Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN)
What is Data Synchronisation?
Every company in the world has a database filled with information about the products they make, or sell, or buy. These databases act very much like a catalogue that customers can use to place orders and manage vendors. Difficulties happen when one company needs to change information in their database or add a new item or location to it: suddenly their "catalogue" isnt up to date anymore. Thats where synchronising data through the GDSN comes in.
The GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network or GDSN® enables companies who do business with each other to always have the same information in their systems. Any changes made by one company are automatically and immediately available to all of the other companies who do business with them.
Data Synchronisation is a process whereby information, such as product or trading partnerdata is harmonised between computer systems and applications in an automated fashion.