UNNext+Data+Harmonisation+and+Modelling+Guide


 * Author/Source:** UNNExT, UNESCAP, UNECE
 * Year of adopting/publication:** 2012
 * Link to the document on the internet**: UNESCAP website
 * UN Document Number:** ST/ESCAP/2619
 * Purpose:** to assist governments and business in harmonizing and standardizing the international trade data required to fulfil all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements.
 * Summary:** presents a step-by step approach on how to conduct a data harmonization exercise and basic concepts for assembling electronic messages. The Guide's target group are practitioners, project managers, data modellers and data analysts who are involved in a data harmonization project. It complements the UNNExT Business Process Analysis Guide and will be used as a tool in capacity building efforts. The stepwise approach goes through the process of data harmonization, leading first to the creation of data models that specify the structure and properties of particular documents, and then to the development of electronic messages. It is a practical tool introducing international standards such as UNLK, UNTDED, CCL, and data models, in particular the WCO Data Model. Furthermore, it suggests the composition of a project team to conduct data harmonization.


 * Pages that reference the guide:**
 * Single Window for Trade**
 * Data Harmonization**