Definition

A location code is the identification of a location (in the ornamental horticulture which is coded with a "Global Location Number" (GLN).
One location can be used by one or multiple companies.

These are locations that are of importance for the logistics processes between suppliers, auctions, traders, and customers; locations where shipments of ornamental horticultural products are loaded and unloaded.

How to use

Physical
The location code can be printed with a barcode on a sign that is hung at the location so that a logistics service provider can scan the code during the loading or unloading of a shipment.

Digital
In various commercial electronic messages such as offers and orders and in logistic messages such as transport orders and package lists, the location codes are used to unambiguously specify the locations at which the event of loading and unloading of a shipment takes place.

How to obtain

The codes can be obtained via:

• FTP as CSV file
  The codes are packed into CSV files and then compressed.
  See the  Technical documentation of the downloadable files
  See the General Implementation Guidelines for Coding
• REST JSON API
• The data can be requested and searched via an API.
  This way, ad hoc specific codes can be requested or validated.
  Or, the latest data (mutations) can be queried and one's own database can be updated periodically.
  Functional documentation of the API.
  Technical documentation of the API, "/FEC/Company/Location", the 'endpoint' for the purpose of the location codes
  Application form Acces to Masterdata via API, check "Location and Company codes" to get a subscription.

Costs

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