1. Alive and Well
October 17, 2019
Westborough, MA
Andrew Fitzpatrick

2. This presentation is for informational purposes only
disclaimer
This presentation is for informational purposes only
The content is point-in-time information, subject to revision
This slide is required as the second slide in all X12 decks short of the 3rd bullet which is specific to this presentation 2

3. Over the past 4 decades, X12 has produced:
Where’s x12
Over the past 4 decades, X12 has produced:
Annual releases and sub-releases of the well-known EDI Standards
Dozens of Implementation Guides for Insurance/Health Care, Supply Chain, Finance and Acknowledgments reports-type-3.cfm

4. This has resulted in: Where’s X12
An immense implementation base of trading partners and vendors handling enormous amounts of data
300 member companies focused on:
Maintaining the EDI Standards
Developing high-quality implementation guides and derivatives
Following consensus-driven processes

5. New technologies and syntaxes presents us with new opportunities
How x12 is evolving
Because of the way technology has been used to publish X12 work, we can produce portions of our work in other ways based on market demands
New technologies and syntaxes presents us with new opportunities

6. Remove obstacles, reach more trading partners for a lower cost
Key goals
Remove obstacles, reach more trading partners for a lower cost
Leverage the work that has already been done, allowing people to use X12 vocabulary in different ways for different purposes
Update and maintain products more consistently and on more predictable schedule
Recruit new collaborators and partners

7. Glass: Online viewer, more content
Key initiatives
Glass: Online viewer, more content
Bridge: syntax-neutral vocabulary and constructs
Technical Report Library: Annual releases
Outreach, Communication and Public Relations
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8. Glass: X12’s Online Viewer | x12.org/glass
What’s happening
Glass: X12’s Online Viewer | x12.org/glass
Providing easy and convenient web-based access to many X12 products, including:
EDI Standard
Code Source Directory
Control Standards
EDI Standard Figures
Guidelines
Technical Reports

9. Glass: X12’s Online Viewer
What’s happening
Glass: X12’s Online Viewer

10. Glass: X12’s Online Viewer
What’s happening
Glass: X12’s Online Viewer

11. X12’s Registered Standards Committee (RSC)
What’s happening
X12’s Registered Standards Committee (RSC)
External Code List Oversight Subcommittee (ECO)
Business to Everything Subcommittee (B2X)
Approved by X12 Board as part of the RSC on 10/1/19
Goal of leveraging and expanding X12 community to think beyond the traditional tried and true EDI methods
Provides a forum for businesses and developers to collaborate, create, and advocate new and existing innovative technologies for electronic business-to-any interoperability, leveraging the body of knowledge in X12

12. We are interested in more use cases
What you can do
We are interested in more use cases
We want to participate in more industry-specific groups and panels
We are looking for more informal ambassadors that understand the value
Become an X12 member