What is GDSN Certification?
View GDSN Certification Definitions The exchange of standard and proprietary information can only be achieved if all data pools and the GS1 Global Registry conform rigorously to certification standards for technological and operational performance so that the reliability and security of the entire network is commercially credible. As a result, there are many criteria with which the data pools and the GS1 Global Registry have to comply to be GDSN-certified and, therefore, allowed to join the network. These criteria include conformity to GS1 System standards, confidentiality and integrity of user information, plus interoperability. In order to be certified, data pools and the GS1 Global Registry have to comply with the Global Validation Rules, the Global Search functionality and the GDSN Certification Criteria. • Technical Performance: The data pool must pass the GS1 GDSN Interoperability Tests for mandatory functionality as contained in the GDSN Certification Event process for a given c
