Re: [ubl-hisc] Input Specification Developer's Release

["Stephen Green" <stephen_green@seventhproject.co.uk>]

Micah

Hi.
Just looking through the online input specs
and I wonder if you are actually capturing
everything in the SBS; e.g. I think that the
date in a Delivery group is different for
one document type as for another. This
may be a minor detail (not a showstopper)
in the case of Delivery but I wonder if the
processing logic might therefore be missing
other more important reusable group
distinctions too (or might do so with future
versions of SBS).
Still, I'm very impressed with the blending
of sophistication and simplicity.

All the best

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Micah Dubinko" <micah@dubinko.info>
To: "UBL HISC" <ubl-hisc@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 2:16 AM
Subject: [ubl-hisc] Input Specification Developer's Release


> For the impatient, go have a look at
> http://wiki.brainattic.info/UBL_Input_Specifications
>
> Now is the time for potential implementers or any others to take a look
> and provide feedback.
>
> Note that the final version will consist of separate HTML files, not a
> Wiki page. For now the Wiki format gives added flexibility (and a
> discussion page). The scripts are attached. Inline below is the separate
> configuration file, to give an idea of its format.
>
> #!/usr/bin/python
>
> def configure_rules(rule):
>     """Define the mapping from elements/attribues in UBL to a
>     'data collection intent' (DCI)
>
>     First parameter is a substring to match. Second parameter is the DCI.
>
>     The list of possible data collection intents is defined in the next
> section
>
>     In the event of an overlap, last rule wins.
>     """
>     rule("ID", "stringinput")
>     rule("Code", "stringinput")
>     rule("Indicator", "stringinput")
>     rule("Name", "stringinput")
>     rule("Reason", "stringinput")
>     rule("BuildingNumber", "stringinput") # not a bug -- really string
>     rule("Mail", "stringinput")
>     rule("Telephone", "stringinput")
>     rule("Telefax", "stringinput")
>     rule("Zone", "stringinput")
>     rule("Description", "stringinput")
>     rule("Line", "stringinput")
>     rule("Terms", "stringinput")
>     rule("Country", "stringinput")
>     rule("Note", "textarea")
>     rule("Date", "dateinput")
>     rule("DateTime", "datetimeinput")
>     rule("Quantity", "numberinput")
>     rule("Numeric", "numberinput")
>     rule("GUID", "hidden")
>     rule("Amount", "decimalinput")
>     rule("@", "hidden")
>     rule("/", "group")
>
> def configure_data_collection_intents(intent):
>     """A list of the data collection intents (first parameter), and a
>     human-readable description of each (second parameter)
>     """
>     intent("hidden", "not presented to the end user")
>     intent("group", "recursive")
>     intent("stringinput",  "plain string entry")
>     intent("numberinput",  "whole number entry")
>     intent("decimalinput", "decimal number entry")
>     intent("dateinput",    "date/calendar entry")
>     intent("datetimeinput","date and time entry")
>     intent("textarea",     "multiline text entry")
>     intent("select1-AcknowledgementResponseCode", "code list
> AcknowledgementResponseCode")
>     intent("select1-AllowanceChargeReasonCode",   "code list
> AllowanceChargeReasonCode")
>     intent("select1-ChannelCode",                 "code list ChannelCode")
>     intent("select1-ChipCode",                    "code list ChipCode")
>     intent("select1-CountryIdentificationCode",   "code list
> CountryIdentificationCode")
>     intent("select1-CurrencyCode",                "code list
CurrencyCode")
>     intent("select1-DocumentStatusCode",          "code list
> DocumentStatusCode")
>     intent("select1-LatitudeDirectionCode",       "code list
> LatitudeDirectionCode")
>     intent("select1-LineStatusCode",              "code list
> LineStatusCode")
>     intent("select1-LongitudeDirectionCode",      "code list
> LongitudeDirectionCode")
>     intent("select1-OperatorCode",                "code list
OperatorCode")
>     intent("select1-PaymentMeansCode",            "code list
> PaymentMeansCode")
>     intent("select1-SubstitutionStatusCode",      "code list
> SubsitutionStatusCode")
>
>
> def configure_inline_groups(inline):
>     """A simple list of group names to flatten out by one level.
>
>     (Mainly trivial things like a group-of-one)
>     """
>     inline("cac:DeliveryTerms")
>     inline("cac:SalesConditons")
>     inline("cac:LegalTotal")
>     inline("cac:PaymentTerms")
>     inline("cac:AllowanceCharge")
>     inline("cac:OrderReference")
>     inline("cac:OrderedItemIdentification")
>     inline("cac:PartyName")
>     inline("cac:DocumentReference")
>     inline("cac:Contact")
>     inline("cac:SellersItemIdentification")
>     inline("cac:BasePrice")
>     inline("cac:TaxCategory")
>     inline("cac:TaxScheme")
>
> -m
>
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