The OASIS Symposium on the Future of XML Vocabularies

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The OASIS Symposium on the Future of XML
Vocabularies
Multi-Layer XML Data Model for EPC/RFID Ash
Parikh Robert Smik
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Presentation Agenda

• Introductions
• The Next-Gen Supply Chain
• What Makes XML Ideally Suited for EPC/RFID Data?
• The Multi-Layer Data Model Vocabulary And Schemas
  For EPC/RFID
• The MLDM and Other OASIS Standards Working
  Together In The EPC/RFID Domain
• Benefits of the MLDM
• QA

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Introductions
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About Us

• Speakers
• Ash Parikh (ash.parikh_at_rainingdata.com)
• Director of Development And Technology -
  Enterprise Applications Group, Raining Data
  Corporation
• Robert Smik (robert.smik_at_rainingdata.com)
• Lead Architect - Enterprise Applications Group,
  Raining Data Corporation
• Raining Data Corporation
• A Public XML, Web Services and Data Management
  Software Company
• Over 30 Years of Successful Operating History
• 22m Revenue Per Year
• Public Company (RDTA)
• Customers Successes Across All Industries
• Active on Standards Bodies / Orgs
• OASIS, EPCGlobal, W3C, MIT Auto-ID Labs,, JCP,
  CDISC, HL7

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The Next-Gen Supply Chain
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The Next-Gen Supply Chain Is

• The Next-Gen Supply Chain Is Made Up Of New
  Technologies That Provide A Greater Degree Of
• AUTOMATION
• VISIBILITY
• CONTROL
• The Next-Gen Supply Chain Is Designed To Remove
• TIME,
• COST,
• COMPLEXITY
• . Out Of The Equation

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Our Hypothesis

• The Issue Is That Many Existing And Valuable
  Technologies And Standards Are Converging.

• Supply Chain Planning (SCP)
• Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM)
• Supply Chain Integration (SCI)
• Supply Chain Execution Systems (SCES)
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Manufacturing Resource Planning Systems (MRP)
• Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
• Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN)
• Global Location Number (GLN)
• Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)
• Product Information Management (PIM)

• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Order Management Systems (OMS)
• Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
• Web Services Definition Language (WSDL)
• Business Process Execution Language (BPEL)
• E-Business Xtensible Mark-up Language (ebXML)
• Automatic Identification and Capture (AIDC)
• Radio Frequency Identification Systems (RFID)
• Object Naming Service (ONS)
• Electronic Product Code (EPC)

• To Realize Real ROI, The Next-Gen Supply Chain
  Should Focus On Using These Technologies To Drive
  Visibility And Control Of
• Goods
• Funds
• Information

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Next-Gen Supply Chain And The Technology
Evolution

• The Opportunity
• 90 Of Real Gains In Deploying RFID/EPC Solutions
  Will Happen In The COLLABORATION Zone.
• The Challenge
• Using XML And Web Services Technologies To Work
  Together In A Standards-Based Manner To Improve
  The Velocity And Flow Of Funds, Goods And
  Information Throughout Complex Global Supply
  Chains While Reducing Production, Distribution
  and Inventory Costs.

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What Makes XML Ideally Suited for EPC/RFID Data?
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XMLs Relevant Benefits For EPC/RFID

• EPC/RFID Data and Supply-Chain Applications In
  The Domain
• Most of the EPC/RFID Standards Are XML-Based
• Data Should Be Represented In An Hierarchical
  Structure
• Involves Multiple Data Types EPC, Sensor,
  Location, PO, ASN, ePedigree, etc.
• Requires Querying and Transformation Of Data
• XML And Related Technologies Such As XQuery,
  XSLT
• XML Can Embed Multiple Data Types
• XML Can Embed Existing Data
• XML Can Represent Data In A Hierarchical
  Structure
• XML Can Re-Use Technology And Enable Inter-System
  Integrations
• XQuery Can Provide A Single Point Of Access To
  All Enterprise Systems
• XQuery / XSLT Can Be Used To Transform Into and
  From Multiple Formats
• XQuery Allows the Comparison And Aggregation Of
  Data
• XML And Related Technologies Have Rapid Adoption
  By The Industry

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The Multi-Layer Data Model Vocabulary And Schemas
For EPC/RFID A Joint Research Effort Between
Raining Data Corporation And MIT Web Services
WAN SIG Tentative Release Date July 2005
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The Next-Gen Supply Chain EPC/RFID
EPC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL STACK
FEDERATED EPC NETWORK
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The Multi-Layer Data Model Layers
COARSE GRAINED
XML
XML
GRANULARITY OF INFORMATION AND EVENTS
XQUERY
FINE GRAINED
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APPLICATION LEVEL EVENT (ALE) INTERFACE

• ALE Main API Class will look like this
• define(specnameString, specECSpec) void
• undefined(specNameString) void
• getECSpec(specNameString) ECSpec
• getECSpecNames() List //returns a list of spec
  names
• subscribe(specNameString, notificationURIstring)
  void
• unsubscribe(specNameString, notificationURIstrin
  g) void
• poll(specNameString) ECReports
• immediate(specECSpec) ECReports
• getSubscribers(specNameString) List //of
  notification URIS
• getStandardVersion() String
• getVendorVersion() String
• ECSpec details
• readers List //list of logical reader names
• boundaries ECBoundarySpec
• reportSpecs List //list of one or more
  ECReportSpec instances
• includeSpecInreport Boolean

ECBoundarySpec, specifies how the beginning and
end of event cycles are to be determined startTri
gger ECTrigger repeatPeriod
ECTime stopTrigger ECTrigger duration
ECTime stableSetIntervals ECTime point
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APPLICATION LEVEL EVENT CONT.

• ECTime, denotes a span of time measured in
  physical time units
• duration long
• unit ECTimeUnit ? milliseconds
• ECReportSpec, specifies one report to be returned
  from executing an event cycle. An ECSpec contains
  a list of one or more ECReportSpec instances
• reportName string
• reportSet ECReportSetSpec
• filter ECFilterSpec
• group ECGroupSpec
• output ECReportOutputSpec
• reportIfEmpty Boolean
• reportOnlyOnChange Boolean
• ECReportSetSpec CURRENT ADDITIONS DELETIONS
• ECFilterSpec, specifies what EPCs are to be
  included in the final report.
• IncludePatterns List //list of epc patterns
• excludePatterns List //list of epc patterns to
  exclude

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Event Master Data
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Capture - Core Event Types

• EPCISEvent - is intended to serve as a generic
  base class for all event types in this module as
  well as others.
• ObjectEvent - represents an event that happened
  to one or more entities denoted by EPCs.
  Includes list of EPCs in this object.
• AssociationEvent - represents an event that
  implies an association between one or more
  entities denoted by EPCs. Example aggregation
  (different EPCs)
• QuantityEvent - represents an event concerned
  with a specific quantity of entities sharing a
  common EPC class, but where the individual
  identities of the entities are not known.
  (Individual not reported)

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EPCIS Query Interface
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Schema For L1 Raw EPC/Sensor Data Feed Events
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Schema For L2 EPC Filtered Events
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Schema For L3 EPC Business Events
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Schema For L4 EPC Edge Events
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Schema For L5 EPC Coordination Events
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Schema For L6 Enterprise Application Events
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The MLDM And Other OASIS Standards Working
Together In The EPC/RFID Domain
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The OASIS Standards And The MLDM
CPPA
REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES OF THE WEB
SERVICE/ TRADING PARTNER AGREM.
WS-BPEL/eb BP
BUSINESS PROCESS AND SERVICE ORCHESTRATION.
ebXML REGISTRY
DISCOVERY AND AGGREGATION
ebMSH
TRANSACTIONS (ACID)
COORDINATION OF WORK BETWEEN WEB SERVICES
ROUTING OF MESSAGES
SOAP
MESSAGE PAYLOAD
EPC NETWORK AND MLDM FUNCTIONAL STACK
OASIS WEB SERVICES STANDARDS STACK
LOGICAL STACK
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Benefits Of The MLDM
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Benefits Of The MLDM

• The MLDM Recommends A Standards-Based XML Model
  For Data And Metadata
• It Can Be Used For Representing Information And
  The Flow Of Information In A Value Chain Covering
  All Domains
• It Can Be Combined With Other XML-Based Standards
  To Enable 100 COLLABORATION Between
  Collaborators In The Value Chain
• It Can Be Used To Represent And Model Events and
  Business Processes Ranging From Coarsest To
  Finest In Granularity

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The OASIS Symposium on the Future of XML
Vocabularies
Multi-Layer XML Data Model for EPC/RFID Ash
Parikh Robert Smik