Data Qualifiers: Naming the Data Elements

To encode the data elements into the 2-D Data Matrix, the data elements must be named, using data qualifiers.

According to MIL-STD-130N, a data qualifier is a character (or string of characters), that follows a data field to name the data elements. The data qualifier tells the imaging device what type of data to expect.

According to DFARS 252.211-7003, there are three types of data qualifiers.

Data Identifiers (DI's - Format 06)
Application Identifiers (AI's - Format 05)
Text Element Identifiers (TEI's - Format 12)

The following table gives common data qualifiers for IUID usage. Please refer to the Construct or IUID Equivalent that you are using, when referring to this table.

CONSTRUCT #1

	_\|------------Serialized within Enterprise------------_\|
Data Element	Data Identifiers	Application Identifiers	Text Element Identifiers
CAGE	18S	---	(CAG, MFR, SPL), (SER, UCN)
DUNS	25S*	---	DUN, (SER, UCN)
GS1	25S*	---	EUC, (SER, UCN)
Other Agencies	25S*	---	---

IUID Equivalents: Complete Values that Serve as the UII
IUID Equivalent: ESN	22S	8002	---
IUID Equivalent: VIN	I	---	---
IUID Equivalent: GIAI	---	8004	---
IUID Equivalent: GRAI	---	8003	---

* Note: 25S may be used with any UID-applicable Issuing Agency code, but the IAC must be hard-coded into the UII. (Represents IAC + EID + Unique Serial Number within Enterprise)

CONSTRUCT #2

	Serialized _\|--------w/in Part #--------_\|			Serialized w/in _\|-------Lot/Batch#-------_\|
Data Element	DI's	AI's	TEI's	DI's	AI's	TEI's
CAGE	17V, 1P, S	--	(CAG, MFR, SPL), PNO, SEQ	17V, 1T, S	--	(CAG, MFR, SPL), (LOT, BII), SEQ
DODAAC	7L, 1P, S	--	--	7L, 1T, S	--	--
DUNS	12V, 1P, S	--	DUN, PNO, SEQ	12V, 1T, S	--	DUN, (LOT, BII), SEQ
GS1	3V, 1P, S	--	EUC, PNO, SEQ	3V, 1T, S	--	DUN, (LOT, BII), SEQ
Other Agencies (ANSI TI.220 & EHIBCC)	18V, 1P, S	--	--	18V, 1T, S	--	--

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