1. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved Open Applications Group OAGIS Core Components WG Tax Component http://www.openapplications.org

2. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved ebXML Specifications Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement (CPPA) Messaging Services (MSG) Registry (RegRep) Business Process Core Components (CCTS) Technical Architecture (TA) Business Process Specification Schema (BPSS) OASIS UN /CEFACT

3. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved CCTS Overview This Core Components Technical Specification provides a way to identify, capture and maximize the re-use of business information to support and enhance information interoperability across multiple business situations. This specification will form the basis for standards development work of business analysts, business users and information technology specialists supplying the content of and implementing applications that will employ the UN/CEFACT Core Component Library (CCL). [Definition] Core Component (CC) A building block for the creation of a semantically correct and meaningful information exchange package. It contains only the information pieces necessary to describe a specific concept.

4. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved CCTS Model

5. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved CCTS Harmonization The purpose of harmonization is to take candidate Core Components or Business Information Entities submitted by different domains, identify differences and similarities between the submissions and existing library entries, and produce a single, complete cross domain set, i.e. the Core Component Library.

6. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved UN/CEFACT Forum

7. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved UN/CEFACT TBG Groups TBG1Supply Chain TBG3Transportation & Logistics TBG4Customs TBG5Finance TBG6Architecture & Construction TBG7Statistics Collection & Reporting TBG8Insurance TBG9Travel, Tourism & Leisure TBG11Social Services TBG12Accounting & Audit TBG13Environmental TBG14Business Process Analysis TBG15International Trade Procedures TBG17Harmonization

8. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved Project Overview Analyze OAGIS 8.0 and identify candidate core components based on ebXML Core Components Technical Specification (CCTS), v2.01 Harmonize core component definitions with current best practices and strategic XML vocabularies Create XML Schema, UML Class Diagrams, and other supporting documentation for candidate core components Submit candidate core components to OAGI and UN/CEFACT Harmonization Committee (TBG17)

9. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved Project Benefits Create a single, global library of core components that can be used by all XML vocabularies Establish basis for interoperability across hundreds of disparate XML vocabulary standards Reduce integration costs for any company supporting more than one XML vocabulary Interoperability between OAGIS and partner organization vocabularies Establish OAGIS as a global, open standard within the UN/CEFACT and EDI communities

10. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved Project Scope Core Component Types Data Types Core Components –Address- Location –Contact- Party –Item- Payment –AllowanceCharge- Person –Distribution- GLAccount –Payment Term- TaxAmount –HazardousMaterial- Classification

11. Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Open Applications Group, Inc. All rights reserved Project Liaisons HR-XML OASIS UBL UN/CEFACT TBG17 IST Harmonization (SWIFT, IFX, TWIST) ISO TC154 OASIS Tax XML

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