UN/CEFACT Registry

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UN/CEFACT Registry

• David DOBBING, ICG Vice Chair

http//www.cen.eu/uncefactforum/ICG/
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Background

• Project initiated by the ICG, Sept 2004
• functional specification of the UN/CEFACT
  Registry
• focus on registration, storage, and publication
  of UN/CEFACT deliverables
• directory components, library components, and
  technical specifications
• initial draft ? final publication
• information submission
• information validation
• information access and retrieval
• registry administration
• based on OASIS ebXML registry standards
• ebRS ebXML Registry Services and Protocols
• ebRIM ebXML Registry Information Model
• undertake proof-of-concept / prototype
  implementations
• team leads
• Fabrice Bourge Orange (formerly France Telecom)
  
• Ivan Bedini Orange (formerly France Telecom)

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Recent Progress

• Finalization of UN/CEFACT Registry Implementation
  Requirements Specification, V1.2
• Pursued proof of concept testing with ICG members
  from
• Europe
• North America
• Asia (2x)
• First draft of the implementation requirements
  plan for the UN/CEFACT Registry
• Clarified Registry Versioning concepts
• Advanced Registry Interface/Connector approach

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The Big Picture
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Workflow
UN/CEFACT Registry
TBG WG ATG
DraftStatus
Working area
External Organisations
submit
TBG 17 ATG
SubmittedStatus
Validation area
approve
UN/CEFACT Registered Users
ICG
Approved Status
Pre-publication area
publish
Published Status
Publication area
All Users
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Implementation Plan

• Registry is fundamental to the ongoing evolution
  of UN/CEFACT
• vehicle for the registration, storage and
  publication of all UN/CEFACT deliverables
• leverage Internet based technologies and
  collaborative based work practices
• future support for federation with other
  compliant registries
• First Draft of Implementation Plan under review
• further consideration of a phased implementation
  approach
• start simple, evolve over time
• Operational Considerations
• 7 day, 24 hour, availability
• restricted access by some 500 UN/CEFACT members
• open access by some 1000 users per day
• management of some 2000 plus artifacts per year
  

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Implementation Plan Cont.

• Indicative Costs
• One Time 650 K
• Development of application software
• Excludes hardware
• Annual Recurring 270 K
• Operations / support / hotline
• Refine Approve Implementation Plan
• Phased Implementation
• Review implementation options
• Qualify Development Operational Costs
• Qualify Resource requirements
• Seek UN/CEFACT Plenary Support