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Reference Document ID

Attribute Name: referenceDocumentIdentifier
Data Type: String
Max Length: 150
Repeatable: No
Code List: No
AVP: No
TPD: No
Applies to: All Levels
Last Modified: 05/02/2024
Description:

Required if Reference Document Description populated.

Example:

Reference Document ID = HPVC 2008-123 (Contract Number)

Reference Document Description = Consumables (Contract Description)

Useful Tips:

Healthcare Sector

  • If CONTRACT_PRICE is used, this attribute is required and must be populated with the contract number provided by your customer (for New Zealand's DHB National Catalogue, this would be the contract number provided by either the DHBs, HBL or Health Alliance).

Woolworths AU/NZ

  • Populate this field with the value ‘EXCEPTION’ where the price contains 1 or more States for which pricing differs from the provided National Price for the same GTIN. The Exception price will have the same values for all price attributes as the National price apart from: Price ID, Price Value, Ref Doc ID and Ref Doc Description. A State cannot appear in more than one Exception price for the GTIN.