Genericode specification

[Juerg Tschumperlin <Juerg.Tschumperlin@minedu.govt.nz>]

Dear TC members,

 

The New Zealand Ministry of Education has been using code lists in Genericode
format for the last 10 months in conjunction with the OASIS UBL Methodology
for Code List and Value Validation (UMCLVV 0.8).

 

We find that the Genericode specification meets our needs well and without
modifications.

 

The benefits in particular are:

- Standardised XML format for code lists

- Standardised meta data identifying the code list, owner and list version

- Code list changes necessitating a version change

- Data exchange partners can unambiguously share the code list definitions in
use

- Genericode is a major step forward in code list interoperability

 

I fully support the Genericode specification becoming a full OASIS standard.

 

I also hope that more international and national code list standard setting
bodies will adopt the Genericode specification and publish their code lists
in this format.

 

I'd also like to thank the TC members for the excellent work.

 

Kind regards

 

    Juerg Tschumperlin

 

    Data Management Solutions

    Wellington, New Zealand

    

    www.d-m-s.co.nz <http://www.d-m-s.co.nz/> 

 



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