Content Assembly for ebXML

»David Webber, »OASIS CAM TC Chair

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Abstract

This presentation discusses a pilot project in conjunction with the participants of the OASIS CAM Technical Committee to develop open source components for content assembly. Attendees will see demonstrated JavaScript and Web browser tools that allow creation of simple XML template scripts using any XML aware content editor. Examples of templates for production systems from participant members will be shown and discussed, and how these are then integrated into existing application mapping and production systems.

The theoretical work will also be detailed, including how content assembly fits into the ebXML architecture stack and how it interacts with registry, business process, industry payloads and Web service components. The XML underpinning is discussed on using sub-assembly components to build re-usable schema fragments and how to cleanly and consistently assemble payload structures using context driven rules.

Also included will be details on using content assembly templates to migrate existing EDI and XML systems to make ebXML aware production systems.

Keywords

»CAM, »EbXML, »EDI, »Mapping, »OASIS, »Payload, »XML Assembly.

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Biography

»David Webber

»OASIS CAM TC Chair

»Damascus, MD

»USA

Email: drrwebber@acm.org

Web: http://drrw.net

David R.R. Webber is Chair of the OASIS CAM TC and co-author of "ebXML:The New Global Standard for Doing Business on the Internet" (http://ebxmlbook.com). He is a cofounder of the XML/edi Group and an acknowledged authority on XML. Webber lectures frequently in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, has more than 20 years' experience implementing business systems in a broad spectrum of industries, and is a U.S. patent holder for advanced EDI software technologies. Webber has published numerous articles and multimedia on requirements for developing XML/edi business solutions, and is currently involved in an advisory role with a wide variety of industry initiatives developing XML business schemas. He is also participating with the RELAX Schema Working Group and is heavily involved in ebXML interoperability standards development. Most recently, Webber has been focusing on facilitating the development and deployment of semantic registry systems by government and industry organizations. He received his degree in physics with computing from the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, in 1976.