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Glossary

Class names and definitions

Class name Definition
epo-ful:Carrier The role of an Agent who handles the physical delivery/transportation of the (despatched) shipment. Additional Information: This role is also known as Deliverer. WG approval: 11/10/2022
epo-ful:Invoicer The role of an Agent who claims the payment and is responsible for resolving billing issues and payment arrangements. Additional information: Most of the time the Invoicer is the Seller. The Invoicer may or may not be the owner of the credit owed by the Buyer. Also, known in other contexts as Invoice Issuer, Accounts Receivable or Creditor.
epo-ord:Beneficiary The role of an agent that exploits the result of the procurement (service, goods or works). Additional Information: The beneficiary is also known as an end-user. In UBL/PEPPOL it is known as Delivery Party. The agent playing the role of the beneficiary is often the same that plays the role of the originator. WG approval: 20/10/2022
epo-ord:Consignee A role of an agent that receives the shipment of the procurement (service, goods or works) and who is taking possession. Additional information: The role is carried out by the customer or on behalf of the customer. The possession of the goods does not necessary imply ownership. (Consignee) Definition from PEPPOL Despatch: The consignee is the person or organization to which the products will be shipped and who is taking possession. The role is carried out by the customer or on behalf of the customer. WG approval: 20/10/2022
epo-ord:ContractInformation
epo-ord:DeliveryInformation Information about the timing, the delivery destination and the involved parties.
epo-ord:DiscountInformation
epo-ord:Invoicee A role of an agent to whom the invoice is addressed. Additional information: Most of the time the Invoicee is the Buyer. In PEPPOL: A person or unit that receives the invoice (invoicee) on behalf of the customer. WG approval: 20/10/2022
epo-ord:Order
epo-ord:Ordering
epo-ord:OrderLine Additional information: We cannot have an order of an item without specifying quantity and price. Price may not be known, as the price may differ from one day to the other.
epo-ord:Originator A role of an agent that expresses the needs to trigger the procurement. Additional Information: The originator is often the end-user or beneficiary. WG approval: 20/10/2022
epo-ord:OriginatorInformation
epo-ord:PriceModifierInformation
epo-ord:Seller A role of an agent who transfers the ownership of the procurement results (goods, services or work) to the Buyer. Additional information: A role of an agent that sells a procurement result (goods, services or work) to a Buyer. The seller is bound by a contract i.e. it has legal responsibility. The seller may or may not be the same as the supplier. The seller may or may not issue the invoice. The seller may or may not be the owner of the credit owed by the Buyer. WG acceptance 08/09/2022

Attributes (datatype properties) names and definitions

Class name Attribute name Definition Data type / cardinality
epo-ord:PriceModifierInformation epo-cat:hasPricePercentage The factor relative to the price charged in addition. WG approval 26/07/2022 xsd:decimal [0..1]
epo-ord:DeliveryInformation epo-ful:hasShippingMark rdfs:Literal [0..*]

Predicates (object properties) and definitions

Predicate name Definition Domain, Range and Cardinality
epo:concernsBeneficiary epo-ord:DeliveryInformation -> epo-ord:Beneficiary [0..1]
epo-ord:comprisesOrderLine epo-ord:Order -> epo-ord:OrderLine [1..*]
epo-ord:concernsConsignee epo-ord:DeliveryInformation -> epo-ord:Consignee [0..1]
epo-ord:concernsOriginator epo-ord:OriginatorInformation -> epo-ord:Originator [1]
epo-ord:invoicedToInvoicee epo-ord:Order -> epo-ord:Invoicee [0..1]
epo-ord:isSpecificToOrderLine Information that is particular to one or multiple OrderLines. epo-ord:ContractInformation -> epo-ord:OrderLine [0..*]
epo-ord:DeliveryInformation -> epo-ord:OrderLine [0..*]
epo-ord:DiscountInformation -> epo-ord:OrderLine [0..*]

epo-ord:OriginatorInformation -> epo-ord:OrderLine [0..*]
epo-ord:isSubmittedToSeller epo-ord:Order -> epo-ord:Seller [1]
epo-ord:specifiesContractInformation epo-ord:Order -> epo-ord:ContractInformation [0..*]
epo-ord:specifiesDeliveryInformation epo-ord:Order -> epo-ord:DeliveryInformation [1..*]
epo-ord:specifiesDiscountInformation epo-ord:Order -> epo-ord:DiscountInformation [0..*]
epo-ord:specifiesOriginatorInformation epo-ord:Order -> epo-ord:OriginatorInformation [0..1]
epo-ord:supersedesOrder epo-ord:Order -> epo-ord:Order [0..1]