Standard specifications
The Global Data Model is defined in a spreadsheet which is available in two formats. Microsoft's own Excel format and a more strict Open Office XML format defined by ISO 29500-1:2016. At the time of publication, both formats can be read in Microsoft Excel and other software such as Libre Office with no visible difference. However, this may change over the long term. Therefore we make both formats available.
The original authors of the standard work with Microsoft Excel and this is the default format returned when using persistent URLs such as https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gdm/.
- Global Data Model 2.13.0 (Microsoft Excel format)
- Global Data Model 2.13.0 (Open Office XML format)