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The Past as a Guide to the Future

The Past as a Guide to the Future. OASIS Symposium The Future of XML Vocabularies New Orleans, 24-29 April 2005 David Burdett SAP Labs LLC. Introduction. Panel Introductions. Q & A. Timetable. Introduction (5 mins). Panel Introductions ( 25 mins - 5 each ). Questions and Answers

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The Past as a Guide to the Future

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  1. The Past as a Guide to the Future OASIS SymposiumThe Future of XML Vocabularies New Orleans, 24-29 April 2005 David BurdettSAP Labs LLC

  2. Introduction Panel Introductions Q & A

  3. Timetable Introduction(5 mins) Panel Introductions( 25 mins - 5 each) Questions and Answers (~55 mins)

  4. XML Vocabularies scope … • Business Documents • Orders, Invoices, etc. etc • Codes • International, National, Industry specific, Company specific • Choreographies • The sequence in which messages are exchanged • Representations • How to use XML • Semantic definitions • Explaining what documents and codes mean • What it means to send a message • Validation Rules • How to check a document is OK

  5. Issues • Industry Acceptance • Standards must be used and understood … not just developed • Cross Industry Interoperability • Businesses work in multiple industries … standards are often designed for just one • Managing Semantics • Definitions of fields and codes vary • Handling Context • The same business document varies: by industry, locale, process, etc. • Managing Change • Vocabularies are not static … they change and evolve

  6. SAP and Standards • Technology Standards • Active participation in the Web Services standards activities in OASIS, W3C, WS-I, etc. • Semantic Standards • Chair of UN/CEFACT TMG – developing next generation business document and process standards • Industry Speak - SAP’s vertical industry initiative • Aerospace (Spec2000), Agricultural (RAPID), Automotive (AIAG, Star Standard and Odette), Chemical (CIDX), HighTech (RosettaNet), Manufacturing (S95, OPC, MIMOSA), Oil and Gas (PIDX), and Mill Products - Paper (PapiNet)

  7. Introduction Panel Introductions Q & A

  8. The Panel – Real Experience • David Archer, CEO, Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium • David Connelly, CEO, Open Applications Group • George Percivall, Executive Director, Interoperability Architecture, Open Geospatial Consortium • Dick Raman, CEO - Chairman, TIE Holding NV - UN/CEFACT • Paul Tearnen, Vice President of Standards Management, RosettaNet • Introductions 5 minutes each !

  9. Introduction Panel Introductions Q & A

  10. Initial Questions • Lessons learned • What went right, what we could do differently • Cross Industry Convergence • Is it important? How could it happen? • Standards Groups • The role of organizations like OASIS • Guidance for the Future • What to do if you want to develop a new vocabulary?

  11. Questions & Answers Questions and Answers?

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