A Brave NEtWork World Rob Willis, Ross & Associates Node Mentoring Workshop New Orleans, LA February 28, 2005

Who is in the room In 2004, 32 State/Federal Partners Today, 47 Local/State/Federal/Tribal /Non-governmental organization Partners. –More programmatic participants Why people said they came: –Access to Expertise –Learn from others –Show others

Session Objective Establish a common vocabulary through an illustrative description of the Network. –By the end of the session you should be able to: Identify the components of the Network. Understand the basic concepts and terms associated with each of the components Be able to understand the relationship of Web Services to the Network.

Partner Specificity Business Logic Information Infrastructure and Transport Administration Partner Specificity

Network Components Common exchange and access tools Shared services and infrastructure Data standards and shared formats; Common business practices, procedures and software for electronic reporting and data collection; Shared strategy for environmental Web services; Trading Partner Agreements

Common exchange and access tools Definition: Nodes, Clients, and their associated software that Partners employ to use the Network. Guidance documents built around open standards High-level of specificity Internet-based Business Logic Information Infrastructure and Transport Administration

Words you need to know XML, WSDL, SOAP Network Exchange Protocol (Protocol) Network Node Functional Specification (Specification) Node Client Demonstrated Node Configuration (DNC)

Network WSDL Network Web Methods Protocol /Specification v 1.1 Node or Client Node SOAPXML

Shared services and infrastructure Definition: The common technical services and infrastructure that support or enhance the basic operation of a Flow. These services do not, by themselves flow information, but they materially support (sometimes in an essential technical way) Partner Flows. Business Logic Information Infrastructure and Transport Administration

Words you need to know Shared Service Registry Repository Network Authentication and Authorization Server (NAAS) –Authentication and Authorization Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI)

Network WSDL Network Web Methods Protocol /Specification v 1.1 Node or Client Node Security/ e.g., NAAS SOAPXML Registry/Repository or Shared Service

Data standards and shared formats Definition: Documented agreements among Partners on the names, definitions, and formats for data. Partners commonly use shared formats, specifically XML schema. Business Logic Information Infrastructure and Transport Administration

Words you need to know XML Schema Data Exchange Template (DET) Flow Configuration Document (FCD)

Network WSDL Network Web Methods Protocol /Specification v 1.1 Node or Client Node Security/ e.g., NAAS SOAPXML Registry/Repository or Shared Service Data Standard Schema Design Guidelines Core Reference Model

Common business practices, procedures and software for electronic reporting and data collection Definition: The set of related shared practices, procedures and software used for electronic collection of data from data-generating sources, such as regulated entities, laboratories, and field personnel and stations. Business Logic Information Infrastructure and Transport Administration

Network WSDL Network Web Methods Protocol /Specification v 1.1 Node or Client Node Security/ e.g., NAAS SOAPXML Registry/Repository or Shared Service Data Standard Schema Design Guidelines Core Reference Model

Business Logic Information Infrastructure and Transport Administration

Network Flows and Web Services Web Services are automated resources accessed via the Internet. – Standardized way of integrating Web-based applications using the XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI open standards. A Network Flow a documented grouping of related data, their defined format, and the requests and responses, as defined by the Network Exchange Protocol and Network Node Functional Specification. –Documented in the Trading Partner Agreements, Flow Configuration Documents, Data Exchange Templates, Schema, Data Standards.

Shared Strategy for Environmental Web Services What a shared strategy means: –Jointly developing and mounting shared Web services that provide common, compatible information among Partners and allow its easy integration, aggregation and access. –Use Query or Solicit Web services as the preferred approach when data publication is (or could be) the right model for Partner interactions; and –Description of this components begins the process of developing the strategy itself

Words you need to know Traditional Flow Regulatory Flow Non-regulatory Flow Data Publishing FCD (mentioned above) Web Services Trading Partner Agreements

Challenge for the Network and its Partners/Users The key challenge facing the Network is supporting Partners in designing and managing the Flows that will leverage the value of the Network, and, in doing so, expand it.

Leveraging Communities of Interest Emerging strategy to address the challenge. –Network Data Area Strategies. Premise behind the afternoon sessions.

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