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What Is a Domain

 

To start using iTraceiT, the first and most important step is to create a domain.

A domain is the digital workspace where your traceability activities take place. It is your company’s dedicated environment inside iTraceiT, where all traceability data is created, managed, and shared.

Everything you do in iTraceiT happens inside a domain. QR Codes, product data, documents, transformations, and publications are all linked to it. This makes the domain the foundation of your traceability setup.

A domain represents your activity

In iTraceiT, a domain always represents one specific activity performed by your company within a given sector.

Your sector is the industry you operate in, such as diamonds, gemstones, gold, raw materials, or food. Your activity is the role you play in the supply chain, such as manufacturing, polishing, trading, refining, processing, or retail.

When you create a domain, you define both the sector and the activity it represents. This ensures that your traceability data is structured correctly and reflects your real operational role.

For example, a producer, manufacturer, trader, or retailer will each operate in their own domain, even if they belong to the same supply chain.

A domain groups everything you work with

A domain brings together all the elements required to manage traceability:

 

  • Users working for the same activity

  • QR Codes representing parcels or products

  • Product and operational data

  • Documents and certificates

  • Workflows such as creation, enrichment, transformation, and publication

This grouping makes the domain the primary unit for organizing traceability operations in a clear and consistent way.

Data ownership and responsibility

All data created inside a domain belongs to that domain.

This includes QR Codes, product information, documents, certificates, and operational actions such as splits, merges, groupings, or publications.

When a QR Code is shared with another actor in the supply chain, traceability continues across domains, but data ownership remains clearly defined. Each domain is responsible only for the information it adds.

This model ensures accountability, transparency, and trust at every stage of the supply chain.

 

Access control inside a domain

A domain also defines who can access what.

Users are assigned to a specific domain and receive permissions based on their role. This controls visibility, editing rights, and operational access.

Users within the same domain can collaborate freely. External actors can only access information when a QR Code is intentionally shared or transferred.

This approach protects sensitive information while allowing traceability to flow securely between companies.

Parcels move between domains through blockchain export

A parcel can only move from one domain to another when it is exported on the blockchain.

This action:

  • Locks the information in an immutable record

  • Marks the end of your company’s responsibility for that parcel

  • Allows the next actor to import the parcel into their own domain

  • Ensures transparency and integrity during the transfer

Once published, the next company can access the parcel and continue the traceability workflow from their domain.

 

One company, multiple domains

A single company can operate multiple domains in iTraceiT. This is especially important for organizations that manage different activities or operational scopes.

For example, a company may have:

  • One domain for manufacturing activities

  • Another domain for trading or distribution

Each domain remains independent, with its own users, data, and responsibilities.

This separation is intentional and necessary. A domain should never mix multiple activities, because each activity has its own traceability logic, data requirements, responsibilities, and compliance constraints. Mixing activities in a single domain would create ambiguity in data ownership, reduce traceability clarity, and weaken accountability across the supply chain.

By using multiple domains, companies can keep operations clean, structured, and scalable, while still ensuring continuity of traceability when QR Codes move from one domain to another.

 

Understanding how domains work is key to setting up iTraceiT correctly, managing access rights efficiently, and ensuring that traceability data remains accurate, reliable, and trustworthy across all actors involved.