Version Control for Erudus Specifications

When a manufacturer makes a change to an Erudus specification a new version of that specification will be created while making the previous versions available to wholesalers that may be stocking historic versions of a product.


Erudus product version steps are governed by which attributes are being changed on the specification and are categorised as Major and Minor changes.


Major Changes

A Major change to a specification creates a full 1.0 version step of a specification and represents a significant change to the product. Some attributes that would cause a Major change version step include:

  • A GTIN change
  • Product weight
  • Product pack size

Minor Changes

A Minor change to a specification creates a 0.1 version step of a specification and is not considered to represent a significant change to the product. Some attributes that would cause a Minor change version step include:

  • Product description
  • Waste packaging updates
  • Accreditation changes

An Erudus product version history with major and minor changes

List of Attributes That Cause a Major Change

As of the launch of version control for Erudus specifications on the 8th of January 2024, below is a list of all attributes that will cause a Major version change for an Erudus specification:

Do note that the Erudus schema is subject to change and therefore the attributes below may change. A live version of the specification schema can be found at This Link.

  • Manufacturers Product Name
  • Product Name
  • Manufacturer Name
  • Label Owner
  • Brand
  • Manufacturer Product Code
  • Outer Case GTIN
  • Total Quantity of Inner Components in Outer Case
  • Outer Case Gross Weight
  • Outer Case Height
  • Outer Case Depth
  • Outer Case Net Weight
  • Outer Case Width
  • Total Quantity of Inner Packs in Outer Case
  • Inner Pack Height
  • Inner Pack Depth
  • Inner Pack Width
  • Inner Pack GTIN
  • Is Inner Pack Splittable?
  • Inner Pack Gross Weight
  • Inner Pack Net Weight
  • Quantity of Inner Components in Inner Pack
  • Quantity of Cases Per Pallet
  • Pallet Gross Weight
  • Pallet Height
  • Quantity of Cases Per Pallet Layer
  • Quantity of Layers Per Pallet
  • Component Name
  • Manufacturers Component/Product Code
  • All Artificial Ingredient Declarations
  • All Allergen Declarations
  • Allergen Risk Source Declarations
  • All "Free From" Declarations
  • Ingredient Declaration
  • Inner Component GTIN
  • Inner Component Diameter
  • Inner Component Weight
  • Inner Component Volume
  • Inner Component Depth
  • Inner Component Width
  • Inner Component Height
  • Net Drained Weight