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Subject: Re: [ubl] [Fwd: New Release of NIST's XML Schema Quality of Design Tool]
thanks for the background - i appreciate it. let me talk to a few people and work out a strategy for developing a complete UBL test set. KC Morris wrote: > Tim, > One goal for the QOD tool is to allow people to collaborate in the > development of test cases for NDRs. We would like to see many > organizations using the service to that end, as the IRS has done. If > the Danish government would like to contribute their tests for their > NDR to our system we would be more than happy to help them in doing so > and they will retain all rights to the tests including the right to > add, change, or remove tests from the system. > To add to what's already been said regarding the tests that are there, > the 3 test profiles that I mentioned are ones that are relatively > complete. There are examples of test cases for several other > groups. As to why those 3 are more complete than others here's how it > worked: NIST supported the development of the DON NDR tests because > it was one of the first NDRs that we had available, it had overlap > with other NDRs of interest, and it was of interest to the > manufacturing world. It was in part a learning experience for us to > find out what it takes to develop a test profile. The IRS developed > their own Test Profile and for obvious reasons they chose the IRS > NDR. The work on the OAGi NDR was the outgrowth of other projects > that we are involved with with OAGi and, in particular, our > organization's interest in supporting the manufacturing world through > the automobile industry's work with OAGi. Our organization is the > Manufacturing Engineering Lab at NIST so our mission specifically > includes support for manufacturing industry and related supply chains. > > KC > NIST > > > Tim McGrath wrote: >> my comment was more promotional than technical. How come OAG, IRS >> and Navy get a mention and UBL doesn't? How can we remedy this? >> >> The Danish government have a comprehensive set of schematron rules >> for UBL - can we utilize those? >> >> Betty Harvey wrote: >>> Schematron test cases haven't been developed for most of the UBL rules >>> yet. >>> >>> Actually alot of the rules are very similar from one NDR standard to >>> the >>> next NDR standard, the words used are just slightly different. I am >>> working on developing a mechanism for programatically categorizing NDR >>> rules, the next step will try to find similarities between rules so >>> that >>> developed test cases can be reused. >>> >>> QOD can also be installed locally and is available on Sourceforge >>> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/qod/). >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Betty >>> >>> >>> >>> Tim McGrath wrote: >>> >>>> why isn't UBL listed in the sets announced? >>>> >>>> it would be useful if peole knew this. >>>> >>>> Betty Harvey wrote: >>>> >>>>> As some of you are aware, I have been helping NIST in developing >>>>> schema's, >>>>> transformations and authoring tools to support NDRs in general and >>>>> QOD. >>>>> This latest version provides the ability to import and export NDR >>>>> profiles >>>>> and tests in XML. >>>>> >>>>> There are a limited number UBL testcases already in QOD. >>>>> >>>>> I thought the UBL committee might be interested in this tool! >>>>> >>>>> Betty >>>>> >>>>> /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>>>> Betty Harvey | Phone: 410-787-9200 FAX: 9830 >>>>> Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc. | >>>>> harvey@eccnet.com | Washington,DC SGML/XML >>>>> Users Grp >>>>> URL: http://www.eccnet.com | http://www.eccnet.com/xmlug/ >>>>> /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\/\/ >>>>> Help Mac fight MLD (http://www.macsteam.org) >>>>> Mark your calendar for October 28th >>>>> (http://www.macsteam.org/BullROast.aspx) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------------------------- Original Message >>>>> ---------------------------- >>>>> Subject: New Release of NIST's XML Schema Quality of Design Tool >>>>> From: "KC Morris" <kcm@nist.gov> >>>>> Date: Thu, May 22, 2008 11:24 am >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> NIST is pleased to announce a new release of the XML Schema >>>>> Quality of >>>>> Design Tool -- QOD. >>>>> >>>>> QOD assists in consistently using XML Schema for the specification of >>>>> information. QOD is intended for both people developing guidelines >>>>> for >>>>> writing high quality XML schemas and those writing XML schemas. The >>>>> purpose of QOD is to improve the quality of the XML schemas. The >>>>> system allows users to define rules for writing quality XML >>>>> Schemas and >>>>> to test schemas against those rules. This release of the tool >>>>> includes >>>>> improvements to the user interface, performance, and display of >>>>> results, >>>>> support for ISO Schematron for writing tests, and the addition of an >>>>> import and export capability to facilitate off-line development of >>>>> tests. >>>>> >>>>> The QOD site also contains a number of sample sets of tests for XML >>>>> Schema Naming and Design Rule (NDR) specifications. In addition to >>>>> the >>>>> improvements to the tool, the number of tests available also has been >>>>> expanded. Extensive sets of test based on the following >>>>> specifications >>>>> are available: >>>>> >>>>> * The OAGIS*^® * 9.0 XML Naming and Design Rules Standard >>>>> >>>>> <http://www.openapplications.org/downloads/oagis/loadfrm90NDR.htm>, >>>>> Open Applications Group, September 30, 2005. >>>>> >>>>> * "IRS XML Standards and Guidelines." >>>>> <http://xml.coverpages.org/IRS-NDR-200508.pdf> Edited by Sol >>>>> Safran <mailto:Sol.Safran@irs.gov> (IRS, Enterprise Data >>>>> Management). Draft document. From Volume 4, IRS Enterprise Data >>>>> Standards and Guidelines (Special Tools and Techniques), September >>>>> 2006. >>>>> >>>>> * Department of the Navy XML Naming and Design Rules >>>>> <http://xml.coverpages.org/DON-XML-NDR20050127-33942.pdf>. Final >>>>> Version 2.0. Office of the DON, Chief Information Officer. January >>>>> 2005. >>>>> >>>>> As a guest user, you may use these rules to check whether a schema >>>>> that >>>>> you are developing or uses meets those guidelines. More advanced >>>>> users >>>>> are able to create their own rules and make sets of rules >>>>> available to >>>>> their communities. >>>>> >>>>> For more information, check it out at http://nist.gov/qod! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >>>>> generates this mail. You may a link to this group and all your >>>>> TCs in >>>>> OASIS >>>>> at: >>>>> https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >>>> generates this mail. You may a link to this group and all your TCs in >>>> OASIS >>>> at: >>>> https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php >>>> >>> >>> >>> /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>> Betty Harvey | Phone: 410-787-9200 FAX: 9830 >>> Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc. | >>> harvey@eccnet.com | Washington,DC SGML/XML Users Grp >>> URL: http://www.eccnet.com | http://www.eccnet.com/xmlug/ >>> /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\/\/ >>> Help Mac fight MLD (http://www.macsteam.org) >>> Mark your calendar for October 28th >>> (http://www.macsteam.org/BullROast.aspx) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >>> generates this mail. You may a link to this group and all your TCs >>> in OASIS >>> at: >>> https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php >>> >
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