Recent additions to the UBL Support Page

[jon.bosak@sun.com]

Hello UBL developers,

Another batch of new materials to aid UBL 2.0 implementers has
been uploaded to the UBL Support Page at

   http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=ubl-ssc

Recent additions include:

 - OIOUBL Implementation Guidelines

   OIOUBL is a UBL customization for specific Danish business
   requirements developed in coordination with other Nordic
   countries and the UK under a collaboration called the "Northern
   European Subset" (NES).  The 15 business documents included in
   OIOUBL constitute a subset of UBL 2.0 covering the supply chain
   business processes from sourcing to billing.  The support
   package referenced here comprises a series of guidelines for
   implementors of OIOUBL.  These include comprehensive
   explanations of business rules as well as examples of the use
   of the associated business documents. In addition, a series of
   guidelines describe the use of certain classes common to
   different types of business documents.  This package can be
   used as a template for producing other implementation
   guidelines.

 - Crane Softwrights Ltd. UBL International Data Dictionary in
   genericode format

   This resource is a conversion of UBL 2.0 International Data
   Dictionary (IDD) spreadsheet files of various languages into
   OASIS genericode files. Each spreadsheet of each language's
   localization is converted to a genericode file. In addition,
   all of the languages are aggregated into a single genericode
   file for the localization information of each UBL 2.0 document
   model. User interfaces for programs and other multilingual
   applications may find it helpful to have some or all of the UBL
   IDD localization information in a generic keyed-table XML
   vocabulary. (Note: The UBL 2.0 International Data Dictionary is
   still in draft form and currently only supports two languages,
   Italian and Spanish.)

 - Understanding the Universal Business Language (instructor-led
   workshop)

   A one-day tutorial style workshop to gain an understanding of
   the UBL business library and its document models.

 - Designing Business Documents with UBL (instructor-led workshop)

   A one-day tutorial style workshop presenting an approach to the
   design and customization of UBL to satisfy specific
   requirements.

 - Model UBL Letter Agreement and Commentary

   The Model UBL Letter Agreement provides a template for
   contracts between trading partners who wish to treat particular
   UBL electronic documents as equivalent to their paper
   counterparts.  The Model does not itself constitute a contract
   and should not be used without legal review, but together with
   the Commentary it provides a starting point for lawyers and a
   checklist for discussion with their clients.

Proposed additions to the UBL Support Page are considered by the
UBL TC every week that it meets based on submissions received by
the previous Friday.  To propose links to be added to the Support
Page, send a URL and a one-paragraph description to UBL Secretary
Zarella Rendon (zrendon@ptc.com).  Do not send proposals to the
UBL chairs or ubl-ssc maintainers.

Descriptions may be edited by the TC for brevity, and submitters
agree to accept any changes so made.  Inclusion of materials on
the ubl-ssc page is at the sole discretion of the UBL TC.

Jon Bosak
Chair, OASIS UBL TC