Members have full control over what information they share and who can access it. This includes managing visibility for locations and Global Location Numbers (GLNs) to support business relationships, such as identifying ship‑to or bill‑to locations, while protecting sensitive data. Sharing location data helps trading partners accurately reference your locations and reduces errors in transactions.
Share Locations and Manage Privacy
For more information on sharing your GLNs, see below.
By default, when you publish a GLN, it is shared with the GS1 US Registry.
To stop Sharing;
- Log In and click Manage Account
- Navigate to Data Management
- Click Share Settings
- Uncheck the box for Share Your Locations (GLNs)
- Click the Save Settings button
Your GLNs are no longer being shared. Your company can now selectively share GLNs with a defined list of trading partners. Follow these steps below.
You can always return to the Share Settings and check the box for Share Your Locations (GLNs). All your GLNs will be shared again, unless you visited an individual GLN, clicked the Sharing tab, and checked the box for Hide This Location and Its Children.
Note: You need to have the Location Administrator role to perform these steps.
1. From the My Locations page, click the Location Sharing tab.
2. Click the Add New Trading Partner button. The Add Trading Partners window displays.
3. Query for the trading partner and click Search. When you find the desired trading partner(s), check the box(es) and click the Add Selected to Trading Partners button. After you have added the desired companies, you can share GLNs with this list.
To share location data with the defined list of trading partners:
1. Click the GLN you want to share, then click the Sharing tab.
2. Check the box for Share this location and its children. Then click Save.
This GLN will now be shared with your defined list of trading partners. They will be able to view all GLN data, including phone or email contact data. However, trading partners will not see how the GLN data was created, any “Comments”, or the names of users who created or modified this data.
Note: For any GLNs you have not shared, a Location View/Use subscriber can request access by sending a message to your Location Administrator.