Core Module Commissioning Event
Commissioning events capture the creation of new traceable products within the supply chain.
Event Profile
Commissioning events are identified by the following characteristics.
KDE | Value |
type | ObjectEvent |
action | ADD |
disposition | active |
bizStep | commissioning |
KDE Requirements
The following KDEs are required on the root of all commissioning events.
| KDE | Description | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| eventID | A URN formatted universally unique ID (UUID) | urn:uuid:xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx |
| action | The action says how an event relates to the lifecycle of the entity being described. ADD means the entity in question has been created or added to. OBSERVE means the entity in question has not been changed. DELETE means the entity in question has been removed from or destroyed altogether |
ADD, DELETE, OBSERVE |
| disposition | The disposition field of an event specifies the business condition of the event's objects, subsequent to the event. The disposition is assumed to hold true until another event indicates a change of disposition. A full list of disposition values and their definitions is available in the EPCIS Core Business Vocabulary | active |
| eventTime | A string value formatted as an ISO datetime | 2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| eventTimeZoneOffset | The time zone offset in effect at the time and place the event occurred, expressed as an offset from UTC. The purpose of eventTimeZoneOffset is to provide additional business context about the event, namely to identify what time zone offset was in effect at the time and place the event was captured. | "+00:00" |
| bizLocation | A URN formatted GLN or GDST location identifier validated as a GLN with related master data | urn:epc:id:gln:1234567890123, urn:gdst:example.org:location:loc:examplePrefix.0 |
Full JSON Example
{
"@context": [
"https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/epcis-context.jsonld",
{
"gdst": "https://traceability-dialogue.org/epcis"
}
],
"type": "ObjectEvent",
"eventTime": "2026-04-19T03:08:41.6112327+00:00",
"eventTimeZoneOffset": "+00:00",
"eventID": "urn:uuid:28083ef9-cc34-4b18-8605-a94761cced96",
"epcList": [],
"action": "ADD",
"bizStep": "commissioning",
"disposition": "active",
"bizLocation": {
"id": "urn:gdst:example.org:location:loc:solution.vessel1"
},
"quantityList": [
{
"epcClass": "urn:gdst:example.org:product:lot:class:solution.wildfish.lot1",
"quantity": 9876,
"uom": "KGM"
}
]
}