Universal Business LanguageforInternet Paperless Trading.ppt

Using theUniversal Business LanguageforInternet Paperless Trading by Tim McGrath APEC Symposium on ebXML Bangkok, Thailand, July 21-23 2004 Why UBL? Work Plan for UBL Implementation Promoting interoperability Understand customization requirements e.g. Wheat Export Project Gather experience from real implementations e.g. Certificate of Origin project Improving the library Localization Japan China Korea Spain (inc. South America) and now… Thailand Implementation Levels of Interoperability 80/20 rule applies Everyone will want to customize 20% 80% of effort is required (to do it properly) Implementations will choose levels based on their own requirements UBL Methodology Develop conceptual models Semantics Assemble document models Structures Encode document models into XML Syntax Localization UBL has Regional Localization Subcommittees Implementation of UBL in the regional market accommodate local business practices and local laws this means customizing UBL Understanding the UBL through local language translation Diffusion of the UBL activities into the regional market Translation of UBL Translation of UBL documentation Developing a controlled vocabulary Is a House a Building? Is a Container a Transport Equipment? UBL Ontology group /wiki/ UBL Schemas are in Oxford English and should remain so… XML is for Application to Application XML tag names (syntax) doesnt matter to people The meaning of the tag names (semantics) do Japanese Draft Translation Sample Why UBL? tmcgrath@.au HTTP + HTML = Internet Paperless Publishing (WWW) = Internet Paperless Trading (e-Business) ebXML/WS + UBL ? Objectives of UBL Fill the ebXML missing link XML implementation of Core Components Apply across all industry sectors and international trade Be non-proprietary and free of royalties Become an international standard through ISO TC 154 Follow an open development process Leverage experience with EDI and XML UBL 1.0 Released May 1st 2004 /committees/ubl XML Schemas (W3C XSD) Basi