Shelf 20 of 20: Quoting, checking and citing a code
Quoting, checking and citing a code
How to quote a UNSPSC code so another reader can check it: version, issuing body, level, and the source that backs the wording.
9 guides on this shelf.
- How do you check a code against the current codeset?
How do you check a code against the current codeset? each pair read against current wording, from segment to commodity, with any mismatch treated as a failed check, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- How do buyer rules fit into checking a code?
How do buyer rules fit into checking a code? a buyer's level, version and scope requirements checked alongside the codeset, because the buyer governs the tender, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- Why must the managing body be cited with a code?
Why must the managing body be cited with a code? because UNSPSC has had several managers, and a reader needs to know whose codeset is meant, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- Why must the version be cited with a code?
Why must the version be cited with a code? because codes move between versions, and a code without a version cannot be checked against any one release, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- How should a code appear in a report?
How should a code appear in a report? with its title, version and managing body on first use, and with level and version stated for every table, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- How should a code appear in a tender?
How should a code appear in a tender? at the level the tender lot needs, with the version the tender is run under, so bidders answer the same question, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- How do you correct a code that was quoted wrongly?
How do you correct a code that was quoted wrongly? by issuing the corrected code with its version, and noting what changed, rather than silently swapping digits, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- How should a UNSPSC code be quoted?
How should a UNSPSC code be quoted? digits, title, version and managing body together, so any reader can check the statement, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- Why must the level be clear when quoting a code?
Why must the level be clear when quoting a code? because a segment code, a family code and a commodity code claim different amounts of knowledge, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
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