Re: UBL2 Help - please

[Tim McGrath <tmcgrath@portcomm.com.au>]

I received this query and I remember debating this at some length but 
cannot recall the whole discussion.  So I would like to confirm my 
understanding before replying.

* - UBL does not suppport Bill of Materials type structures in 
procurement documents, such things are defined in the Catalogue. 
(Catalogue Line. Component_ Related Item. Related Item)

*- If you want to do what is being asked then you would need to attach a 
Catalogue document defining the structures as a Referenced Document.

Is that correct or am I missing an easier solution?

Sacha Schlegel wrote:
> Hi Ian
>
> I have not been into UBL for too long. I forward this email to my friend
> Tim McGrath. Tim will be able to help.
>
> Regards
>
> Sacha
>
> Am Freitag, den 23.11.2007, 14:29 +0000 schrieb ian.c.jones@bt.com:
>   
>> Sacha,
>>
>>         I colleague is trying to use the UBL2 "order message" (Sorry
>> not sure what the correct name is) and can not see how to build an
>> order that contains sub item lines and sub-sub item lines.  Can you
>> help or point us something that will.
>>
>>         In more detail as an example we want a single order line "1 PC
>> system" that has 2 sub lines "1 LCD Screen part number lcd0001" and "1
>> CPU system" and then the "1 CPU system" has sub lines "1 CPU 3.6HZ
>> part number cpu1", "2 Disk Drive 500Gb part number hd1", "1 Graphic
>> Card part number grph005",etc..    This is what we call "a bill of
>> materials" showing how a single item is composed of may sub parts and
>> they may be composed of sub parts etc. these all need to be shown on 1
>> order and clearly related as this nested structure not just a list of
>> lines as in our real world the order contains multiple similar parts
>> with a range of sub parts attached to each.  This is a very common
>> pattern and we do not understand that this is not part of UBL2 - we
>> hope we have missed something.  If you would like to discuss this or I
>> have not made this clear I can call you anytime .
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ian
>>
>> Ian Jones
>> E-Commerce Engineer 
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