FW: Minutes/actions coming out of today's SPB ECF Initiative call

ECF TC:

I’m excited to inform the TC that the ECF 4.01 conformance testing project with the Springboard Initiative is moving forward. Jim Harris and I had a kickoff meeting with Ashwini Jarral, Scott Parker and Scott Serich from the IJIS Institute this morning to draft a Call for Participation. I’ve attached the minutes form today’s meeting, the draft CFP (please do not distribute yet), and the PMIX conformance package as an example of what will need to be developed for ECF 4.01.

The first task for the TC related to this project is to define the conformance targets. From the very beginning, we have designed ECF 3.x and 4.x for modularity and “layered interoperability” and this flexibility has served our implementers well. However, before Springboard can certify implementations conform with ECF 4.01, we need to be very specific about what conformance means. In other words, we need to define one or more conformance targets and define the requirements for each target. For example, we may want to populate a table like this with all of the conformance targets:

#	The ECF 4.01 implementation must support:	Conformance Target A	Conformance Target B	Conformance Target C	Example Minimum Conformance Target	Example Maximum Conformance Target
1	Which MDEs?				Filing Review MDE	All MDEs
2	Which messages?				Required messages	All messages
3	Which case types?				Civil case type	All case types
4	Which code lists?				Only ECF-provided code lists	ECF and implementation-specific code lists
5	Which extensions?				No other extensions	??
5	Which SIPs?				Web Services SIP	All SIPs
6	Which Document Signature Profiles?				Null Signature Profile	All ECF Document Signature Profiles

We will plan to discuss this on our April TC call. In the interim, please suggest conformance targets you think we should consider.

Thanks,

Jim Cabral
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Subject: Minutes/actions coming out of today's SPB ECF Initiative call

Minutes/actions coming out of today's SPB ECF Initiative call

Tuesday March 19, 11:00-12:00ET

Attendance: Jim Cabral & Jim Harris (ECF TC), Scott Parker, Ashwini Jarral, Scott Serich (IJIS)

1. Walked through Springboard ECF Initiative Call for Participation

a. Serich & Parker to add details regarding what respondent “participation” will entail

b. Operating model: Springboard will serve as an informal certification authority on behalf of the ECF TC “customer”

2. Primary deliverable of 1^st stage will be a conformance package establishing testable conformance targets

a. See PMIX SCP attached

i. Drill down to view the document “PMIX Service Conformance Specification.docx” for details of what was created for the 1^st (PMIX) Initiative

b. Jim C. will also check with the TC regarding what they are expecting

c. The work that Joe M. did might also be relevant

3. Scope will entail core, several SIPs, and perhaps (pending sponsor approval) one “extension”

4. 2^nd stage will entail implementing and “testing” the test harness

5. 3^rd stage will entail observed conformance tests on behalf of the TC

Let me know if you see any errors or omissions.

Thanks.

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