Alternate Classification Hierarchies

The private label food solution implementation uses six alternate classifications. Each is described in the subsequent sections.

Object Type Name	Object Type ID	Purpose
Product Lifecycle Management	ProductLifecycleManagementClassifRoot	The root node of the Product Lifecycle Products.

Additive Classes

Organizes additives into one or more classes, based on classifications of GSFA (General Standard for Food Additives), an international standard administered by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

For example, the same additive can be used as an acidifier or a color retention agent. On product labels, the purpose of the additive must be declared along with the additive.

Object Type Name	Object Type ID	Purpose
Additive Class Root	PLMAdditiveClassRoot	A top-level organization level for additive classes.
Additive Class	PLMAdditiveClass	Organizes additives into one or more classes, based on classifications of GSFA (General Standard for Food Additives), an international standard administrated by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. An additive is classified according to the purpose function. For example, the same additive can be used as an acidifier or a color retention agent. On a product label, the purpose of the additive must be declared along with the additive.

Object Type Name

Object Type ID

Purpose

Additive Class Root

PLMAdditiveClassRoot

A top-level organization level for additive classes.

Additive Class

PLMAdditiveClass

Organizes additives into one or more classes, based on classifications of GSFA (General Standard for Food Additives), an international standard administrated by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

An additive is classified according to the purpose function.

For example, the same additive can be used as an acidifier or a color retention agent. On a product label, the purpose of the additive must be declared along with the additive.

Geographical Areas

Organization for geographic areas of the world where the customer may sell their products. It includes regions and countries.

Countries classification is used to relate projects to countries where the product is intended to be sold. Also used to relate requirements and parameters so specific values of a basic requirement or parameter can be tailored for the country where it will be sold. The requirement or parameters can vary based on regulations or standards for that country.

Object Type Name	Object Type ID	Purpose
Geographical Areas Root	PLMGeographicalAreasRoot	A top-level organization level for geographic areas of the world where the customer may sell their products.
Country	PLMCountry	A classification for countries. This classification is used to relate Design Specifications to countries where the product is intended to be sold. Also used to relate requirements and parameters to countries so that the requirement or parameters can vary based on regulations or standards for that country.
Region	PLMRegion	An organization level for countries. (optional)

Ingredients Classification

Ingredients classifications organize ingredients in groups based on their allowable purpose, like whether food is intended for animals or humans. This allows ingredient searches used in the Web UI to specify ingredient component result in only relevant ingredients. It categorizes ingredients into relevant groupings for maintenance purposes and for specifying a group of ingredients that may be allowable.

Object Type Name	Object Type ID	Purpose
Ingredients Classification Root	PLMIngredientsClassificationRoot	Classification for ingredients; supports finding different ingredients under Food or Pet Food.
Ingredient Maintenance Groups	PLMIngredientMaintenanceGroups	Categorizes ingredients into relevant groupings for maintenance.
Ingredient Purpose	PLMIngredientPurpose	Organizes groups of ingredients by their allowable purpose, e.g., Food vs Pet Food so that ingredient searches result in only relevant ingredients.
Ingredient Group	PLMIngredientGroup	Categorizes ingredients into relevant groupings for maintenance purposes and also for specifying a group of ingredients that may be allowable.
Ingredient Specification Groups	PLMIngredientSpecificationsGroups	Organizes groups of Specification ingredients.
Ingredient Specification Group	PLMIngredientSpecificationGroup	Categorizes ingredients into relevant groupings for specifying a group of ingredients that may be allowable.

Label and Country Language

The label and country language hierarchy is an object that will hold attributes containing country code and language code for a label variation. It is recommended classification names to represent country name plus language code(s).

Object Type Name	Object Type ID	Purpose
Label Country and Languages Root	PLMLabelCountryAndLanguagesRoot	Root level for storing the language bundle library.
Label Country and Languages	PLMLabelCountryAndLanguages	An object that will hold attributes containing country code and language code for a label variation. Recommended classification names to represent country name plus language code(s).

PLM Digital Asset

The PLM digital asset hierarchy organizes product lifecycle digital images uploaded or inserted by the customer. Food images will be located at:

Object Type Name	Object Type ID	Purpose
Digital Assets Root	PLMDigitalAssetsRoot	A top-level organization level for digital assets.
Competitive Product Digital Assets	PLMCompetitiveProductDigitalAssetsRoot	A top-level organization level for competitive digital assets.
Packaging Images	PLMPackagingImagesRoot	A top-level organization level for packaging digital assets.
PLM Illustrations Root	PLMIllustrationsRoot	A top-level organization level for PLM illustration digital assets.
PLM Images Root	PLMImagesRoot	A top-level organization level for PLM digital assets.

PLM Product Classification

The PLM product classification hierarchy organizes products based on GS1’s Global Product Classification. The lowest level is used to organize projects, requirements, and parameters. This allows specific values of parameters and requirements to vary by the type of product being produced.

Object Type Name	Object Type ID	Purpose
PLM Product Classifications	PLMProductClassificationsRoot	An organization level for products based on GS1’s Global Product Classification.
PLM Product Segment	PLMProductSegment	An organization level for products.
PLM Product Family	PLMProductFamily	An organization level for products.
PLM Product Class	PLMProductClass	An organization level for products.
PLM Product Group	PLMProductGroup	An organization level for Design Specifications, Requirements, and Parameters. Allows specific values of Requirements and Parameters to vary by the type of product being produced.