1.2.1 Business rules for different Item types

The business rules for NOBB Total and NOBB VA/VVS channels are mostly the same, with some exceptions:

Primary text (mandatory in NOBB Total, will become mandatory in NOBB VAVVS)
Digital Channel Item Text (mandatory in NOBB VAVVS)
NOBB Index Price (mandatory in NOBB Total)
Customs Tariff Number (mandatory in NOBB VAVVS, will become mandatory in NOBB Total)
Country of Origin (mandatory in NOBB VAVVS, will become mandatory in NOBB Total)

The table below shows the mandatory data for each item type found in NOBB.

Standard item	Display	Composite item	Special item	Reused Item	Comment
Supplier’s item number	Supplier’s item number	Supplier’s item number	Supplier’s item number	Supplier’s item number
Manufacturer’s item number	Manufacturer’s item number	Manufacturer’s item number	Manufacturer’s item number	Manufacturer’s item number
Digital channel text	Digital channel text	Digital channel text	Digital channel text	Digital channel text	NOBB VAVVS: Mandatory NOBB Total: Not mandatory
Primary Text	Primary Text	Primary Text	Primary Text	Primary Text	NOBB Total: Mandatory NOBB VAVVS: Becomes mandatory in autumn 2025
Price unit	Price unit	Price unit	Price unit	Price unit
Consumer pack (F-pak)	Distribution pack (D-pak)	Consumer pack (F-pak)	Minimum one package	Minimum one package
Must be linked to a module	Must be linked to a module	Must be linked to a module	Must be linked to a module	Must be linked to a module	Module must have active status
GTIN for F-pak	GTIN for D-pak	GTIN for F-pak	-	-
Height, length, width (mm) for F-pak	Height, length, width (mm) for D-pak	Height, length, width (mm) for F-pak	-	-
Weight (kg) for F-pak	Weight (kg) for D-pak	Weight (kg) for F-pak	-	-
Minimum one orderable package with GTIN	Minimum one orderable package with GTIN	Minimum one orderable package with GTIN	-	-
Price comparison unit (PCU) - applies to some product groups	-	-	-	-	Mandatory for selected product groups
ETIM item characteristics	-	-	-	-	Mandatory for selected product groups
Product image	Product image	Product image	-	Product image
Country of origin	Country of origin	Country of origin	-	Country of origin	NOBB VAVVS: Mandatory NOBB Total: Will become mandatory (date to be announced)
Customs tariff number	Customs tariff number	Customs tariff number	-	Customs tariff number	NOBB VAVVS: Mandatory NOBB Total: Will become mandatory (date to be announced)

It is not possible to change which items are connected with Display and Composite item after the item has been activated.