RE: [ciq] Fw: Re: FYI: Draft Address Data Content Standard

["Ram Kumar" <rkumar@msi.com.au>]

David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David RR Webber - XML ebusiness [mailto:Gnosis_@compuserve.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 17 June 2003 11:58 AM
> To: Ram Kumar
> Cc: ciq@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [ciq] Fw: Re: FYI: Draft Address Data Content Standard
>
>
> Ram,
>
> I would not sweat these in-country standards!
>
> Leave 'em be!!
>
> The USPS has its own too - and I'm sure the Bundesposte,
> etc, etc, etc.
>
> It's up to them to do the mapping, and since the UK say
> they are going to use CIQ for out-of-country - that's
> brilliant news!  Enjoy your wins, and don't worry about
> the other stuff.

Thank you.

>
> BTW - We really, really, really need to start moving on
> the CAM templates for all this.   That way you can build
> a CAM template for each of these in-country formats
> that cross-walks it to CIQ and back.   But better yet,
> having pre-built country specific CAM templates is a
> major win for CIQ since people can just use these
> 'off-the-shelf' - and that will make them more inclined
> to migrate.

I agree.

>
> Using Joe Lubnows excellent rule analysis we can
> easily build the USPS CAM / CIQ template - and from
> that example - fan out and start pulling in the other
> major postal countries....

Agreed.

>
> I'm only one set of hands though - so right now - we
> have lots of CAM examples to work from - we just
> need people to help with building and testing
> these postal templates....

Yes, I understand. It is time to start looking into this
and I will need the help of people like Joe regarding this.
It will be great to start with a simple CAM template that
maps PATDL and xAL standards. Joe, what do you think?

Ram
>
> Thanks, DW.
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> Message text written by "Ram Kumar"
> >
> Hmmm,
>
> Yet another address standard. It is very unfortunate that
> people keep re-inventing the wheel and I am sure this will
> never stop! I will look into the new standard and will show
> how it is a subset of the CIQ standard for address info.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ram<
>
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