Schema Rules for UBL…and Maybe for You.ppt

Schema Rules for UBL…and Maybe for You Eve Maler XML 2002 Conference 12 December 2002 Lots to cover in this session Goals Introduce the Universal Business Language and its unique schema requirements and constraints Describe three major areas of its design, introducing ebXML Core Components along the way Assumptions You are familiar with advanced W3C XML Schema concepts But not necessarily an expert in XML B2B in general or ebXML specifically Overview of UBL and its EDI and ebXML roots The classic EDI stack Some EDI pressure points It’s hard to get in the game Private networks are expensive You need to do extensive point-to-point negotiation The interchange pipe is large, with infinite possible subsets You use a “soft” mechanism for adapting to special business contexts The ebXML initiative A joint 18-month effort, concluding in May 2001, of: OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business) Over 1000 international participants The vision: a global electronic marketplace where enterprises of any size, anywhere, can: Find each other electronically Conduct business by exchanging XML messages ebXML work continues in OASIS and UN/CEFACT The ebXML stack UBL proposes to fill out the stack UBL is… An XML-based business language standard being developed at OASIS that… …leverages existing EDI and XML B2B concepts and technologies …is applicable across all industry sectors and domains of electronic trade …is modular, reusable, and extensible …is non-proprietary and committed to freedom from royalties …is intended to become a legal standard for international trade How the work gets done:UBL subcommittees Modeling and content Library Content SC Context Drivers SC (future domain-specific) Administrative functions Marketing SC Liaison SC Subcommittee chairs SC XML representation and mechanisms Context Methodology SC Tools and Techniques SC Naming and Design Rules SC Requi