Chem eStandards

Overview

Chem eStandards is an XML schema and supporting documentation and tools. The schema specifies over seventy messages developed to support the chemical and agriculture industries. Chem eStandards are widely used in those industries to support supply chain operations. Despite Chem eStandards' continued relevance, there has been no recent developments as future message development is being done in connectSpec.

Versions

Chem eStandards version 6.0.0

Downloads

Download the XML schema (undocumented) from GitHub.
Schema documentation is available via a browser-based tool called #E. A user account is required and may be requested via an online form.
Download general documentation (last updated for v4)

Key additions and changes

Correct minor discrepancies present in versions 4 through 5.4.
Adjust naming and design rule implementation to support alignment with ISO 15000-5, which paves the way for OAGi Score use.
Added six new messages to support seed-related processes in agriculture:
- ProductReturnsRequest
- ProductTransfersRequest
- ProductTransfersResponse
- SeedReplantClaim
- LicenseZoneRequest
- LicenseZoneResponse

Chem eStandards versions 2.0.0 through 5.4.0

Downloads

Download general documentation (last updated for v4)
XML Schema / DTD downloads by version
- 5.4.0
- 5.3.0
- 5.2.0
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.0
- 5.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.0

Naming note

Over the years an number of names have been used to refer to Chem eStandards. The following table explains the most common.

Name	Industry¹	Official² Timeframe
Chem eStandards	Chemical and agriculture	2001 - present
CIDX Standards	Chemical	Never. Just descriptive.
ChemXML	Chemical	~1999 - 2001
AgGateway Open Standard	Agriculture	2014 - present
Ag eStandards	Agriculture	~2005 - 2014
AgGateway Standards	Agriculture	Never. Just descriptive.

¹The industry in which the name for Chem eStandards was commonly used.

²Official in this content refers to CIDX/OAGi or AgGateway declaring the name of what is now Chem eStandards to be something. For the agriculture industry, the name meant that AgGateway rebranded (and distributed) Chem eStandards to be used within the industry with permission from CIDX/OAGi.