Yes, you're right... I stand corrected... having started the excercise I
find I am referring to data mapping guidelines a lot....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Foerster [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 8:49 AM
> To: 'XML EDI Listserv (E-mail)'
> Subject: RE: THIS is the value and use of XML/EDI
>
> Whoa!!!!
>
> Please see the following excerpt from the UN/CEFACT TMWG's recommendations
> to the Steering Committee re XML:
>
> "4) Recasting existing EDI Directories into XML
> There have been many recommendations from several organisations to develop
> algorithms to auto-generate XML DTDs directly from EDI Directories. TMWG
> believes
> that this should not occur, but UN/CEFACT resources should focus on the
> simplification
> and harmonisation effort instead. Message Implementation Guidelines should
> be the
> source to create XML DTDs, not the EDI Directories. The fundamental reason
> is that tag
> names would be created that would never be used in a real life scenario,
> basically a
> superset of tag names. The analysis of industry and company MIGs would
> provide the
> core data ( or subset ) that is really used."
>
> The URL to download full document from UN/CEFACT's site is attached
> (TRADE/CEFACT/1999/CRP.16
> TMWG Position on XML - Recommendations to UN/CEFACT).
>
> Also, just a quick response to the following statement in Michael's
> message:
>
> |"The fact that these two standards bodies have agreed to merge into a
> single
> standard tells us that we are capable of coming together on issues such as
> this."
>
> This is a gross misstatement and misperception. Neither of these two
> organizations have agreed to merge the existing X12 and UN/EDIFACT
> standards
> into a single standard. What IS taking place is major work on the next
> generation of EDI standards - the OO-edi standards. A full discussion how
> this effort began within the X12 Committee and the results of a year-long
> OO-edi Demonstration Project (which I co-managed for the X12 SITG) can be
> viewed at my web site at http://www.rfa-edi.com/. From the home page just
> click on the Next Generation Standardsfor EC/EDI link.
>
> Rachel
>
>
>
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