UN Economic Commission for Europe 16th UN/CEFACT PLENARY 8 – 9 July 2011 UN/CEFACT Sixteenth session Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16th UN/CEFACT PLENARY

8 – 9 July 2011UN/CEFACT Sixteenth session

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

UN Economic Commission for Europe17th UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva, 7-8 July 2011

17th UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva, 7-8 July 2011

UN/CEFACT FMG Report

Forum Management GroupChair: Mike Doran

Vice-Chairs: Anders GrangardGarret Minakawa


AgendaAgenda

• Progress since the 16th UN/CEFACT Plenary• Focusing on Delivery

– Programme of Work– R.650Rev.5 and its Annexes– Re-organisation of UN/CEFACT

• UN/CEFACT Global Meeting of Experts, – McLean, Virginia, USA• Deliverables - Reports from the Permanent Groups & in Document

ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2010/4

• Future UN/CEFACT Forum Meetings

UN Economic Commission for Europe Progress since the 16th PlenaryProgress since

the 16th Plenary

Programme of Work 2010/2011• Focus on delivering UN/CEFACT products & services• Confluence Website to track UN/CEFACT Project

Portfolio now well populated• Alignment & prioritisation of Forum projects with the

UN/CEFACT Integrated Strategy• Details of POW progress in PG Reports


Mandates & TORsMandates & TORs

Mandates & Terms of Reference

• Intersessional approval of R.650Rev.5 and its Annexes (March 2011) gave rise to the interpretation that the UN/CEFACT Forum and FMG had been abolished

• Plenary intervention required to correct the situation


Global Meeting of ExpertsGlobal Meeting of Experts

It was agreed at the 16th UN/CEFACT Plenary in December 2010 that a Forum meeting would need to be held in the first quarter of 2011 to further develop the proposals for the reorganization of UN/CEFACT. It was also agreed that the Forum’s project work, under the approved programme of work, should continue unhindered during the discussions

about the reorganization.

The delegation of the United States offered to host the meeting at the Logistics Management Institute in McLean, Va, from 28 March to 1 April 2011.

UN Economic Commission for EuropeUN Economic Commission for Europe

McLean, Virginia, USA, 28 March – 1 April 2011

As no Host Country Agreement (HCA) was signed, UNECE would not agree to the 18TH UN/CEFACT Forum being held in McLean.

Replaced by an unofficial “Global Meeting of Experts”.

HCA taking precedence over UN/CEFACT’s meeting requirements – what are the benefits for UN/CEFACT?

Global Meeting of Experts


Global Meeting of ExpertsGlobal Meeting of Experts

• The Global Meeting of Experts (GME) was hosted by the Delegation of United States of America.

• The GME was organised by the Logistics Management Institute (LMI) and the FMG and held at the premises of the LMI.

• Some 115 participants from all regions attended the GME.

• In addition to progressing UN/CEFACT projects under the POW, extensive discussions and consultations took place concerning the reorganisation of UN/CEFACT

• Very sincere thanks to the US delegation and LMI for a very well organised meeting and commitment beyond what is normally required when hosting such meetings

UN Economic Commission for Europe Liaison Activities

Liaison Activities

• OASIS– UBL Collaboration agreement nearing conclusion

• ISO TC 68– Cross Industry Invoice (CII) semantic alignment

• ISO TC 8– Alignment with standard on Electronic Port Clearance to be clarified

• ISO/TC 154– New publication of UNTDED/ISO 7372 proposed

• CEN/EU– Collaboration on implementation support


Future Forum MeetingsFuture Forum Meetings

• 18th Forum meeting – 19-23 September 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

• 19th Forum meeting – Spring 2012, India

• 20th Forum meeting – September 2012 Vienna, Austria


PG ReportsPG Reports

Permanent Group Reports


ATG Plenary Report

Mark Crawford, ATG ChairGait Boxman, ATG Vice Chair

Jostein Frømyr, ATG Vice Chair

UN/CEFACT Seventeeth sessionPalais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland


ATG Mandate

• Create and maintain the trade, business and administration document structures based on a specific technology or standard

• Design, assembly and production of syntax specific solutions based on identified business and/or technical requirements from the empowered groups of UN/CEFACT


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ATG Deliverables

• Technical assessment and maintenance of syntax specific solutions through the application of Data Maintenance Requests

• A series of coherent, consistent and normalized syntax solutions that are aligned with domain reference models for publication in a designated UN/CEFACT information Registry:– UN/EDIFACT messages and their support directories– XML Schemas

UN Economic Commission for EuropeATG Deliverables

• Procedures and Mechanisms for the maintenance and quality of the syntax solutions

• Appropriate technical specifications detailing the design and production rules, guidelines and checklists

• Maintenance of Recommendations/Technical Specifications in coordination with TC154– UNECE Recommendation 1 (UN Layout Key) technical aspects– ISO IS 9735 - EDIFACT Syntax

UN Economic Commission for EuropeData Type Library

• Data Types define the value domain for Core Components

• Specification Purpose – Create and Maintain

UN/CEFACT Data Types to support CCTS and syntax solutions

– Provide input to CCTS Project– Develop guidance to facilitate

use• Project Purpose

– Update existing catalogue– Develop responsive

maintenance procedures

UN Economic Commission for EuropeData Type Library

Project Lead Serge Cayron

Editor Mark Crawford

Project Approval status

Approved by FMG

Current ODP step Version 2 – ODP8Version 3.1 – ODP8

Next Steps Ongoing maintenance

UN Economic Commission for Europe Business Document Header, v3

• Specification Purpose:– Improve A2A handling

of business transaction information

• Project Purpose– Update to reflect CCTS

3.0, DTC 3.0 and NDR 3.0 for consistency. Incorporate cloud computing concepts

• BDH Scope– Provide information

about the routing and processing of the Business Document

• XML Format• EDIFACT Format• Other Format

– BDH Can be used as either• An integral part of a Standard Business

Document (e.g. either XML instance document or EDI interchange), or

• An object separate from the Business Document itself

Business Document Header

Document

Message

Transport

Document

Message

Transport

Document

Message

Transport

Document

Message

Transport

Registry Summary

(or other data repository)

Bi-Lateral

Bi-Lateral

Bi-Lateral

Multi-Lateral

Pointer to Registry Summary

Document Tier

Message Tier

Transport Tier

Normative

Non-

normative

Virtual

Physical

UN Economic Commission for EuropeStandard Business

Document Header, v3

Project Lead Shingao Sakaguchi

Editor Open


Approved by FMG

Current ODP step 3 –Deliberations

Anticipate Completion

Open

UN Economic Commission for EuropeATG1 EDIFACT Syntax

• Purpose– Development and Maintenance of EDIFACT syntax

solutions to support UN/CEFACT work program

• Officers– Chair: Gait Boxman

• http://www.uncefactforum.org/ATG/ATG1.htm

UN Economic Commission for EuropeOngoing Work Item

D10B EDIFACT Directory released for publication

EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR) processing– Washington GME –142 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs)

• 91 Approved• 35 Approved with Changes• 9 Postponed• 1 Rejected• 6 Withdrawn


ATG1 Projects

– UML2EDIFACT Project• Defines methodology for transforming UN/CEFACT

Modelling Methodology (UMM) conformant UML models into the EDIFACT syntax

Project Lead Gait Boxman

Editor Open

Project Approval Status Approved by FMG

Current ODP step 6

Anticipate Completion Dependent on requirements of TBG

Note – This project has been in ODP6 for years with no implementations. This brings into question continuing the project and restricting CCTS/UMM due to EDIFACT requirements as no one appears interested in using CCTS or UMM for EDIFACT.


ATG2 – XML Syntax

• Group Purpose– Development and maintenance of XML syntax

solutions to support UN/CEFACT work program

• Officers– Chair: Jostein Frømyr

• http://www.uncefactforum.org/ATG/ATG2.htm

UN Economic Commission for EuropeOngoing Work Item – Schema Generation

D09B D10A

Business Process 56 In Development

Common Reusable 1 1

Unqualified Data Type Schema 1 1

Common Code List Schema 7 7

Qualified Data Type Schema 1 1

Supporting Code List Schema 67 TBD

UN Economic Commission for EuropeXML Representation of

Core Components

• User Requirements– External standards organizations are interested in submitting

candidate core components to UN/CEFACT using XML– Tool vendors are interested in building support for CCTS, but are

looking for XML syntax standards for CCTS constructs• Specification Purpose

– Provide consistent pattern for XML serialization of core component artefacts

• Approach– Develop requisite UN/CEFACT XML schema modules for defining

submitting and storing Core Component Technical Specification (CCTS) constructs in XML

• compliant to the UN/CEFACT Core Components Technical Specification• Compliant to the UN/CEFACT XML Naming and Design Rules specification

UN Economic Commission for EuropeXML Representation of

Core Components

Project Lead Mike Rowell

Editor Mark Crawford

Project Approval Status

Approved by FMG

Current ODP step 6

Anticipate Completion

4th qtr 2011

UN Economic Commission for EuropeXML Naming and Design

Rules, V3

Project Lead Mark Crawford

Editor Mike Rowell


Approved by FMG

Current ODP step 8

Next Steps Continue Maintenance

UN Economic Commission for EuropeIssues & Resource Requirements

• Internal tools to support deliverables– XML Schema Generation Tool– XML Schema Validation Tool– XML Schema NDR Validation Tool

• Integration of Tools with UN/CEFACT Registry• Better and more flexible listserve tool

UN Economic Commission for EuropeIssues & Resource

Requirements

• Participation Issues– Active Members– Virtual Members– Strong Engagement From

• North America, UK, Belgium• Service Provider participation

– Need Broader Engagement From• Member countries• Key sectors


ICGINFORMATION CONTENT MANAGEMENT GROUP

Mike CONROY, ChairHidekazu Enjo, Vice Chair

7 - 8 July 2011UN/CEFACT Seventeenth session



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ICG Mandate

The purpose of the Information Content Management Group (ICG) is to ensure the release of quality technical specifications for e-business:

Management of the UN/CEFACT information repositories and libraries for electronic business and Rec.s that fall within its scope

Technical conformance and registration of the UN/CEFACT business requirements specifications

Normalisation and maintenance of the base syntax neutral information components that serve as the building blocks for the development of standards for implementation

Technical conformity and registration of the syntax specific objects and components


• A series of coherent, consistent and normalized reference libraries comprising the business requirements, information objects and code lists that are aligned with the domain reference models and serve as the building blocks for the development of standards for implementation

• Validating the conformance of technical specifications with the corresponding publication guidelines and for the release of approved syntax specific information objects and components

• Processes and procedures for the maintenance of the libraries • Mechanisms for ensuring the quality of the library contents • Proposals, including draft Recommendations for review and approval by

the UN/CEFACT Plenary and • Maintenance of UN Recommendations related to codes

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ICG Deliverables


UNECE Rec. No. 3 - ISO Country Code for Representation of Names of Countries UNECE Rec. No. 5 - Abbreviations of INCOTERMS UNECE Rec. No. 7 - Numerical Representation of Dates, Time, and Periods of Time UNECE Rec. No. 8 - Unique Identification Code Methodology - UNIC UNECE Rec. No. 9 - Alphabetical Code for the Representation of Currencies UNECE Rec. No. 10 - Codes for Ship's Names UNECE Rec. No. 15 - Simpler Shipping Marks UNECE Rec. No. 16 - Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) UNECE Rec. No. 17 - Payterms UNECE Rec. No. 19 - Codes for Modes of Transport UNECE Rec. No. 20 - Codes for units of measure used in international trade UNECE Rec. No. 21 - Codes for Types of Cargo, Packages and Packaging Materials UNECE Rec. No. 23 - Freight Cost Code UNECE Rec. No. 24 - Trade and Transport Status Codes UNECE Rec. No. 28 - Codes for Types of Means of Transport

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UNECERecommendations


• UNECE Recommendations UNECE Rec. 23 (Freight cost Codes) - Rev. 7

• UN/EDIFACT DIRECTORY Releases D10B D11A

• Core Component Library (CCL) Releases D10A

• XML Schema Release D10A:

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Items for Plenary Noting

Cross Industry Remittance Advice Cross Industry Delivery Process Cross Industry Scheduling Process Cross_Industry Invoice Cross_Industry Order Cross_Industry Quotation Cross_Industry_Catalogue Accounting_Message Financial_Reporting Accounting_Entry Accounting_Journal Accounting_Ledger Chart_of_Accounts Cattle Registration Information Exchange Electronic_Data_Exchange_Proxy


The following work items need to be integrated into the new structure:

• UN/CEFACT Code List management finalisation

• Ongoing Audit of UN/CEFACT deliverables– Core Component Library

– XML Schemas

– UN/EDIFACT Library set

– Validation of the Requirements Specification Mapping (RSM)

• Ongoing maintenance of UNECE Recommendations related to codes– UN/ECE Recommendations 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 28

• Review of the UN/LOCODE process in order to improve quality and to bring the Recommendation up to date.

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Work in progress


LEGAL GROUP (LG)

Chair: Bart Schermer (Acting)Vice Chair: Bart Schermer

7-8 July 2011UN/CEFACT Seventeenth Session



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Legal Group

MissionMission: • To provide legal guidance and counsel for the

programmes of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) in a variety of areas related to the intersections of law and technology.

• Work with the Bureau and other CEFACT groups on the legal aspects of electronic business and international trade facilitation


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Legal Group

2011 LG Activities2011 LG Activities:• LG participated in the UNCITRAL International Colloquium

in February 2011 at UN Headquarters in New York – Legal Topics for Colloquium included:– Electronic International Single Window– Electronic Transferability of Rights in Goods

• E.g., Electronic Bills of Lading– Identity Management– Mobile (or m-) Commerce including e-Payment Systems

• Participation in bi-weekly FMG meetings including advising on various legal issues relevant to the operations of UN/CEFACT


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Legal Group

LG Activities Going ForwardLG Activities Going Forward:• LG will continue its participation in the WCO-

UNCITRAL Joint Legal Task Force• Continue collaboration efforts with UNCITRAL,

the WCO, and other UN and Intergovernmental Organizations

• Possible involvement with other CEFACT groups on new Recommendations and/or those under revision


International Trade and Business GroupReport to the 17th UN/CEFACT Plenary Session

Acting Chair: Chris HasslerVice Chair: Michael Dill

7 - 8 July 2011UN/CEFACT Plenary

Geneva


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TBG Mandate

• The purpose of the TBG is to be responsible for the simplification of international trade procedures, business and governmental process analysis, and best practices, using the UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology, where appropriate, to support the development of trade facilitation & e-Business standards.


• Typical Forum attendance - 150 experts within 16 Working Groups

• Many participants are sponsored by companies, trade associations and national governments but in all cases are expected to contribute as individual subject matter experts

• Since the last UN/CEFACT Plenary, International Trade and Business Processes Groups met unofficially during the Global Meeting of Experts in McLean, Virginia, United States.

• Also to progress work forward, TBG Work Groups conducted numerous face to face interim meetings and more than 100 internet conferences and conference calls

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TBG Summary


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TBG Summary

Chair

TBG1 Supply Chain M. ForsbergTBG3 Transport & Logistics D. VankemmelTBG4 Customs M. WicktorTBG5 Finance S. KorsgaardTBG6 Architecture, Engineering and Construction B. LonghiTBG8 Insurance A. SchultzTBG9 Travel, Tourism and Leisure A. SuzukiTBG10 Healthcare VacantTBG12 Accounting and Audit M. LesourdTBG13 Environment N. PfaffingerTBG14 Business Process Analysis N. SahlingTBG15 International Trade Procedures J. PontenTBG16 Entry Points A. DechampsTBG17 Core Component Harmonisation M.K. BlantzTBG18 Agriculture B. PrépinTBG19 e-Government R. Pisani

TBG Working Group


Purpose• The supply chain and e-procurement covers the Purchasing, Material

Management and Product development areas

Programme of Work• The following projects will have new or updated supporting XML Schemas as part

of CCL10A (10 out of 12 projects are in ODP7)– Cross Industry Scheduling– Cross Industry Delivery (updated)– Cross Industry Quotation– Cross Industry Ordering (Updated)– Cross Industry Catalogue (Updated)– Cross Industry Invoice (Updated)– Cross Industry Remittance Advice– Market Research Information– Supply Chain Process - Common Requirements

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TBG1-Supply Chain & eProcurement


• REACH project in ODP1 (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)

• Continued collaboration with TBG6 on the use of CCTS3 and NDR3 for the supply chain messages.

• TBG1 has improved the routines for automation of RSM production

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Purpose• Develop the eBusiness standards for Logistics planning and Transport.

This covers operational movements of goods, administrative and governmental requirements and safety / security of freight movements.

Programme of Work and achievements • “Advance Cargo Declaration” (Security of freight): productive joint session with

TBG4/WCO and TBG15. • 57 DMRs processed by ATG during the week (among total 100) for Urban Logistics

(sustainable development ) and Maritime• Next TBG3 interim meetings: Berlin 20-24 June and Valencia 14-18 November

2011• Follow-up on projects, especially Cargo Tracing Tracking with TBG4

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TBG3-Transportation and Logistics


• Processed 65 DMR’s together with ATG 1 where all 65 DMR’s were approved.Processed 65 DMR’s together with ATG 1 where all 65 DMR’s were approved.• Presented the Single Window Compendium developed by WCO to TBG 15 and Presented the Single Window Compendium developed by WCO to TBG 15 and

invited the group to leave comments and proposals.invited the group to leave comments and proposals.• Resolved in meeting with TBG 3 and TBG 15 the issue of Advance Cargo Resolved in meeting with TBG 3 and TBG 15 the issue of Advance Cargo

Declaration in connection with the joint TBG 3 / TBG 15 draft resolution and Declaration in connection with the joint TBG 3 / TBG 15 draft resolution and presented a time-plan for development of messages requested in the presented a time-plan for development of messages requested in the resolution draft.resolution draft.

• Participated in a TBG 3 presentation and project proposal concerning Cargo Participated in a TBG 3 presentation and project proposal concerning Cargo Tracing and Tracking which is identified as an area for future cooperation.Tracing and Tracking which is identified as an area for future cooperation.

• Presented to TBG 18 the efforts to include eCert in the WCO Data Model and Presented to TBG 18 the efforts to include eCert in the WCO Data Model and agreements for future cooperation in this area were made.agreements for future cooperation in this area were made.

• Participated actively in the various brainstorming sessions related to the Participated actively in the various brainstorming sessions related to the restructuring of UN/CEFACT.restructuring of UN/CEFACT.

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TBG4-Customs


Purpose• Be responsible within the financial services area for the simplification of

international trade procedures, business and governmental process analysis, and optimization of all information exchange standards.

Programme of Work• Maintain core financial services requirements in the UN/CEFACT Core

Component Library.• Assist other UN/CEFACT developments in the programme of work with

financial services requirements, including inputs from stakeholders and standards organizations to reduce duplication of work.)

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TBG5-Finance


Purpose• Responsible for coordination and proposal of new developments and

maintenance in the area of Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry (AEC) and Public Procurement (in link with TBG1 and TBG19)

Programme of Work• TBG1-TBG6 (eTendering and CFEM)

– to create joint library for supporting all their XML transactions: work in progress.

– CII in syntax v3: done ! Draft version for national pilots…, already used (ex: French Government)

• Security Project– SDEIR Recommendation 37: Plenary approval period extended;– CALI (Certificate Authority Listing Initiative) to be discussed

• TBG19-TBG6– eNotification/eTendering: subproject has begun since Geneva

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TBG6-Architecture, Engineering & Construction


Goal: To set up a common, harmonized insurance data dictionary, which will be used as input for the TBG17 harmonization process and by the insurance industry as a reference dictionary for developing data models, object class models or message structures and to facilitate interoperability within the global Insurance sector.

TBG8 Project:•Uses the existing data standards of the eEG7-member organizations as well as •the ACORD Global Insurance Standard to harmonize its respective dictionaries and to discover generic and/or insurance specific core components.

TBG8 Project Status:•Several submissions to the CCL were already made•The CCL contains now insurance related information for insurance specific contract administration and claims handling, private and commercial motor insurance, private homeowner insurance and health insurance. •The actual harmonisation project between ACORD and eEG7 covers the requirements of commercial property and casualty insurance.

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TBG8-Insurance


PurposeTo support and promote international business activities related to the exchange of

travel industry data.

Programme of Work Covered • Small scaled Lodging House (SLH) Reservation Information Process project A draft BRS was proposed to TBG 9 at the GME and amended to some extent since then.

The group will prepare the document for public review.

• Travel Destination Information Process project

This was discussed within the group and will be proposed as a new project around this fall under the leadership of Korea. Since the GME, the subject was discussed in the TT&L working group meeting with AFACT members. The information entities proposed at this meeting will be checked by applying actual cases of destination information by each country attended

• TBG9 Meetings TBG9 held meetings in Tokyo on 28 April with Korean members.

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TBG9-Travel, Tourism & Leisure


PurposeDevelop e-Business standards for Accounting and Audit domains. It covers specific accounting matters as well as regulatory obligations

requiring business to file multiple questionnaires, returns, declaration forms and reporting towards private and governmental collectors.

It aims to insert accounting related data into business documents. With respect to audit requirements TBG12 is intended to take care of, or to deal with archiving matters.

Programme of Work• Achieved: Accounting Token (for Invoice), Entry Message v.1, Accounting Message, Entry v.4,

Chart Of Accounts, Ledger, Journal, Reporting;

• BRS in progress for 2 Messages: Trial Balance, Bundle Collection; continued maintenance on Entry v.4, Ledger v.2.

• BRS in progress for 1 Message: Lexical Nomenclature.

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TBG12-Accounting & Audit


PurposeTo support and promote both international and regional cooperation activities

related to environmental data exchange.

Programme of Work• Basel Convention on Control of Transboundary Movements of Waste

(TMW): 172 Parties, G2G, B2G; • TMW Business Information Entity/Core Component submission approved,

and published within CCL 09A; • Plans to work on TMW-related waste-assessment data. • Work with TBG1 on REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and

Restriction of Chemical substances)• TBG13 has been reorganized under the auspices of Franz Mochty of the

Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

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TBG13-Environmental


Purpose• Responsible for defining the International Supply Chain model to present the various

processes and parties involved within the international supply chain in a consistent and simplified way.

Programme of Work• Project P059 “International Supply Chain Reference Model” delivered ver.2010A of the Buy-

Ship-Pay Process Model aka ISCRM plus add. Model documentation– Documentation and model available at Confluence

http://www1.unece.org/cefact/platform/display/TBG/International+Supply+Chain+Reference+Model

• Contribute to BRS/RSM update project– Structure of BRS/RSM according to UMM

• Interim meeting in Paris with TBG 3/4/15– Potential future co-operations and projects with TBG15 and 4

• Contributions to Future Organization – Future Role of TBG14 Proposal (see next Slide)– Discussion Paper: Business Processes Analysis and UN/CEFACT– Raise awareness of BPA and its potential in Trade Facilitation

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TBG14-Business Process Analysis

UN Economic Commission for EuropeUN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE FACILITAION Aims, Policy, Actions, etc.From international requirements

to national action plans

TRADE FACILITAION Aims, Policy, Actions, etc.From international requirements

to national action plans

REQUIREMENTSASSESSMENT

Identify Processes & Requirements and opportunities for simplification

REQUIREMENTSASSESSMENT

Identify Processes & Requirements and opportunities for simplification

IMPLEMENTATIONApply methodologies, tools

and modeled processes

IMPLEMENTATIONApply methodologies, tools

and modeled processes

Buy Ship Pay Model

UN/CEFACT Tools and Methodologies

Buy Ship Pay Model, etc.CCL, etc …

UN/CEFACT Tools and Methodologies

Buy Ship Pay Model, etc.CCL, etc …

Business Process AnalysisBPA, BPM (with requirements)Business Process AnalysisBPA, BPM (with requirements)

ProcessesTBG14

Contribution

Common BP Catalogue

Recommendationof BPA Application

RecommendationsUN/CEFACT and othersRecommendationsUN/CEFACT and others

Methodologies and Tools

TBG14 & Trade Facilitation

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TBG14 contribution to UN/CEFACT methodology and tools to aid Trade Facilitation


Purpose• Analyze, simplify, harmonize and align public and private

sector practices, procedures and information flows relating to international trade transactions both in goods and related services

Work Completed since last Plenary• Revision of Recommendation 12 Measures to Facilitate

Maritime Transport Documents Procedures• Information material on mBusinessProgramme of Work – Current Projects• Project on Consultation Models, based on Recommendation 4• Project on Single Window Interoperability

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TBG15-International Trade Procedures


• The Entry Point still maintains the official website for the International Trade and Business Group (note: this website will be closed as soon the reorganization will be effective).

• TBG16 has developed a Change Request (CR) procedure for updates to the UN/CEFACT XML deliverables. The procedure is now fully implemented.

• TBG16 has also participated in the discussions for the reorganization and is part of the ”Transition Team” which evaluates how to implement the reorganization.

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TBG16-Entry Point


Purpose• Responsible for consistency and harmonisation of core components across

business domains and sectors, contributing to a concise and well-defined glossary of business terms, business data semantic definitions, and structuring of data exchanges.

Programme of Work– Developed Core Component Libraries 10A and 11A, including:

• Quotation, Scheduling, Remittance Advice, WCO data model 3.0, several Accounting messages, Cattle Registration, and an update to Cross Industry Invoice

– Working with ISO on TDED update, and alignment with CCL and UN/EDIFACT– Members

• Other TBGs and PGs• UNCTAD, UNEP, eAC (AFACT), EDIFICE, GS1, JAI, IATA, OAGi, RosettaNet, SBR,

SWIFT, UBL, USG, WCO, X12

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TBG17-Core Component Harmonisation


Scope

Programme of Work• eCert, eDAPLOS, CRIE and Electronic Data Exchange Proxy already published.• Other projects in progress (CCL11A): Livestock Animal Record, Agronomical Observation Report• Work with TBG1 on Despatch and Receive Advice

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TBG18-Agriculture


Purpose• Develop and maintain business scenarios and business transactions to facilitate the

electronic delivery of services to citizens, businesses and governmental organizations.

Programme of Work and achievements • Legal Notice Publication (LNP) project: launched

– The purpose of the project is to create Business Process Models and Business Class Diagrams for documenting the business scenarios and business transactions involved in legal notice publication (LNP). The output will be used to obtain and validate the XML messages to support the business transactions. The project will be divided into sub-projects dependent upon requirements. Each sub-project may deal with a specific area of LNP. The first sub-project is to cover LNP in the Public Procurement domain.

• Version 3 Release 1 of the eTendering BRS is being discussed with TBG6 and discussions are under way for the future incorporation of eNotification outputs and change requests in the eTendering BRS

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TBG19-eGovernment


Techiques and Methodologies Group (TMG)

Christian Huemer, ChairScott Hinkelman,Vice Chair

7 - 8 July 2011UN/CEFACT Seventeenth session



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Mandate

• The purpose of the Techniques & Methodologies Group (TMG) is to provide all UN/CEFACT Groups with Meta (base) Business Process, Information and Communications Technology specifications, methodologies, recommendations and education.


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Mandate (2)

• The TMG shall also function as a research group evaluating new information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as, techniques and methodologies that may assist UN/CEFACT and its groups to fulfill their mandate and vision in Trade Facilitation and e-Business.


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Working Groups

• Core Components Working Group (CCWG)– Core Components Technical Specification 3.0 - finished

– UML Profile for Core Components (UPCC 3.0)– UN/CEFACT Context Methodology (UCM 1.0)– Core Component Business Document Assembly

(CCBDA 1.0)

• Business Process Working Group (BPWG)– UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology (UMM 2.0)– Resource-Event-Agent specialization (REA 1.0)


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Members &Meetings

• Members– ~ 20 active members– 10+ participants at face-to-face (F2F) meetings

• Meeting– Global Meeting of Experts on Trade Facilitation

Recommendations and Electronic Business Standards (GME); McLean, Virginia, USA; March 28 – April 1


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UPCC 3.0

• UML Profile for Core Components 3.0– UPCC 3.0 will be the successor of UPCC 1.0– Finished 3rd Review Cycle of Public Review,

ODP Step 5– Ready to move to Implementation Verification,

ODP Step 6


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UCM 1.0

• UN/CEFACT Context Methodology 1.0– Focus on a robust and complete context methodology– Consists of 3 parts:

• Context Value Organization• Expression Grammar• “Contextualized” Classifier

– Finished 3rd Review Cycle of Public Review, ODP Step 5

– Currently in 2nd Review Cycle of Public Review, ODP Step 5


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CCBDA 1.0

• Core Component Business Document Assembly 1.0– Methodology for design time assembly of business

documents in a semantic and reusable order– Call for Participation has been sent to HoDs– Project Kick-Off Call scheduled for the week of 11th

July 2011


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UMM 2.0

• UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology 2.0– Finished two Cycles in Implementation

Verification, ODP Step 6– Has received informal indications of 4

Implementation Verifications• 2 Tool Implementation Verifications• 2Project Implementation Verification

– Awaiting formal confirmation letters of the implementation verifications


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REA 1.0

• Ressources – Events – Agents 1.0– REA is an accounting model– REA may be used for the business justification of

inter-organizational systems– The project transforms REA concepts to UML for

the purpose of extending UMM– REA will enhance the business requirements

elicitation of UMM– Internal Draft Development, ODP 3.0


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