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Information exchange the easy way

Information exchange the easy way How to use metadata (ISO 11179) and a method for message development (ISO 17113) to create consistent exchange formats for B2B communication; and which tools support these standards?. Frans van Basten, Digitect, The Netherlands.

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Information exchange the easy way

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  1. Information exchange the easy way How to use metadata (ISO 11179) and a method for message development (ISO 17113) to create consistent exchange formats for B2B communication; and which tools support these standards? Frans van Basten, Digitect, The Netherlands

  2. Brief abstract of the presentation How to use metadata (ISO 11179) and a method for message development (ISO 17113) to create consistent exchange formats for B2B communication; and which tools support these standards? Information exchange is critical for today's business. Within the business organization as well as between business partners. A generic methodical approach to information exchange, supported by intelligent tools, and based on standards, will lead to effective and efficient solutions that save time and costs and are easier to manage. A data dictionary conform ISO 11179 can help to solve the WHAT issue. All objects, properties and representations that are subject to exchange, can be described, so that a unity of language can be accomplished within a business comunity.The method for message development (ISO 17113) can solve the HOW issue: based on a relational Reference Information Model (RIM), hierarchic functional message definitions (HMD) can be defined. The message are always 100% consistent with the Reference Information Model. The functional messages can be mapped to multiple technical exchange standards, like Edifact, XML Schema and flat file formats. By adding relationships to the Meta Data standard (ISO 11179), the data dictionary can store the complete Reference Information Model (RIM) that will be the basis for developing exchange formats according to ISO 17113. Since often different tools are used for maintaining the data dictionary, developing messages and developing applications, it is important that meta data can be easily exchanged between these tools. EC-Design is an implementation of ISO 11179 and ISO 17113. It is a tool to design and specify comprehensive, interoperable and certifiable information exchanges without any knowledge of the underlying implementation technology. It can automatically generate multiple exchange syntaxes (XML, XML Schema, Edifact, flat file format). Any number of information exchanges (messages or web services) can be specified in a 100% consistent manner, based on one shared enterprise/business data model. EC-Design has a history of over 20 years. Many EC-Design users already saved time and money during analysis and implementation of information exchanges, and at the same time, greatly enhanced the quality and eased the strain of change management.

  3. Biographical sketch Frans van Basten (1968) Graduated in 1991 at the University of Amsterdam on the subject “EDI and relational databases”. In his professional career as consultant at Nedlloyd, Bakkenist, Deloitte and Digitect he further specialized into this subject, working for many commercial and non commercial organisations like Shell, Dutch Railways, European Commission, Companies Registration Office (Ireland), Dutch Tax Authority and standardisation organisations like EAN, CEN, NEN and Odette Europe. Besides his consulting activity, he is product manager of EC-Design (1998 – 2008), a tool that implements the ISO 17113 Development of Messages standard. He likes to develop intelligent tools and to setup teams to develop functional and technical specifications using international and company standards. He likes to work on international and in-company standardisation. He also likes to teach people how to use these standards.

  4. Content • Business to business (B2B) communication • Meta data (ISO 11179) • Development of messages for B2B communication (ISO 17113) • Relation Meta Data – Development of Messages • Extension to ISO 11179-3: Relationships • Meta data should be easy to (re)use • Interoperable Data Dictionary Architecture • EC-Design implements ISO 11179 / ISO 17113 • References 4

  5. Business to business communication (1) Information exchange is criticalFor today's businesses, information exchange is critical. Within the business organisation as well as between business partners and co-competitors. Methodical approach and intelligent toolsA generic methodical approach to information exchange, supported by intelligent tools, and based on standards, will lead to effective and efficient solutions that save time and costs and are easier to manage.

  6. Solution WHAT:Data Dictionary(ISO 11179) '123' (= 'cat') Solution HOW:Development of messages (ISO 17113) Business to business communication (2) Stakeholders: Software suppliersService providersBusiness partnersConsultants

  7. 1..1 1..1 1..1 1..1 1..1 0..* 0..* 0..* 0..* Data element concept Generic data element Horse height Height hands measure 1..1 0..* 0..* Data element Horse height hands measure Meta data (ISO 11179) Object Class, Property and Representation, Bron: ISO 11179-3 Object Class Property Representation Horse Height Hands measure

  8. Development of messages for B2B communication • A community should agree on the functionality first. • Functionality: Relational data model, containing objects, relationships, properties and representations • Functionality of an information flow can be expressed as a hierarchic view on this relational data model • Syntax and technique are enablers; they are not the solution to the problem. The functionality can me mapped to many techniques. • The realisation should be derived from the functional specifications • EC-Design implements the combination of ISO 11179 and ISO 17113

  9. Reference datamodel XML TagsEdifact Segments model mapping BGM CNT PIANAD MEA SELDTM RFF IMD inherit derive XML Schema’sEdifact UNSMs transaction mapping Transactiondatamodels inherit derive XML Schema’sEdifact UNSMs inherited mapping Message datamodels Development of messages (ISO 17113) Reference Information Model (RIM) Hierarchic Message Definition (HMD) Message Types

  10. Meta data (ISO 11179) Development of Messages (ISO 17113) Object Property Representation <Missing> RIM.Entity RIM.Entity.Attribute RIM.Domain RIM.Relationship <No relationship> <No relationship> <No relationship> Mapping to Technique Message Types Hierarchic Message Definition Relation Meta Data – Development of Messages

  11. Administered Item Types of administered items Object Class To 1..1 From 1..1 0..* 0..* Relationship Extension to ISO 11179-3: Relationships

  12. Data DictionaryApplication Meta Data tools MessageDevelopment tools Exportfile SystemDevelopment tools Database-tools Meta data should be easy to (re)use

  13. EC-Design implements ISO 11179 / ISO 17113 (1) http://www.ec-design.nl • Design and specify comprehensive, interoperable and certifiable information exchanges without any knowledge of the underlying implementation technology. • Design and specify based on international modeling standards: • UN / CEFACT Modeling Methodology (UMM) • Unified Modeling Language (UML) • ISO 11179, ISO 17113

  14. EC-Design implements ISO 11179 / ISO 17113 (2) • Automatically generate multiple exchange syntaxes (XML, XML Schema, Edifact, Inhouse file format) • Specify any number of information exchanges (messages or web services) in a 100% consistent manner, based on one shared enterprise/business data model. • Save time and money during analysis and implementation of information exchanges, and at the same time, greatly enhance the quality and ease the strain of change management.

  15. EC-Design Reference Datamodel

  16. EC-Design Transaction and Messages

  17. EC-Design Mapping • Mapping to technical syntax • Correctness check • Consistency between functional model and syntax • Repeat, Data type, Status • Output of specifications • Humans: RTF and HTML • Machines: translation table, W3C XML Schema, initialisation of EC-Infra

  18. EC-Test

  19. References • Belastingdienst • BKWI • Branche initiatieven / CIVI • CEN – Europees Normalisatie Instituut • Centre for Studies in Insurance Operations (CSIO), Canada • CIOP, specificaties Elektronisch Leerdossier • Companies Registration Office, Dublin, Ierland • Douane • GS1, voorheen EAN Nederland • NIB Capital • NEN – Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut • RAI Data Centrum • UWV

  20. Meta data aware software development • Data dictionary (ISO 11179) • Generic Message Service Definitions (ISO 17113) • Subset for each customer • message subset • population subset EC-Design • Configuration for each customer Application • Customer specific message services Implementation:Generic message services, that can produce customer specific messages in terms of message subset and population, by using structured metadata from EC-Design.

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