1. ECIMF meeting, Brussels 2002.02.19 Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. ECIMF CWA Overview Andrzej Bialecki WebGiro, Chief System Architect <abial@webgiro.com>

2. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 2 ECIMF – CWAs CEN Workshop Agreements: CEN Workshop Agreements:  Introduction (ECIMF-Intro)  General Methodology (ECIMF-GM)  Technical Specification (ECIMF-TS)  Proof-of-Concept (ECIMF-POC) Significant updates: Significant updates:  Latest versions: v.0.3 (November 28, 2001) Where are we now? Where are we now?

3. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 3 Introduction (ECIMF-Intro) Mostly cosmetic editing: Mostly cosmetic editing:  Added less dense project description Suggestions from plenary: Suggestions from plenary:  Gentle introduction is needed  The current version is still far from it!  Understandable vocabulary  SMEs don’t necessarily know what UML and ontologies are…

4. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 4 General Methodology (ECIMF-GM) Extensive changes and additions: Extensive changes and additions:  Incorporation of the 4-layer model (added Business Context with REA)  Merged with the Frameworks Integration Guideline  FIG was split into general schema, and detailed instructions are moved to Appendix  Still needs much work…  Improved structure and graphics  Added Semantic Translation and REA meta-models  Expanded section on Business Context Matching

5. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 5 ECIMF-GM: pending work Process Mediation: Process Mediation:  Currently lacks the overall concept - how to model?  Proposed meta-model sounds too technical…  Needs to be rethought in light of the improved “Business Context with BOTs” approach Semantic Translation: Semantic Translation:  Needs more research and a proof-of-concept  More information needed on various algorithms Syntax Mapping: Syntax Mapping:  There is only outline of the issues involved  Needs to be filled with more content ECIMF-compliant runtime toolkit ECIMF-compliant runtime toolkit  Proposed block diagram provided, needs more discussion

6. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 6 Technical Specification (ECIMF-TS) Still empty… Still empty…  Added references to meta-models that underlie the notation to be defined here. This CWA is very dependent on ECIMF-GM, and perhaps can only be completed when that settles… This CWA is very dependent on ECIMF-GM, and perhaps can only be completed when that settles…

7. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 7 Proof-of-Concept (ECIMF-POC) Added realistic example: Added realistic example:  Full analysis of the integration case  Real e-commerce frameworks considered  All four layers have been discussed Work pending: Work pending:  Business Context: update models according to the new BC/BOT  Process mediation: update worksheets acc. to BC/BOT

8. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 8 ECIMF-POC: pending work Semantic Translation: Semantic Translation:  Discussion needed - the example uses a fully heuristic approach… Syntax mapping: Syntax mapping:  Example needed MANIFEST generation MANIFEST generation  Example syntax (based on ST Ontology) looks very complicated… Implementation: Implementation:  Figure 6: too low-level (this might be a syntax translator, but not the whole agent…)

9. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 9 ECIMF-POC: tools Conzilla: Conzilla:  Newly added RDF support  Complex, poorly documented code…  Too abstract for business users?  Initial version of Protégé plugin Urgently needed suggestions for other components to support our methodology! Urgently needed suggestions for other components to support our methodology!

10. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 10 Changes and amendments Intro Intro  Gentle introduction Business Context & BOTs: wide changes in all docs. Business Context & BOTs: wide changes in all docs. General Methodology General Methodology  Rework Business Context / BOT  Process mediation: meta-model?, ideas?  Semantic translation: meta-model; methodologies?  Syntax mapping: meta-model?, techniques? Technical Specification Technical Specification  Contents Proof-of-concept Proof-of-concept  TOOLS!  Continue the work on the example

11. Copyright WebGiro AB, 2002. All rights reserved. 11 Further information ECIMF Project Information Center ECIMF Project Information Center  http://www.ecimf.org