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NexLog OS entities, enums and terms.

Quick reference, with each term's code name, for entities, enums, statuses, roles, tax and foreign trade standards and code conventions.

Core entities

Warehousewarehouses
DC, branch or WMS hub.
Storage locationstorageLocations
Physical position inside a warehouse.
Movementmovements
Transactional event on inventory.
Inventory countinventoryCounts
Cycle or full inventory count.
Carriercarriers
In-house or third-party carrier.
Shipmentshipments
Multimodal transportation unit.
In-transit incidenttransitIncidents
Occurrence during transportation.
Freight invoicefreightInvoices
Carrier charge.
Cost allocationcostAllocations
Cost distribution by object.
Claimclaims
Compensation for damage, loss or delay.
Billing entrybillingEntries
Invoice issued to the customer.
Orderorders
Transactional entity of the OMS.
Returnreturns
Reverse logistics.
Returnable assetreturnableAssets
Reusable pallet, rack, container or packaging.
Dock scheduledockSchedules
Time slot reserved at a dock.
Yard vehicleyardVehicles
Vehicle present in the yard.
Customs declarationtradeDeclarations
Import or export declaration.
Trade documenttradeDocuments
BL, AWB, booking, packing list, invoice and certificate of origin (CoO).
Carbon creditcarbonCredits
Purchased or generated credits.
Carbon entrycarbonEntries
Double-entry record of CO2e.
Tenanttenants
Isolated customer on the multi-tenant platform.
Business eventbusinessEvents
Canonical event in the central ledger.

Movement types

INBOUNDInbound: receipt or incoming transfer.
OUTBOUNDOutbound: shipping or return to the supplier.
TRANSFERTransfer between locations in the same DC.
ADJUSTMENTAccounting adjustment after a count or a loss.
RETURNCustomer return with audited re-entry.

General statuses

ACTIVEActive, in use.
INACTIVEInactive, kept for history.
ARCHIVEDArchived, no operations allowed.
BLOCKEDBlocked for quality, tax or compliance reasons.

OMS state machine

DRAFTOrder in draft.
APPROVEDApproved under credit and risk rules.
PICKINGBeing picked in the WMS.
PACKEDPacked and awaiting shipping.
DISPATCHEDDispatched from the dock; NF-e issued.
IN_TRANSITIn transit, controlled by the TMS.
DELIVEREDDelivered to the recipient.
COMPLETEDCycle completed, including after-sales when applicable.
CANCELLEDCancelled before DISPATCHED.

Roles

SUPER_ADMINPlatform administration (CCX).
TENANT_OWNERTenant owner, chief executive.
TENANT_ADMINUser and integration administration.
MANAGERModule operations manager.
OPERATORExecution operator.
VIEWERRead-only.

Plans

FREETrial and sandbox.
STARTERSMB: essential WMS and OMS.
PROMid-market: WMS, TMS, OMS and YMS.
ENTERPRISELarge operations: all modules.

Storage zones

DRYDry, at ambient temperature.
REFRIGERATEDRefrigerated, from 2 to 8 °C.
FROZENFrozen, below −18 °C.
FLAMMABLEFlammable, with mandatory segregation.
HIGH_TURNOVERHigh turnover, in premium positions.
QUARANTINEQuarantine, blocked until release.

Systems

WMSWarehouse Management System: manages warehouse operations.
TMSTransportation Management System: manages transportation.
OMSOrder Management System: manages orders.
YMSYard Management System: manages the yard.
Control TowerDecision layer with management by exception and playbooks.
Digital twinDigital replica of the network, an asset or an order.
Exception engineEngine that detects, escalates and automates exceptions.
PlaybookVersioned rule that automates a decision.
Event ledgerCentral ledger of businessEvents.

Logistics

GRGoods Receipt: receiving of goods.
Put-awayPlacing goods into storage locations after receiving.
PickingRetrieving items for an order.
PackingPackaging the goods.
Cross-dockingRouting goods straight to shipping without putting them into storage.
SlottingAssigning positions by turnover, weight and temperature.
Wave pickingPicking in waves, with orders grouped together.
OTIFOn Time In Full: indicator of complete, on-time delivery.
OTDOn Time Delivery: indicator of on-time delivery.
Perfect Order RateOrder complete, on time, undamaged and with correct tax documents.

Traceability and GS1

GS1Organization that maintains the global identification standards.
GTINGlobal Trade Item Number: global identifier for a trade item.
SSCCSerial Shipping Container Code: identifier for a logistics unit.
GS1 Digital LinkStandardized URL that links the product to its data.
DPPDigital Product Passport: digital record of product information.

Brazilian tax

NF-eElectronic invoice.
CT-eElectronic bill of lading.
MDF-eElectronic manifest of tax documents.
GNRENational form for paying state taxes.
DIFALICMS rate differential.
ICMSTax on the circulation of goods and services.
ICMS-STICMS tax substitution.

Foreign trade

NCMMercosur Common Nomenclature.
HSHarmonized System: goods classification of the World Customs Organization (WCO).
IncotermsInternational trade terms that split cost and risk between the parties.
BLBill of Lading: transport document for ocean freight.
AWBAir Waybill: transport document for air freight.
BookingCargo space reservation.
Single WindowCustoms single window.
DPCDenied Party Check: screening of restricted parties.
Cargo-XMLIATA messaging standard for air cargo.
DCSADigital Container Shipping Association: digital standards for ocean shipping.
ONE RecordIATA connected data standard for air cargo.
WCO Data ModelWorld Customs Organization data model.

Finance

AccrualPeriodic accounting recognition of costs (provision).
Cost allocationDistribution of cost by object.
Freight auditAutomated audit of freight invoices.
SettlementInvoice settlement with netting.
Profitability LensMargin by analytical dimension.
ChargebackCompensating debit charged to the carrier.
Billing EngineEngine that issues customer invoices.

International standards

NIST CSFCybersecurity Framework from NIST, the US standards institute.
ISO 28000Standard for supply chain security management.
CBAMCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: carbon adjustment at the European Union border.
ESPREcodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation: European ecodesign regulation.

Security

ABACAttribute-Based Access Control: access control based on attributes.
Zero TrustArchitecture with no trusted perimeter.
RPORecovery Point Objective: maximum tolerated data loss, measured in time.
RTORecovery Time Objective: maximum tolerated time to restore service.
Fraud signalsFraud indicators scored in real time.
Disaster recoveryRecovery from disasters through multi-region replication.

ESG

CO2eCarbon dioxide equivalent.
Eco-routingRouting that uses CO2e as a weight.
Carbon ledgerDouble-entry carbon accounting.
Offset automationAutomatic offsetting through carbonCredits.
Reverse chain economicsCircular economy of returnableAssets.
AI-PackIntelligent packaging selection.
Waste & packaging intelligenceAnalysis of discarded, recyclable and reused packaging.

Specialized interfaces

App NexLog DriverMobile app for drivers, with POD and tracking.
Kiosk PortariaSelf-service check-in at the yard.
Planning ConsoleUnified Angular app for WMS, TMS, OMS, YMS and Control Tower.
Portal B2B/B2CDedicated portal for consumers and business customers.

Code conventions

REST endpointskebab-case: /api/v1/trade-declarations
VersioningIn the path: /api/v1/
MongoDB collectionscamelCase, plural: tradeDeclarations
TS classesPascalCase, singular: TradeDeclaration
TS interfacesPascalCase, singular: TradeDeclaration
EnumsUPPER_SNAKE_CASE: INBOUND, SUPER_ADMIN
Eventsdot.namespace: orders.transition.approved

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