With increased use of electronic information exchange, consistent, agreed, standard abbreviations are needed to assist searching and data synchronisation. Industry standard abbreviations have been developed which cover:
- Product descriptions including recommended field length
- Colours / Colour Descriptives
- Units of Measure
- Dimensions
- Description Order
For a list of the current Standard Abbreviations, please click here.
Short Description Standard
Short descriptions refer to 40 character product descriptions which are used for a number of purposes, particularly picking, delivery notes & invoices as well as end users product selection and purchasing.
BOSS recommends the Short Descripton Standard to ensure understanding and compatibility of data from different sources.