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Subject: RE: [ubl] What is the purpose for ItemInstance?


Hi Ken,

The ItemInstance describes an actual physical instance of the product/item.
If the product is Sony Vaio TZ, the ItemInstance is a physical computer
with, perhaps, a serial number (that can be carried in the ItemInstance
ABIE).

/Martin Forsberg
Single Face To Industry, Sweden

> -----Original Message-----
> From: G. Ken Holman [mailto:gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com]
> Sent: den 28 april 2008 21:00
> To: Universal Business Language
> Subject: [ubl] What is the purpose for ItemInstance?
> 
> Hi folks!
> 
> In an ongoing development, I've been told my earlier use of
> ItemInstance was inappropriate to describe additional properties of
> an item.  The latest version of an invoice I'm working on is here:
> 
>    http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl-dev/200804/msg00007.html
> 
> The UBL description for <cac:ItemInstance> reads "An association to
> Item Instance" .... which tells me nothing about its use.
> 
> What is the purpose of <cac:ItemInstance>?  Rewriting the description
> could go on to a change list for a future version.
> 
> When would I use <cac:ItemInstance> or when would I use
> <cac:AdditionalItemProperty> as a child of <cac:ItemInstance> instead
> of as a child of <cac:Item>?
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts!
> 
> . . . . . . . . . . . Ken
> 
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