Re: [ubl-dev] Re: Input forms for UBL :: was "'Opensource' XFormsfor UBL"

[stephen.green@systml.co.uk]

Thanks Enric.

I've just got to a first sensible package release of 'XForms For UBL' (0.2.1)
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=185090
I'd welcome any comments and ideas for progress, plus anyone with a  
SourceForge
registration is welcome to join - just send me your sourceforge 'unix name'.
I'm considering a second project along same/similar lines for freebxml.org
(perhaps something like 'freebxforms') and that might cover ebBP and  
ebCPPA too
I hope.

Let me know if you have any difficulty finding ways to read these XForms.

All the best

Stephen Green


  Quoting Paula Keen <paulakeen@gmail.com>:

> Hello everybody,
>
> We're very interested in taking part of your idea and development about
> UBL-XForms. We recently finished a first-part project oriented to analyze,
> design and implement eTendering/eAwarding components based on  UBL-2.0 (a
> preliminary version of this project, called CODICE, is available at:
> http://www.meh.es/Portal/Servicios/Contratacion/Junta+Consultiva+de+Contratacion+Administrativa/CODICE.htm).
> On another hand, we also developed a Java application in order to
> automatically generate the XSD files from a SpreadSheet (Tim Mc Grath told
> us that Chin Chee-Kai did or was about to do something similar to this, so
> i'm afraid we probably are somehow duplicating efforts), you can have a look
> at this tool at
> http://www.invinet.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=4).
>
>
> Next steps for us will be profiling thru forms, schematron, style-sheets. We
> planned to start studying and developing XForms for the 15 documents we
> recently implemented and for different scenarios. Our policy and our current
> customer's policy is to share the results of our work with the community (as
> we already have done in this first project). So we'll be enchanted in
> collaborating with you as far as we can and hoping we will able to produce
> anything worthing your attention and interest.
>
> Chee-Kai, we also would be glad talking with you about Ublish, Ubler and
> UBL-2.0.
>
> Best regards and happy new year to all of you!
>
> Enric Staromiejski
> enricstaromiejski@gmail.com
>
> ----
> Paula Keen is an alias for Enric Staromiejski
>
>
> 2006/12/24, Chin Chee-Kai <cheekai@softml.net>:
>>
>> I've got a development track along the lines of Excel-based data input
>> forms
>> for UBL.  It's not much yet, so far consisting of only a sample Excel
>> input
>> form
>> for Invoice & a data integrator which takes data out of the form and
>> formats
>> it according to UBL 1.0 Invoice.  I've also been a bit slow working on
>> this due
>> to other project requirements.  But since, Stephen, you're talking about
>> forms
>> for UBL, I thought I could bring this up.
>>
>> The whole idea is to allow users already familiar with Excel to quickly
>> use UBL
>> by using such templates, or else designing their own company-oriented
>> Invoices,
>> Orders, etc and telling the data integrator what data paths to construct
>> for
>> customised UBL (or other) schemas.  The data path syntax is a modified and
>> greatly simplified form of XPath for quick learning and programmability.
>>
>> In other words, you don't need to rely on any one but your own
>> organisation
>> or yourself (for smaller companies) to do the form designs and
>> transformation.
>>
>> Attached are the sample Invoice Excel form and its UBL-XML-transformed
>> result. (Excel's extension appended with ".xxx" to avoid
>> auto-removal;  please
>> remove the extension before use).
>>
>> So, Stephen, if the project is on "Input forms for UBL", I suppose it may
>> be
>> possible to put some of the work there.  But I respect that you may just
>> want
>> to focus on XForms only and have a more specific working scope, in which
>> case this Excel-based note is just for your information.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Chin Chee-Kai
>> SoftML
>> Tel: +65-6820-2979
>> Fax: +65-6820-2979
>> Email: cheekai@SoftML.Net
>> http://SoftML.Net/
>>
>>
>> At 07:40 AM 2006-12-21 -0700, stephen.green@systml.co.uk wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> I've had it in mind to start an opensource project (maybe sourceforge)
>>> to create XForms forms for UBL. I've a form which could be a starting
>>> point. It would be the first time I've tried such a project so it could
>> be
>>> a while before anything gets going but if anyone is interested and
>>> patient enough to keep an eye out for future announcements... or
>>> has ideas about it in general I'd be grateful to hear any feedback. I
>>> guess it could go a long way or just fizzle out but either way might
>>> produce something to help others trying to do something similar and
>>> provide for validation (or otherwise) of some of the proposals for
>>> UBL deployment (such as codelists and business rules, say). Of course
>>> it seems unusual to have a project like this for XForms but why not.
>>> I've seen such projects around to develope XSLT stylesheets. Plus a
>>> stylesheet to dynamically create the XForms from UBL artefacts could be
>>> part of it too.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> All the best and seasons greetings
>>>
>>> Stephen Green
>>
>>
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