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Subject: Re: [ubl-comment] UBL comments on ebXML Core Components TechnicalSpecification v1.8
Tim , I believe it is far too doctirnaire to say that codes should not/never be used for meta-data. I do however concur that if one is a particular industry - communicating with another member of that industry- then using codes for meta-data may be unnecessary. However if a particular party, like a carrier has to deal with many industries - up to say 20 - then using meta- data to represent 'Product Attributes' is one way to reduce the plethora of data formats, that the carrier will have to deal with, unless meta data is used. e.g. If a carrier deals with: Retail for example he will need : size,color,SKU,Season,washing instructions etc If he also deals with metals (Aluminium) he will need : Weight,Volume,Various Analyses and SKU Color etc will be irrelevant. At the same time he may have to deal with TractorParts, Automobiles,Coal, Iron,Food, Aircraft parts,Oil etc Believe me for a carrier many of these pieces of data are required in separate fields - you can't just have a non-parsable 'Goods Description' string If he has to maintain different data strucutres for all these possibilities, he will curse us or just won't do it.I suspect the latter. I hear what is being said but I think a total ban is asking for trouble Cheers, Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim McGrath" <tmcgrath@portcomm.com.au> To: <ubl-comment@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:11 AM Subject: [ubl-comment] UBL comments on ebXML Core Components Technical Specification v1.8 > In response to the UN/CEFACT's Electronic Business Transition ad-hoc > Working Group's (eBTWG) call for comments on their ebXML Core Components > Technical Specification (see http://www.ebtwg.org/news/040402.html), we > are attempting to prepare a consolidated response from UBL members based > on our recent experiences with implmenting some of the concepts and > rules indentified. > > Please find attached the current working draft of this response. If you > would like to contribute or comment on our comments, then please do so > within the next 48 hours using this list. We plan to discuss these > responses at this week's NDR and LC subcommittee meetings. The date for > submission to the eBTWG is Saturday May 4th. > > -- > regards > tim mcgrath > fremantle western australia 6160 > phone: +618 93352228 fax: +618 93352142 > > _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service.
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