Core Components and More

International Standards – Core Components

• Technical Specification – both ISO and UN/CEFACT

• Goal is global registry

• Thousands of Candidates submitted

• Harmonization at UN/CEFACT

• Basic building block – a data element• No business context• Types

– ACC = Aggregate Core Component Like a segment in X12 or EDIFACT

– BCC = Basic Core Component Like a data element in X12 or EDIFACT

– ASCC = Associate Core Component Connects two ACCs

Like a Party to an Address

Core Components

• Built from Core Components• Have Business Context (8 possible)

– Like Trade, Purchasing, Switzerland• Types

– ABIE = Aggregate Business Information Entity Built from an ACC Qualified with a meaningful term

– BBIE = Basic Business Information Entity Built from a BCC

– ASBIE= Association Business Information Entity Connects two ABIEs Built from an ASCC

Business Information Entities

Core Components as Canonical Model

X12 DE 116

RosettaNetNationalPostalCode

EDIFACTDE 3251

TDED DE 3251

TBG17 Submission for Address

• For Postal Code– UBL (OASIS) submitted Postal_Zone– OAGi submitted Postal Code– Construction submitted Postcode

• CC Harmonization agreed on Address. Postcode. Code

Core Components as Canonical Model

Address. Postcode. Code UN00000014

EDIFACTDE 3251

TDED DE 3251

X12 DE 116

RosettaNetNationalPostalCode

This is genuine INTEROPERABILITY

Naming Conventions

UniqueID

Dictionary Entry X12 EDIFACT XML

UN00000014

UN00000033

Address. Postcode. Code

Address. Street Name. Text

DE 116

DE 166

DE 3251

DE 3042

ZipCode

Street

SYNTAX NEUTRAL!!!The dictionary is

UN/CEFACT Library Maintenance

Maintenance Procedure Upgrade•Clarify procedures to lower barriers for participation•Increase speed of library publication

– Need to increase limited resources for library work•Need complete methodology for all aspects of library maintenance

– Alignment of deletion/deprecation procedures•Include alignment / harmonisation of libraries and publication cycles in maintenance procedures

Reorganisation

Three Libraries

EDIFACT CCL TDED

Joint Maintenance Agency(UNECE and ISO TC154)

“Libraries” also refers to code lists and XML schema.

The Libraries

Code lists

XMLSchema

ReferenceModels

Library Linkages

UN/EDIFACT DE 7065 Package Type Description Code

TDED DE 7065 Package. Type. Code

CCL BCC Package. Type. Code/TDED Link 7065

The following steps apply to all requests for changes to existing libraries/code lists/directories:

• Change request(s) submitted and logged• Technical assessment• Semantic assessment• Harmonization• Update of libraries/code lists/directories • Validation of updated libraries/code lists/directories

– Quality Assurance (internal review)– Formal Validation (external review)

• Publication

Maintenance Steps