans for products subject to packaging disposal. In the data provision by the industry, the transfer is done at the header level.

Content	Description	Structure

Content	Description	Structure
LUCID number	LUCID number	Text 1-20 digits
Disposal service provider	The name of the disposal service provider	Text 1-80 characters

Guidance for labeling the data delivery:

The labeling of the data delivery should be quickly and easily understood by the wholesaler. It should convey what is new in this data delivery. The following examples are considered good data descriptions:
1. Prices 2023
2. Price Update 2023
3. New Article Numbers
4. Correction of Long Texts

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Kopfdaten (Header)

Data contents at the header level

Packaging disposal

Guidance for labeling the data delivery: