Proposed UOML TC Scope

Dear all:

Thank you all for the valuable suggestions to UOML TC Charter. Some of them have been taken into consideration; some will be discussed soon in later items (e.g. IPR, the differences between other TCs)

Here, the new subject for this week is: the proposed TC Scope.

The guideline from the TC template:

[The scope of the work of the TC, which must be germane to the mission of OASIS, and which includes a definition of what is and what is not the work of the TC, and how it can be determined when the work of the TC has been completed. The scope may reference a specific contribution of existing work as a starting point, but other contributions may be made by Members on or after the first meeting of the TC. Such other contributions shall be considered by the members of the TC on an equal basis to improve the original starting point contribution.]

According to the guideline, the proposed TC Scope could be:

Scope

Since the UOML.org XML format specification was developed to meet these criteria and has proven its value in real life, this TC will use it as the basis for its work.

A standard for document operation will be of great utility to many users and software companies developing applications, and should be made available as soon as possible.

Thus, the work of this TC has been divided in two phases:

1. In the first phase, this TC has used proven and established constructs so that the resulting standard can satisfy the immediate needs of many users, as well as serve as a base for future, less restricted development. The work of this TC in the first phase has concentrated on the following areas:

establishing a mechanism and policy for extensions, preferably relying on XML namespaces,
establishing a set of 'core' elements and attributes to be supported by all implementations,
incorporating feedback from early adopters of the base specification and fixing technical problems that may have been uncovered,
ensuring that the resulting specification and documentation are consistent and of high quality.

The first phase was completed by delivering the UOML Technology Committee Draft 1 before 30 September, 2006.

2. In the second phase, this TC will maintain the specification delivered in phase 1 and will extend it to encompass additional areas of applications or users, which may also include adapting the specification to recent developments.

The work of this TC in the second phase will additionally allow for the following areas:

enabling additional areas of application,
exploring new or experimental ideas for document operation, and
extending the expressiveness of the operation.

The TC intends to submit completed and approved work to other organizations in accordance with the OASIS Liaison Policy, and when doing so intends to continue responsibility for the maintenance of its specifications.

Any suggestion by the subject is welcome.

Thanks

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