RFID Packaging Hierarchy Nested for Shipment ...

RFID Packaging Hierarchy ...

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... RFID diagram is provided to visually portray the long range plan for how RFID tags may be nested in a particular shipment. The DLMS shipment status transaction can mimic the physical nesting using a hierarchical structure defined by the HL loop. HL looping permits data to be structured to reflect subordinate levels (a parent/child relationship). In the example below, the RFID on the carton is a child to the pallet. The 8 item pack RFIDs for UID items are the children to the carton. The item contained within the item pack is the child of the specific item pack RFID. (This example shows only one item per UID packaging. There is a potential for multiple items to be 3 contained within the UID item pack. In that situation, the UID item pack would be the parent to multiple UID child loops.) ...