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14th May 2007 Geneva 1

International Trade and Business Processes Group

International Trade and Business Processes Group

Report to the UN/CEFACT Plenaryhttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG%20Home/tbg_home.htm

Chair: Jean-Luc Champion

Vice-Chair: Pat Toufar


TBG’s MandateTBG’s Mandate

The purpose of the TBG is to be responsible for the simplification of international trade procedures, business and governmental process analysis, and best practices, using the UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology, where appropriate, to support the development of trade facilitation & e-Business standards.


TBG SummaryTBG Summary

Typical Forum attendance - 150 experts within 16 Working Groups

Consistent, continuing participation however is less than 50%

Many participants are sponsored by companies, trade associations and

national governments but in all cases are expected to contribute as

individual subject matter experts

Since the last UN/CEFACT Plenary, International Trade and Business

Processes Groups met during the 9th and 10th UN/CEFACT Forums

Also to progress work forward, TBG Work Groups conducted numerous

face to face interim meetings and more than 100 internet conferences

and conference calls

UN/CEFACT Forums facilitate collaborative meetings with Permanent

Groups and Cross domain meetings with TBG Groups

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TBG Working GroupsTBG Working Groups

TBG Working Groups can be categorized into three general areas:

Buy - Ship – Pay

Independent Domain

Cross Domain

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Buy – Ship - PayBuy – Ship - Pay

Working Groups Develop the core work contributing to the deliverables of

Trade Facilitation

Business Process Models cover Procurement through Payment

Contribute to the Core Components Libraries• From these libraries UN/CEFACT builds syntax neutral e-

Business standards

Deliverables developed for UN/CEFACT Registry

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Independant DomainsIndependant Domains

Working Groups Industry centric work content

Incorporates reusable Buy-Ship-Pay content

Contributes domain specific content to the Core Components Libraries

An example of the independent domain business area is Travel, Tourism and Leisure

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Cross DomainsCross Domains

Working Groups

Harmonisation of Business Process Models from Buy-Ship-Pay and Independent Domains

Harmonisation of syntax neutral Core Components from Domain Groups and External Liaisons

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TBG Working GroupsTBG Working Groups

UN/EDIFACT Data Maintenance Requests reviewed by respective TBGs prior to approval and publishing in directory libraries

Most TBG Groups working in concert with industry and government organisations develop cross industry business process models and identify data requirements for their respective domains

Work Groups collaborate with each other on Cross Domain projects

Enable Trade Facilitation for Governments, Industries and Companies by providing consistent harmonised e-Business standards

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Working Groups within Buy-Ship-Pay

• TBG1-Supply Chain• TBG2-UNeDocs and Digital Paper• TBG3-Transportation• TBG4-Customs• TBG5-Finance• TBG8-Insurance• TBG15-International Trade Procedures• TBG18-Agriculture• TBG19-eGovernment

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Independent DomainsIndependent Domains

Working Groups within Independent Domains

TBG6-Architecture, Engineering and ConstructionTBG9-Travel, Tourism and LeisureTBG12-Accounting and AuditTBG13-Environmental

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Working Groups within Cross Domains

TBG14-Business Process Analysis

TBG17-Core Component Harmonisation

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In the following slides are explanations of each groups purpose and programme of work

Working Groups within Buy – Ship - Pay

• TBG1-Supply Chain • TBG2-UNeDocs and Digital Paper• TBG3-Transportation• TBG4-Customs• TBG5-Finance• TBG8-Insurance• TBG15-International Trade Facilitation• TBG18-Agriculture• TBG19-eGovernment


TBG1-Supply Chain & eProcurementTBG1-Supply Chain & eProcurement

Purpose Supply chain and e-Procurement covers the Purchasing, Material Management

and Payment areashttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG1/tbg1.htm

Programme of Work Cross Industry Invoice XML Schema Released Material Safety Data Sheet Cross Industry Remittance Advice Cross Industry Scheduling Process Cross Industry Delivery/Despatch and Receipt Advice Cross Industry Supply and Order Status Cross Industry Quotation eCatalogue Product Data Market Research/Information Process http://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG1/tbg1.htm


Cross Industry Invoice(CII)

Cross Industry Invoice(CII)

Cross Industry Invoice development deliberately broad in design• Intended as an “in all contexts” Schema • Collected and harmonised many industry specific business

requirements• Developed the “CII’ including the harmonised requirements of two or

more industry specific data requirements• Intended to be used as the basis for a “sector specific context” invoice

schema Automotive Industry contextualization underway Can be used in current form as validation mechanism for XML

instances from any sector• Customization of the schema is at the discretion of the trading partners

Will be refined based on alignment work underway between Supply Chain and UBL

UN/CEFACT looking at defining format for “Implementation Guides” for schema to help in understanding


TBG2-UNeDocs and Digital PaperTBG2-UNeDocs and Digital Paper

Purpose Develop standards and best practice for the migration from paper

to paperless trade in international supply chains

Programme of Work UNeDocs Contribution to Cross Border Reference Data Model (CBRDM) Clickable Contracts

http://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG2/tbg2.htm


TBG3-Transportation and LogisticsTBG3-Transportation and Logistics

Purpose Develop the eBusiness standards for Logistics planning and

Transport. This covers operational movements of goods, administrative and governmental requirements and safety and security of freight movements.

Programme of Work Collaborate on UNeDocs harmonisation Complete business requirements for IFTM International

Forwarding Multimodal Transport Priorities for next business requirements: Booking, WayBill,

Transport Status, Manifest



TBG4-CustomsTBG4-Customs

Purpose Collaborate with World Customs Organisation (WCO) covering

Business to Government (B2G), Government to Government (G2G) and Business to Business (B2B) requirements in cross border transactions.

Programme of Work Cross Border Reference Data Model (CBRDM)



TBG5-FinanceTBG5-Finance

Purpose Be responsible within the financial services area for the simplification of

international trade procedures, business and governmental process analysis, and optimization of all information exchange standards.

Programme of Work Cross Domain Collaboration on Invoicing, Remittance Advice and

Accounting Token

Continue development with SWIFT and ISO Technical Committee 68

Convergence with the International Standard UNIFI, Business Process

Catalogue & Data (ISO 20022) and UN/CEFACT methodologies



TBG6-ArchitectureTBG6-Architecture

Architecture, Engineering and Construction



TBG7 - StatisticsTBG7 - Statistics



TBG8 - InsuranceTBG8 - Insurance

Purpose Global and cross sector, within the functional area of insurance

business which includes the complete cycle of policy production, placement, claims, risk management and accounts between customers of insurance companies, the insurance companies and their agents and insurance brokers. It includes domestic and international environments, insurance and reinsurance, single company policies and co-insurance.

Programme of Work Contribution of Data Dictionary Development of Insurance specific Core Components



TBG9 - Travel and Leisurehttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG9/tbg9.htm

TBG10 – Healthcarehttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG10/tbg10.htm

TBG11 - Social Security, Employment and Safetyhttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG11/tbg11.htm

TBG12 - Accounting and Auditinghttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG12/tbg12.htm

TBG13 – Environmenthttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG13/tbg13.htm

TBG14 - Business Process Grouphttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG14/tbg14.htm


TBG15-International Trade Procedures TBG15-International Trade Procedures

Purpose Analyze, simplify, harmonize and align public and private sector

practices, procedures and information flows relating to international trade transactions both in goods and related services.

Programme of Work Development of new UNCEFACT Recommendations Nos. 34 and

35 Revision of existing UN CEFACT Recommendations Nos. 6, 11

and 12 Exploring use of UNCEFACT standards for coding Single

Transport Contract



TBG16 - Entry Pointhttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG16/tbg16.htm

TBG17 - Harmonizationhttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG17/tbg17.htm


TBG18-AgricultureTBG18-Agriculture

Purpose Develop and maintain Business Process Models, the Business

Transaction Models, the semantics and the contents in a syntax neutral way that fulfil the requirements of the Agro – Food communities

Programme of Work E-Certification Project eDAPLOS project



TBG19-eGovernmentTBG19-eGovernment

Purpose Develop and maintain business scenarios and business

transactions to facilitate the electronic delivery of services to citizens, businesses and government organizations.

Programme of Work Common eGovernment data model development Investigate interest in Greenhouse Gas emission and Carbon

Trading transactions (GHGCT) processes and standards eArchiving


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Independent DomainsIndependent Domains

Working Groups within Independent Domains

TBG6-Architecture, Engineering and Construction

TBG9-Travel, Tourism and LeisureTBG12-Accounting and AuditTBG13-Environmental


TBG6-Architecture, Engineering & ConstructionTBG6-Architecture, Engineering & Construction

Purpose Responsible to coordinate and propose new developments and

maintenance in the area of Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry (AEC).

Programme of Work• eTendering for Construction Release Candidate Schema

Released• // ODP step 6: the implementation verification for two different

existing systems in Japan was successfully completed and another has been successfully completed by Korea. Further reviews by India, and European Countries (Germany, France and United Kingdom) will be made.

• Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management to be released with CCL 07A in June.

• Contract Financial Execution Management in progress http://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG6/tbg6.htm


TBG9-Travel, Tourism & LeisureTBG9-Travel, Tourism & Leisure

Purpose To support and promote international business activities related

to the exchange of travel industry data.

Programme of Work Small Scaled Lodging House data requirements included in CCL

06B Develop Core Components for documenting the business data in

travel, tourism and leisure business functionality.



TBG12-Accounting & AuditTBG12-Accounting & Audit

Purpose The accounting and auditing domains and financial reporting. The

exchanges are between the accountants and certified accountants, the auditors, and the enterprises. Internal or external financial reporting towards the economic partners of the enterprises, the private and public collection bodies.

Programme of Work Development of Business Process Models to fulfill accounting

requirements for• Accounting Entry • Accounting Ledger • Accounting Trial Balance• Accounting Reporting• Accounting Chart of Accounts



TBG13-EnvironmentalTBG13-Environmental

Purpose To support and promote both international and regional

cooperation activities related to environmental data exchange.

Programme of Work To develop a suite of UN/EDIFACT compliant messages that will

support a completely electronic process of notificationand tracking under national and international law associated with ECS import/export, including all transactions among thecompetent environmental authorities, shippers (or exporters), consignees (or importers), and competent customs authorities.

Continued work on business requirements for Waste Movement from original UMM models.http://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG13/tbg13.htm

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Working Groups within Cross Domains

TBG14-Business Process Analysishttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG14/tbg14.htm

TBG17-Core Component Harmonizationhttp://www.uncefactforum.org/TBG/TBG17/tbg17.htm


TBG14-Business Process AnalysisTBG14-Business Process Analysis

Purpose Responsible for defining the International Supply Chain model to

present the various processes and parties involved within the international supply chain in a simplified way.

Programme of Work Work with the buy-ship-pay and domain groups to harmonise

business processes models Build a cross domain catalog of common business processes

within the International Supply Chain framework.



TBG17-Core Component HarmonisationTBG17-Core Component Harmonisation

Purpose Responsible for consistency and harmonisation of core

components across business domains and sectors, contributing to a concise and well-defined glossary of business terms, business data semantic definitions, and structuring of data exchanges.

Programme of Work Harmonisation of TBG and External Liaison submissions Results of Deliverables are content of Core Component

Libraries



OverviewOverview

An Introduction to Core Components

Trade and Business Processes Group - Harmonization (TBG17) Purpose Membership Submission & Acceptance Process Harmonization Process Publication & Syntax Solutions Results Commitment Needs


Basic building block – a data elementNo business contextTypes

ACC = Aggregate Core ComponentLike a segment in X12 or EDIFACT

BCC = Basic Core ComponentLike a data element in X12 or EDIFACT

ASCC = Associate Core ComponentConnects two ACCs

• Like a Party to an Address

Core ComponentsCore Components


Built from Core ComponentsHave Business Context (8 possible)

Like Trade, Purchasing, SwitzerlandTypes

ABIE = Aggregate Business Information EntityBuilt from an ACCQualified with a meaningful term

BBIE = Basic Business Information EntityBuilt from a BCC

ASBIE= Association Business Information Entity Connects two ABIEsBuilt from an ASCC

Business Information EntitiesBusiness Information Entities


All BCCs and BBIEs have a data typeSuch as date, code, measure

BBIEs can have a qualified data typeCan point to codes lists maintained by UN or ISO or an

industry groupSuch as certain codes from Recommendation 20 – Units of

Measure, or ISO Country Codes

Data TypesData Types


Each dictionary entry name has three partsObject Class – like Address or PersonProperty Term – like Street or NameRepresentation Term – like Code or Text

Based on ISO 11179

Put together like thisObject Class. Property. Representation

Address. Street. Text

NamingNaming


ExampleExample

Unique ID Dictionary Entry NameCC Type Definition

UN00000010 Address. Details ACC The information relevant to a specific address.

UN00000014 Address. Postcode. Code BCC The postal code of the address.

UN00000033 Address. Street Name. Text BCC A name of a street or thoroughfare.

UN00000013 Address. City Name. Text BCC The name of the city, town or village of this address.

UN00000203 Address. Country. Identifier BCC A unique identifier of a country, e.g. as specified in ISO 3166 and UNECE Rec 3.

UN00000204 Address. Type. Code BCC The type of this address such as business address or home address.

We use the OxfordEnglish Dictionary

Once approved, we assign a globally unique ID


Example of an ABIEExample of an ABIE

ABIE: Store_ Address. DetailsBBIE: Store_ Address. Street Name. TextBBIE: Store_ Address. City Name. TextBBIE: Store_ Address. Country. Identifier

qDT for Country. Identifier List of countries from ISO 3166 where the organization

has stores

ContextRetail


PurposePurpose

Core Component Harmonization

Goal: to provide a consistent and harmonized set of core components across business domains and sectors, contributing to a concise and well-defined glossary of business terms, business data semantic definitions, and structuring of data exchanges.


Who we areWho we are

Unlike other UN/CEFACT TBGs, TBG17 members can represent groups

Members representOther TBGs

eg Insurance (TBG8)Liaisons

ECOMEDIFICEGS1JAIOAGiSWIFTUBLUSG


Submission &Acceptance ProcessSubmission &Acceptance Process

Submission from TBG or liaison member BRS and/or RSM and/or Class Diagram

Spreadsheet or fileCore ComponentsBusiness Information EntitiesMaybe Qualified Data Types

An editor performs technical QA

When submission is technically correct, added to work program

The submitter describes the process and reviews the diagrams


Harmonization Harmonization

Based on priorities (CEFACT Plenary/FMG/Submission Date)

TBG17 reviews submitted Core Components Across submissions when similar business meaning Review each CC for completeness, good definition and name

May make changes, with agreement from submitter If any changes made

Return submission Submitter (or team) updates BIEs based on TBG17 changes

BIEs and qDTs harmonized by TBG17


Publication andSyntax SolutionsPublication andSyntax Solutions

When whole submission is harmonized and approved TBG17 sends to ICG

For audit For inclusion in next UN/CEFACT Core Component Library

If the submitter requests a UN/CEFACT syntax solution, the TBG Project Manager sends the appropriate documents to ATG1 and/or ATG2 for message development.


ResultsResults

Published in CCL 06BeTendering Cross Industry InvoiceSmall Scale Lodging House

Ready to send for CCL 07AProject Scheduling and Cost Performance Management

Harmonized for CCL 07B Product RegistrationMaterial Safety Date SheetCross Border Transport (in process)


CommitmentCommitment

Harmonization Meetings and Calls

In one year (13 December 2005 to 5 December 2006)

37 three-hour virtual meetings 4 five-day face-to-face meetings

Not included: Submission specific conference calls Library Development Travel


CC Harmonization NeedsCC Harmonization Needs

Current Members More time allocated by management Ability to attend all face-to-face meetings

Additional Resources Expertise in:

Documentation Specific Domains Core Components


Resources skill setSubject matter experts

• Domain• Modelling• Technical developers• Project Management skills

Funding• Tools

• Registry development

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