To print RFID tag labels, you must convert non-EPC product
codes that customers currently use to Electronic Product Code (EPC)
format.
EPC is the worldwide standard for RFID set by EPCglobal. The IBM® Print, Verify, and Ship solution
is based on EPC Generation 1 Tag Data Standard, version 1.1, revision
1.27.
Use the EPC Commissioning Configuration section in the WebSphere® Premises Server Administrative Console for
defining the behavior for the commissioning process -- the process
of converting product codes into EPC codes.
The EPC Commissioning Configuration process consists of the following
main steps:
- Configure pack types -- Create pack types, such as case and container,
that are specific to each supplier. In the WebSphere Premises Server Administrative Console, pack
types define the UCC.EAN formatted product code that is currently
used by the customer and the desired encoding type that is used to
convert the product codes to EPC-compliant codes, or commissioned
output. Refer to Configuring pack types for more information.
- Configure profiles -- Create profiles that contain all of the
available pack types for a given customer. Refer to Configuring profiles for more information.
- Configure serial numbers -- Associate a customer's products with
a range of EPC serial numbers. Refer to Configuring serial numbers for
more information.