Core Module Decommission Event
Decommission events record the removal of products from the supply chain, typically do to arriving at the final point of sale or destruction due to defects or expiration.
Event Profile
Decommission events are identified by the following characteristics.
KDE | Value |
type | ObjectEvent |
action | DELETE |
bizStep | destroying |
KDE Requirements
The following properties are required on the root of a decommission event.
| 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 |
| 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": "2026-04-19T17:08:41.6112327+00:00",
"eventTimeZoneOffset": "+00:00",
"eventID": "urn:uuid:e7850c6e-b2a6-4bf4-80a0-8e348f0a6ed9",
"epcList": [],
"action": "DELETE",
"bizStep": "destroying",
"bizLocation": {
"id": "urn:gdst:example.org:location:loc:solution.processorplant"
},
"quantityList": [
{
"epcClass": "urn:gdst:example.org:product:lot:class:solution.wildfish.lot2",
"quantity": 10,
"uom": "KGM"
}
]
}