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Glossary

Class names and definitions

Class name Definition
epo-cat:AbstractItem A product, work, service or any combination of them. Additional Information: An Item can be an atomic Thing or a composition of things that together are seen as a unit, e.g. a tetrabrik of milk or an indivisible package of six tetrabriks. No distinction is provided between services, goods and works to leave room for innovation.
epo-cat:Batch A production Lot in which the Item instances were produced.
epo-cat:Brand Name given by an organisation to its product or service, or range of products or services. Additional information: Brand name allows economic operators to distinctively describe an item in their eCatalogue. This may be different from the "item name".
epo-cat:Catalogue A phase-agnostic Document describing a set of Items offered for purchase that can be processed in an electronic way.
epo-cat:CatalogueLine Aggregated information about the Terms and specifications for procuring an Item. Details about an Item, like Prices, packaging, discounts, special promotions, etc. TC 440: Detailed information of an Item, Price and its composition in a Catalogue. Composition: e.g. information referring to its description, how to order it, what it is made of, properties, delivery conditions, etc.
epo-cat:CatalogueResponse A formal reply from the Catalogue Receiver to the Catalogue Provider stating the Catalogue Receiver's ability to apply the catalogue for placing orders. Additional Information: The Catalogue Response is used to inform on the acceptance or rejection of a Catalogue.
epo-cat:CatalogueResponseInformation
epo-cat:CatalogueResponseLine Details concerning the Catalogue Receiver’s ability to apply a given Catalogue Line for placing orders. Additional information: The Catalogue Response Line is used to inform on the acceptance or rejection of a Catalogue Line.
epo-cat:ChargeInformation Information about fee or duty imposed. Additional Information: Charge category indicates the nature of the duty/fee, for example CAR, etc. Charge category modifier may be used in case different levels, exemptions or other modifications apply. The charge can be fixed or relative to the price.
epo-cat:DimensionInformation
epo-cat:EnvironmentalEmissionInformation
epo-cat:InformationHub Grouping of data that may be associated to various concepts. Additional Information: For example, AllowanceChargeInformation may be associated to the Order or the Catalogue (either at the Line level or at the Document level), amongst others.
epo-cat:Item
epo-cat:ItemAccessoryRelation Combination of two Items where the former enhances the latter.
epo-cat:ItemComplementaryRelation Combination of two Items which mutually enhance one another.
epo-cat:ItemComposition Inclusion of an Item into in the described Item. Additional Information: The Item is provided with its components, however, the component Items may also be provided separately. For example, a bicycle has wheels as components, but they may be provided as spare parts as well. This relation is useful to describe different package levels of an item or hierarchies of Items.
epo-cat:ItemModel A specific design or version of a product or service. Additional information: This class is meant as a reusable reference to the model name rather than as a set of specifications of an Item of this particular model.
epo-cat:ItemProperty Construct meant to represent the association between an attribute defined in an external classification scheme and the value ascribed to it.
epo-cat:ItemRelation Connection between two Items.
epo-cat:ItemReplacement Supplantment, displacement or suspension of an Item by the described Item.
epo-cat:ItemRequirement Necessity of an Item by the described item. Additional Information: The described item is provided without other items that are required for proper functionality. For example, a printer cannot be used without ink cartridge; or a Server cannot be used without its installation.
epo-cat:Line
epo-cat:Manufacturer The Producer of goods or provider of services. Additional Information: Also, known as Supplier and Manufacturer. We do not care who provides these service or products we care with whom Business is done. PEPPOL - Invoice: The Supplier is the Legal Person or Organisation who provides a product and/or service. PEPPOL - Order: The supplier is the legal person or organisation who provides a product or service. Examples of supplier roles: seller, despatch party, creditor, economic operator.
epo-cat:PostAwardCatalogue A Document describing a set of Items offered for purchase that can be processed in an electronic way, after a Contract is signed.
epo-cat:PostAwardDocument
epo-cat:Price Amount of money required or given in exchange for Items. Additional information: The Price excludes any charges (such as taxes, duties and fees) and discounts.
epo-cat:ProductSpecification Document providing information about an Item.

Attributes (datatype properties) names and definitions

Class name Attribute name Definition Data type / cardinality
epo-cat:Line epo:hasAdditionalInformation Supplementary data about the instance of the concept. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:EnvironmentalEmissionInformation epo:hasCalculationMethod Formula for obtaining values. Additional Information: The possible values are monetary values, ranking scores, criterion weighting. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:ItemProperty epo-cat:hasAttributeType The property defined in a classification scheme. Additional Information: For example, the following two properties are defined in the ECLASS classification of goods and services: (0173-1#02-AAA026#007) drilling diameter: drilling diameter, (0173-1#02-AAA030#007) flange diameter: flange diameter . rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:Batch epo-cat:hasBestBeforeDate The day until which the quality of the item will remain optimal. xsd:date [0..1]
epo-cat:ItemProperty epo-cat:hasClassificationCode rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:ItemProperty epo-cat:hasClassificationScheme The classification scheme where a property is defined. Additional Information: For example, the following two properties are defined in the ECLASS classification of goods and services: (0173-1#02-AAA026#007) drilling diameter: drilling diameter, (0173-1#02-AAA030#007) flange diameter: flange diameter . rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:DimensionInformation epo-cat:hasDimensionDescription Textual description of the item's dimensions. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:Batch epo-cat:hasExpiryDate The last day until which the item can be used. xsd:date [0..1]
epo-cat:ItemRelation epo-cat:hasFactor The number or the fraction of a related item. xsd:decimal [0..1]
epo-cat:ItemProperty epo-cat:hasImportanceCode xsd:integer [0..1]
epo-cat:AbstractItem epo-cat:hasKeyword List of words (e.g, synonyms) to make the item searchable. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..*]
epo-cat:ItemProperty epo-cat:hasLiteralValue Simple value of the property, which is defined in a classification scheme. Additional Information: For example, the (0173-1#02-AAV139#001) coating 1 of an optical material has value of "silver". This simple literal value is for the cases when the property value does not have units, in which case the qualifiedValue shall be used. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..*]
epo-cat:Batch epo-cat:hasManufactureDate The day of production. xsd:dateTime [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueLine epo-cat:hasOrderableQuantityIncrement Orderable quantity increment: The increment of Orderable units that can be ordered. xsd:integer [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueLine epo-cat:hasOrderableUnitFactorRate The factor by which the Item net price of an unit of an item can be converted to the orderable unit. xsd:decimal [0..1]
epo-cat:Catalogue epo-cat:hasSpecificPaymentArrangement Information about payment conditions applied to all items in the catalogue. Additional information: This property may need to be used together with the payment arrangements provided in the ContractTerms, where such terms exists. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueLine epo-cat:hasTransactionConditions Textual description of the specific transaction conditions (purchasing, sales, payment, delivery) for an item. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueLine epo-cat:hasWarrantyInformation Warranty information that applies to the catalogue line item. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueLine epo-cat:isContractedItem Indicator if the item is offered in accordance to an existing contract. xsd:boolean [0..1]
epo-cat:AbstractItem epo-cat:isInStock Indicator whether an item is in the supplier's stock. If not in stock the supplier has to order the item. xsd:boolean [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueLine epo-cat:isOrderable Indicator, if the item is orderable or not, e.g. because it is temporarily out of stock. xsd:boolean [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueResponse
epo-cat:CatalogueResponseLine
epo-ord:hasResponseDescription Explanation of the response. Explanation of the response. rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]
rdf:PlainLiteral [0..1]

Predicates (object properties) and definitions

Predicate name Definition Domain, Range and Cardinality
epo:hasBatchID The identifier assigned to a specific batch of the produced Item.
epo:hasBuyerItemID The general identifier assigned to the concept as defined by the Buyer.​
epo:hasCertification Relation to the proof of conformance. epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo:Certificate [0..*]
epo:hasDocumentStatus https://test-docs.peppol.eu/logistics/transport-execution/codelist/DocumentStatusCode/
epo:hasDocumentType epo:Document -> at-voc-new:document-type [0..1]
epo:hasItemStandardID The general identifier assigned to the concept based on a standard scheme.​ Additional information: For example the GTIN scheme (Global Trade Item Number).
epo:hasManufacturerID The manufacturer's identifier for the item.
epo:hasManufacturerItemID The general identifier assigned to the concept as defined by the Manufacturer. ​
epo:hasPriceSurchargeInformation epo-cat:Price -> epo-cat:ChargeInformation [0..1]
epo:hasSellerItemID The general identifier assigned to the concept as defined by the Seller.​
epo:hasSerialID The identifier assigned to the specific instance of the produced concept.
epo:hasUUID A universally unique identifier for an instance of this document.
epo:hasValidityPeriod The relation indicating until when a given instance of a concept is applicable.
epo:specifiesBuyer epo-cat:Catalogue -> epo:Buyer [0..*]
epo:specifiesCatalogueProvider epo-cat:Catalogue -> epo:CatalogueProvider [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueResponse -> epo:CatalogueProvider [1]
epo:specifiesCatalogueReceiver epo-cat:Catalogue -> epo:CatalogueReceiver [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueResponse -> epo:CatalogueReceiver [1]
epo:specifiesSeller epo-cat:Catalogue -> epo-ord:Seller [0..*]
epo-cat:comprisesCatalogueLine epo-cat:Catalogue -> epo-cat:CatalogueLine [1..*]
epo-cat:comprisesCatalogueResponseLine epo-cat:CatalogueResponse -> epo-cat:CatalogueResponseLine [0..*]
epo-cat:concernsItem epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> epo-cat:AbstractItem [0..1]
epo-cat:EnvironmentalEmissionInformation -> epo-cat:AbstractItem [0..1]
epo-cat:describesItem epo-cat:ItemProperty -> epo-cat:AbstractItem [1]
epo-cat:foreseesPackage epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> epo-ful:Package [0..1]
epo-cat:hasAccessoryItem An additional item that can enhance the original item. epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo-cat:AbstractItem [0..*]
epo-cat:hasActivityCode epo-cat:Catalogue -> at-voc-new:activity-code [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> at-voc-new:activity-code [0..1]
epo-cat:hasBaseQuantity The quantity at which the net monetary value applies. epo-cat:Price -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasBrand epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo-cat:Brand [0..1]
epo-cat:hasCatalogueLineValidity The relation indicating until when a Catalogue Line instance is applicable.
epo-cat:hasChargeInformation epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> epo-cat:ChargeInformation [0..*]
epo-cat:hasComplementaryItem An item that if used with another item provides mutual enhancements to both of them. Additional information: For example, gin and tonic; or smart-phone and smart-watch. epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo-cat:AbstractItem [0..*]
epo-cat:hasCountryOfOrigin The source country of the product or service. Additional Information: The country of origin can be provided by the buyer as a requirement or by the tenderer information of the item to be provided.
epo-cat:hasDeliveryClassification epo-cat:AbstractItem -> at-voc-new:delivery-item-type [0..1]
epo-cat:hasDeliveryLocation Location delivery area where the Item can be ordered to the given price.
epo-cat:hasEnvironmentalEmissionCode epo-cat:EnvironmentalEmissionInformation -> at-voc-new:environmental-emission-code [1]
epo-cat:hasExpectedDeliveryTime The expected amount of time between the order and delivery of an item.
epo-cat:hasHazardousClassID Specification of the hazardous nature of an item according to a classification schema. Provides detail of the classification and nature of a hazardous item.
epo-cat:hasHazardousItemUNDGCode Specification of the hazardous nature of an item according to the UNDG classification schema. Provides detail of the classification and nature of a hazardous item. epo-cat:AbstractItem -> at-voc-new:dangerous-goods-list [0..*]
epo-cat:hasItemClassification A classification of this item according to a specific system for classifying products or services. Additional information: Examples of classification schemes are: CPV, UNSPC, eCl@ss, GPC, ... epo-cat:AbstractItem -> at-voc-new:item-classification [0..*]
epo-cat:hasManufacturer The product maker or service provider. epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo-cat:Manufacturer [0..1]
epo-cat:hasMaximumMeasure epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasMaximumOrderQuantity The maximum number of orderable units that can be ordered according to details provided in the catalogue line, such as price. epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasMaximumValue epo-cat:ItemProperty -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasMeasure epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:EnvironmentalEmissionInformation -> epo:Quantity [1]
epo-cat:hasMeasuredAttributeCode epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> at-voc-new:measured-attribute-code [1]
epo-cat:hasMinimumMeasure epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasMinimumQuantityGuaranteedForDelivery The minimum quantity of an item that is guaranteed by the seller to be delivered. epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasMinimumValue epo-cat:ItemProperty -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasModel epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo-cat:ItemModel [0..1]
epo-cat:hasNetMonetaryValue The price amount of an Item exclusive of taxes and after substracting price discounts. epo-cat:Price -> epo:MonetaryValue [1]
epo-cat:hasNetQuantity The net quantity of the item that is contained in each consumable unit, excluding any packaging materials. epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasOrderabableUnitFactorRate The factor by which the base unit of the price can be converted to orderable unit. Additional information: This is needed when the base price is provided different than the orderable unit. For example, when selling paper, the price may be set per page, but the orderable unit is a package of 500 pieces. Therefore the price needs to be converted to the orderable unit. epo-cat:Price -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasOrderableUnit The unit in which the item described in this catalogue line can be ordered. epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> at-voc-new:orderable-unit [0..1]
epo-cat:hasPrice epo-inv:InvoiceLine -> epo-cat:Price [1..*]
epo-ord:OrderLine -> epo-cat:Price [0..*]
epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> epo-cat:Price [0..*]
epo-cat:hasPriceType epo-cat:Price -> at-voc-new:price-type [0..1]
epo-cat:hasPriceValidity The period of time when the Item can be ordered to the given price.
epo-cat:hasQualifiedItemRelation epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo-cat:ItemRelation [0..*]
epo-cat:hasQualifiedValue Qualified value of the property, which is defined in a classification scheme. Additional Information: For example, the (0173-1#02-AAA026#007) drilling diameter of an item has value of 12 inches. epo-cat:ItemProperty -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasQuantityThreshold The minimum quantity of the item that can be ordered to the given net monetary value. epo-cat:Price -> epo:Quantity [0..1]
epo-cat:hasSpecification epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo-cat:ProductSpecification [0..*]
epo-cat:hasStandardisedUnitPrice The item price based on a standardised unit. Additional Information: The unit must be indicated in the Quantity, with a quantity value of 1. epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> epo-cat:Price [0..*]
epo-cat:hasTaxCategory epo-ord:TaxInformation -> at-voc-new:tax-category [0..1]
epo-cat:hasTaxScheme epo-ord:TaxInformation -> at-voc-new:tax-scheme [1]
epo-cat:hasTransactionConditionsCode Coded description of the specific transaction conditions (purchasing, sales, payment, delivery) for an item. epo-cat:CatalogueLine -> at-voc-new:transaction-conditions [0..1]
epo-cat:isProductionOf epo-cat:Batch -> epo-cat:AbstractItem [1]
epo-cat:isRelatedToItem epo-cat:ItemRelation -> epo-cat:AbstractItem [1]
epo-cat:isSpecificToCatalogueResponseLine epo-cat:CatalogueResponseInformation -> epo-cat:CatalogueResponseLine [0..1]
epo-cat:isSpecificToLine epo-cat:InformationHub -> epo-cat:Line [0..*]
epo-cat:isSubordinatedToContract epo-cat:PostAwardCatalogue -> epo:Contract [0..1]
epo-cat:refersToCatalogue Additional information: If an order refers to multiple catalogues then all these catalogues ideally are subordinated to the same contract. Some countries however may allow multiple contracts per order (i.e Italy). epo-req:RequestForOffer -> epo-cat:Catalogue [0..1]
epo-cat:CatalogueResponse -> epo-cat:PostAwardCatalogue [1]
epo-ord:Order -> epo-cat:PostAwardCatalogue [0..*]
epo-cat:refersToCatalogueLine epo-cat:CatalogueResponseLine -> epo-cat:CatalogueLine [1]
epo-cat:specifiesCatalogueResponseInformation epo-cat:CatalogueResponse -> epo-cat:CatalogueResponseInformation [1]
epo-cat:specifiesChargeInformation epo-inv:Invoice -> epo-cat:ChargeInformation [0..*]
epo-ord:Order -> epo-cat:ChargeInformation [0..*]
epo-cat:specifiesItem epo-cat:Line -> epo-cat:AbstractItem [1]
epo-ful:concernsGoodsItem epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> epo-ful:GoodsItem [0..1]
epo-ful:concernsPackage epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> epo-ful:Package [0..1]
epo-ful:concernsTransportEquipment epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> epo-ful:TransportEquipment [0..1]
epo-ful:concernsTransportMeans epo-cat:DimensionInformation -> epo-ful:TransportMeans [0..1]
epo-cat:EnvironmentalEmissionInformation -> epo-ful:TransportMeans [0..1]
epo-ful:hasAssociatedDocument Is related to a Document. epo-cat:Line -> epo:Document [0..1]
epo-ful:hasFreightCharge The total cost for moving the goods. epo-ful:Consignment -> epo-cat:ChargeInformation [0..*]
epo-inv:hasItemClassificationIdentifier
epo-inv:isSpecificToInvoiceLine epo-cat:ChargeInformation -> epo-inv:InvoiceLine [0..*]
epo-ord:hasCustomerReference An identifier assigned by the Buyer used for internal routing purposes.
epo-ord:hasGrossMonetaryValue epo-cat:Price -> epo:MonetaryValue [0..1]
epo-ord:hasPriceDiscountInformation epo-cat:Price -> epo-ord:AllowanceInformation [0..1]
epo-ord:hasResponseStatus
epo-ord:hasTaxInformation epo-cat:AbstractItem -> epo-ord:TaxInformation [0..*]
epo-ord:isSpecificToOrderLine Information that is particular to one or multiple Order Lines. epo-cat:ChargeInformation -> epo-ord:OrderLine [0..*]
epo-ord:refersToCatalogueLine Additional Information: The reference to the catalogue line is for information only, to trace the source of the information provided in the order line. epo-ord:OrderLine -> epo-cat:CatalogueLine [0..1]