UBL SAMPLES AND STYLESHEETS AVAILABLE
Supplementary materials to aid in the prototyping of UBL
applications have been released in an updated UBL 0p70 review
package. The updated package can be found at
http://oasis-open.org/committees/ubl/lcsc/0p70/
A zip file containing the entire updated review set packaged
for local installation can be downloaded from
http://oasis-open.org/committees/ubl/lcsc/0p70/UBL0p70.zip
In addition to the data modeling spreadsheets, XML schemas,
ASN.1 specifications, and UML diagrams included in the UBL 0p70
review package announced 27 January 2003, the updated package
now includes UBL instance documents for two representative
trading scenarios. Stylesheets and sample documents are also
available to demonstrate document presentation using the UN
Layout Key. The spreadsheets, schemas, ASN.1 specifications,
and UML diagrams released earlier are unchanged, and the
downloadable set has been designed to install directly into an
installation of the set previously released (all previously
installed files can be overwritten).
SAMPLE INSTANCES
The basic UBL trading cycle described in Section 5.3 of the
0p70 review package, "UBL v0p70 Trading Cycle Scenario," has
now been illustrated in a new Section 5 of Annex D, "Other
Document Samples." The sample instances show five of the seven
standard UBL documents (Order, Simple Order Response, Complex
Order Response, Despatch Advice, and Invoice) being used to
support the UBL trading cycle in two specific business
contexts: ordering office supplies and ordering building
materials. The sample instances are accompanied by a narrative
scenario and UML diagram to describe the context and business
processes involved in each case.
SAMPLE STYLESHEETS
Section D.4 of the 0p70 review package, "Formatting
specifications and stylesheets," has now been filled out with
XSL-FO and XSLT stylesheets that render instance documents by
means of print formatters and web browsers for the two example
business contexts. Also included are early prototypes towards
layouts conformant to the United Nations Layout Key for printed
forms. The stylesheets are intended to serve as starting points
for UBL prototype applications and as illustrations of the
alignment between the electronic specifications provided by the
UBL schemas and the printed forms currently used in
international trade.
STATUS
As works in progress, the materials in the Library Content 0p70
Public Review package do not yet have the status of an OASIS
Standard or an OASIS Committee Specification. The construction
of experimental prototypes based on these materials is
encouraged for the purpose of generating input back to the
committee process, but implementers are strongly advised
against basing commercial or mission-critical applications on
the draft specifications.
This supplementary release completes the UBL 0p70 review
package. Extended examples, further sample document instances,
and other items related to prototype implementations will be
posted separately as these are developed by or submitted to the
UBL TC. Please monitor the ubl-comment list (see instructions
below) for notices of such additional materials as they become
available.
COMMENTS
The OASIS UBL Library Content Subcommittee invites interested
parties to comment on this release directly to the Library
Content Subcommittee Editor, Bill Meadows
(bill.meadows@sun.com), using the recommended feedback form at
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ubl/lcsc/0p70/UBL_Comment-0p1.rtf
This release comment period applies from Monday 27 January 2003
through Monday 14 April 2003. We welcome all comments and will
ensure to advise of our dispositions to any suggestions.
The work of the OASIS UBL Technical Committee is open to public
view through the mail archives linked from the UBL home page:
http://oasis-open.org/committees/ubl/
Formal input to UBL from industry data exchange organizations
is provided through the UBL Liaison Subcommittee:
http://oasis-open.org/committees/ubl/lsc/
Input from the general public regarding the UBL initiative is
accepted through the ubl-comment mail list:
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl-comment/
Interested parties are invited to observe and comment upon the
work of the UBL TC by subscribing to the ubl-comment list using
the OASIS list manager:
http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl
Jon Bosak
Chair, OASIS Universal Business Language Technical Committee
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