10th UN/CEFACT FORUM
March 26-30 2007 Dublin, Ireland
Forum Host & Supporting Sponsors:
International Trade and Business Processes Group (TBG)
Chair : Jean-Luc Champion
Vice-Chair : Pat Toufar
30/03/2007
Dublin
UN/CEFACT
TBG’s WG
Outcome of the Week
TBG17 Harmonization
Mary Kay Blantz, Chair
Marion Royal, Vice Chair
Hisanao Sugamata, Vice Chair
Kim Lambert, Secretariat
Sylvia Webb, Lead Editor
Sue Probert, QA Lead
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG17
 Joint Meetings:
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TBG6 and ICG: eTendering Schema
UBL: Issues with CCL 06B
TBG14: Collaboration on harmonizing
ICG: CCL 06B audit report
TBG17
 Reviewed eDaplos with TBG18
 Reviewed French Ministry definition
suggestions with TBG19
 Continued harmonization of MSDS (USG)
 Began documentation of TBG17 rules and
decisions
TBG17
 Lunch and Learn:
Overview of Core Component Harmonization
TBG17 – How we do it
 Submission from TBG or liaison member
 BRS and/or RSM and/or Class Diagram
 Spreadsheet
 Core Components
 Business Information Entities
 Maybe Qualified Data Types
 An editor performs technical QA
 When submission is technically correct, added to work
program
 The submitter describes the process and reviews the diagrams
TBG17 – How we do it
Based on priorities (Submission date/CEFACT Plenary/FMG)
 TBG17 reviews submitted Core Components
 Across submissions when similar business meaning
 Review each CC for completeness, good definition and name
 May make changes, with agreement from submitter
 If any changes made
 Return submission
 Submitter (TBG or Liaison) updates BIEs based on TBG17 changes
 BIEs and qDTs harmonized by TBG17
TBG17 – How we do it
 When whole submission is harmonized and approved
 TBG17 sends to ICG
 For audit
 For inclusion in next UN/CEFACT Core Component Library
 If the submitter requests a UN/CEFACT syntax solution,
the TBG Project Manager sends the appropriate
documents to ATG1 and/or ATG2 for message
development.
TBG17 - Meetings
 Three interim five-day meetings (Internet also)
 6-11 May:
13-17 August:
12-16 November:
Berlin, Hosts: DIN and Gefeg
Michigan, Host: AIAG
Paris, Host: Finance Ministry
 Three-hour calls almost every week
Tuesdays, at 7 AM Eastern
Next call: 10 April
UN/CEFACT
TBG 16 – Entry points
Chair : Alain Dechamps
Dublin Forum
Web site
TBGs with remote control of their pages
 TBG1, TBG2, TBG3, TBG4, TBG6, TBG8, TBG14 and TBG17
E-mail lists
 TBG1
Dublin - March 2007
TBG Closing Plenary
TBG19 e-Government
TBG 19 initiation
e-Government
Jean-Pierre Henninot
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG 19 at Dublin
 TBG 19 specific:
Precising the scope of TBG 19 (to be seen
on the site)
Work program:
 WI waiting for resources
 Exchange between tax and social security agencies
 Law enforcement
 New activities (not aiming at BRS at first stage)
 Common eGovernment data model development
 Investigate interest in GHGCT processes and standards
TBG 19 at Dublin (continued)
 Cross activities
 In relation with WCO
 Continued discussions on converging data models
 In relation with TBG6, TBG1 and the CEN-WS ePPPE
 Draft project proposal approved
 With TBG 17
 GSRM changed into GMM
 Hosting in TBG 19
• to Make an assessment of interest raised and stakes
• To precise commonly agreed objectives
 Enhancement of UMM considered
• Work with TBG 14
Dublin TBG 19 main conclusions
 TBG 19 and benefits for govs within CEFACT to
be promoted (A resolution agreed)
 GMM: Starting a collaboration:
Hosting a start-team in TBG 19 (build on Canadian
initiative)
Collaborating with TBG 14 on potential activities
 TBG6-TBG1-TBG19 joint project approved:
 review governments procurement requirement
 collaborating with CEN/ISSS WS-ePPE
 eArchiving going on schedule
TBG 18 Agriculture
 Chair : Bruno PREPIN
 Vice-Chair : Frans VAN DIEPEN
Participants
 22 participants from :
 EU Commission - SANCO
 IPPC – International Plant Protection Convention (FAO)
 Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil,
 Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of The Netherlands
 Canadian Food Inspection Agency
 Union IN VIVO -France
 FIEA-France
 Institut de l’Elevage- France
 Agro EDI Europe - France
 Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
 New Zealand Food Safety Authority
 USDA – APHIS
Works Items
 E-Cert Project
 Clarification of next steps
 Commitment to weekly conference call (TBG 17)
 Phyto component of Ecert project : development team
obtained valuable information from the Forum
 Live animal component of Ecert project : team obtained
valuable information from the Forum
 eDAPLOS project
 Clarification of next step
 In TBG17 process ( conference call)
Next Meetings
 Conference call
 CEN EEG 14/ TBG 18 – June 5th – Brussels
 E cert-NAPPO Meeting – June - Canada
 UN/CEFACT Forum – September 24 to 28 –
STOCKHOLM
TBG Closing Plenary
TBG 15 – International Trade Procedures
Gordon Cragge – Chair
Sonia Albarello – Vice Chair
Jari Salo – Vice Chair
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
TBG15 in Dublin
Bejeezus and Begorra
What a week, but we found the crock of gold
TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
TBG15 in Dublin
SUCCESS STORIES
 Inspired by the Keynote address by Minister
Tom Kitt (TD) on the Irish Government view
of and support for Trade Facilitation
 Motivated by Connor O’Roirdan’s vision of
building export-led economic development
on UN CEFACT standards
 Encourage by the number of joint meetings
with other working groups
TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
TBG15 in Dublin
SUCCESS STORIES
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Progressed development of new UNCEFACT
Recommendations Nos. 34 and 35
Reviewed revision of existing UN CEFACT
Recommendations Nos. 6, 11 and 12
Explored used of UNCEFACT standards for coding
Single Transport Contract
Enjoyed good CRAIC at joint meetings on UNeDocs,
CBRDM and Data Modelling
Attended Trade Facilitation Ireland event
TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
Farewell to the Emerald Isle
TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
Welcome to Sweden
The new EDI (European Drink Interchange)
UN/CEFACT
TBG14 (Business Process Analysis)
Chair: Ian Watt
TBG14 –Closing Plenary Communication
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Productive F2F Vienna meeting during the week prior to the forum
MRI Sunday – 23 delegates - Report & Recommendations to TBG
Positioned TBG14 through meetings with TBG1,2,3,4,6,12,15,17,19
Discussions: ICG, TMG, WCO, SWIFT
Presented (L&L) International Supply Chain Reference Model
Released TBG14 deliverables @ODP(4) on revised TBG14 website
Project Recommendation: UMM extension to support eGovernment
Established work program for the next six months
TBG14 (CSF): Commenced identification of resource skill
requirements & sourcing discussions
 ToR amended to transfer from TBG17 Business Process
Harmonization delivery
 Planning next F2F in EU prior to 13th. Plenary
International Trade and
Business Processes Group
TBG13
Environment
Chair : David Schwarz
Vice-Chair(s) : Glenn Miller
Vice-Chair(s) : Allan Adair
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG13 Dublin Meeting
 Continued to work on BRS for Waste
Movement from original UMM models
 Updated the work plans for furthering the work
within the TBG13 working group
 Will attempt to re-submit BRS prior to Sweden
Forum
TBG12 – Accounting & Audit
Chair: Robert Lemense
Vice-Chair: Michel Lesourd
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG12 Report
 TBG12 Vertical Business Domain
Define TBG12 Projects Priorities
 Complete the accounting framework
 New project « Accounting Message »
Progress TBG17 Submissions
 Pre-harmonization work re: Accounting Entry
 Think about how to deal with
TBG17 contribution
Link with other SDO
TBG12 Report
 Accounting Horizontal Business
Accounting Token Useability
 (TBG1) – TBG 5 – TBG 6
 Accounting Token place into TBG14 ISCM
TBG12 and information filing issue
 Need more resources
UN/CEFACT
TBG9 (Transport Tourism & Leisure)
Chair : Paula Heilig
Vice-Chair : Akio Suzuki
Liaison(s) : Open Travel Alliance
EC Promotion Org for Travel Industry
TBG9
 Created message assembly spreadsheet for
small scaled lodging house information message
 Reviewed small scaled lodging house
information RSM and made corrections
 Reviewed initial CC’s for small scaled lodging
product information and inventory
 Reviewed DMR code requests
 Participated in TBG17
TBG8 INSURANCE
UN/CEFACT
TBG8 (Insurance)
Chair: Andreas Schultz
Vice-Chair: Beth Grossman
Secretary: Jan Vrijenhoek (ABZ)
Liaison(s) : ACORD, CSIO, eEG7
TBG Opening Plenary
TBG8 INSURANCE
 TBG8 has a new organisation structure:
TBG8
 Chair:
 Vice Chair:
 Secretary:
Andreas Schultz
Beth Grossman
Jan Vrijenhoek
P6 project
 Projectleader:
Jan Vrijenhoek
 Editor:
Nigel Wooden
 TBG17 representive: Nigel Wooden
TBG8 INSURANCE
 TBG8 had joint meetings with:
TBG2, UNeDocs
 TBG8 will be responsible for insurance related documents
 TBG8 will investigate the need for these documents
TBG17, Harmonization
 TBG17 accepted the submission
• Submission contains insurance related information for Contract,
Party and Coverage to construct Insurance Information
Messages
TBG8 INSURANCE
 Plan
Finalize resubmission for TBG17
New areas of business:
 Claims
 Life insurance
 Health insurance
TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
Chair: Bernard Longhi
Vice-Chair: Jun-Ichi Yamashita
Vice-Chair: Chris Hassler
Closing Plenary
Dublin, March 30th , 2007
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
eTendering Project (Public and private Procurement)
• // ODP step 6: the implementation verification for two different existing
systems in Japan was successfully completed, before New Dehli. A new
implementation verification has been successfully completed by Korea.
Further reviews by India, and European Countries (Germany, France and
United Kingdom) will be made.
• TBG6 anticipates that:
- UN/Cefact will publish the whole set of eTendering UN/CEFACT
standard after audit completion (done this week).
TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
eTendering Project (Public and private Procurement) (2)
• Resolution: TBG6 wishes to extend our profound gratitude
to all parties, internal and external, who helped develop the
eTendering standard. TBG6 and TBG1 would especially like
to thank the members of TBG17, ATG2 and ICG who helped
make the standard possible.
TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management
 BRS/RSM/XML Schemas done
 Queuing for audit, after CCL07A and
updating RSM/XML Schemas in May
TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
Contract Financial Execution Management
 Requirements Model produced through the recent work
groups will be made available as a working document on
the TBG6 website.
 Other stakeholder’s groups will be invited to contribute,
such as TBG 5 for payment process and TBG 19 for
specific public issues. Invitations will be open until mid
June 2007.
 Contact will be maintained with TBG 14 and MRI to
ensure compliance with the UMM and to assist the
improvement of the production process.
TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
Security for documents and messages
 Project leader is Sandipan CHATTOPADHYAY (India)
and project editor Peter L. Borresen (DK)
 The first draft document will be updated by the project
leader and TBG6 Chairman. It will then be published on
TBG6 website before mid April.
 All the TBGs will be invited to contribute to the business
requirements. Invitations will be open until mid June
2007.
TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
Next TBG6 interim meeting
 Paris
 25-26 June 2007 (tentative date).
TBG5 Finance
Stig Korsgaard - Chair
Mark Sutton, HSBC – ”Bank” Vice Chair
Pierfranco Cei, Fiat – ”Corporate” Vice Chair
James Whittle, Secretariat
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG 4 (Customs)
Chair: Ger Diepens
Liaison(s): WTO, WB, OECD, TBG3, TBG14,
UN, IMO, IATA, GEA, IFCBA, IAPH, TIACA, ICB,
IRU …….
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG4 CUSTOMS
 TBG4 had useful joint meetings with a number of other
TBG and other groups and made several work
agreements.
 TBG4 had a successful meeting on the introduction of a
possible future joint project with TBG2 on Single Window
i.e. to establish a CBRDM covering B2G, G2G and B2B
requirements in cross border transactions..
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At the September meeting the Forum will be informed on the
decision to go or no-go of the WCO Council.
TBG3 Transport
Dublin Meeting
Closing Plenary 30 March 2007
Chair : Dominique Vankemmel (France)
Vice-Chairs : Yoshi Kito(Japan), Simon Spoormaker (Nederland)
Secretary : Henk Van Maaren (Nederland)
Liaisons : ISO/TCs 104,154,204 & 8, ANSI X12I, WCO
30/03/2007
Dublin
Achievements 26-30 March 2007
TBG3 Transport
 TBG3 Core Components being submitted jointly with TBG2 UneDocs
currently being harmonized by TBG17 (ACC level)
 Complete BRS for IFTM International Forwarding Multimodal Transport
(target July 07)
 Priorities for next BRS: Booking, WayBill, Transport Status, Manifest...
 Progress Generic Multimodal Waybill document (July 07)
 Settle priorities for other XML Multimodal Documents in transport: CMR
Road, CIM Rail, WayBill Maritime, Manifest, Status report, Freight
Invoice…)
Achievements 26-30 March 2007
TBG3 Transport
 Establish next months work plan: weekly conference calls – next interim
meeting scheduled in OSLO 2–6 July 2007 and Seminar on Transport
eBusiness standardisation
Agenda: endorse BRS for Forwarding and Transport, develop BRS for
Booking and generic multimodal waybill document
 Discuss the collaboration with UBL-TSC representative for Transport /
Logistics and UN/CEFACT UBL focal point and agree a path forward
 Review IMO -International Maritime Organisation- and WCO requests for
new message and new data for Security of Freight (ISSP ship and port
facilities security requirements)
Achievements 26-30 March 2007
TBG3 Transport
 ITIGG subgroup implementation guidelines: process DMR’s, preparation
for a new version (n°3) of the worldwide implementation guidelines for
both EDI and XML
 Joint meetings with other groups: TBG4 WCO (CBRDM, Customs Data
model Vers 3, UCR, freight security IMO…), TBG2 ( UneDOcs, joint
TBG2-3 submissions of CCs, CBRDM), TBG14 ( Supply Chain Model)
 ISO standards: update on activities of TC204 (Intelligent Transport
Systems), TC204: RF-tag system architecture to identify moving cargo,
TC 104 (Containers) and TC8 (Maritime-Ports)
 Presentation of current implementations and projects:
 GS1 LIM Logistics Interoperability Model
 Short Sea XML project and its contribution to the TBG3 work ….
Achievements 26-30 March 2007
TBG3 Transport
 Transport Facts: example of EDIFACT implementation
 To-day, 200 millions full containers and 100 millions empty containers
movements per year processed by EDIFACT messages ( Bayplan,
containers messages) based on User Guides from SMDG / TBG3.
Considering 6 to 7 messages per container, this represent about 2
Billions messages exchanged.
TBG2 – ‘Digital Paper’
Chair Michael Dill
Vice-Chairs Eva Chan, Ibrahim Diagne
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG 2 Dublin Week Results
 Newcomer Session TBG2/UNeDocs and L&L Electronic Agreement
Negotiation
 Updated UNeDocs Project proposal TBG2 approved (Golden Step)
and sent to TBGStC by TBG Chair
 UNeDocs BRS TBGStC approved
 No comments yet for UNeDocs Data Model ODP Step 5 period
 Waiting for Release Status Definition and UNeDocs Status
 Joint TBG2 meetings with other TBG WGs involved in Cross-Border
trade processes: UNeDocs domain responsibility agreed by TBG1,
TBG3, TBG5, TBG8, TBG14, TBG15 and TBG18; detailed plan
needed! TBG4 – by CBDRM?
 ISO TC154/JWG2 meeting on eUNLK – done – open issues about
co-op with ISO TC154 remain!
 Support for CBRDM meeting and Work on concept paper for
‘Document Master’, ‘Versioning’, ‘Code Document’
Dublin - March 2007
TBG Opening Plenary
TBG1 Supply Chain & eProcurement
Chair : Coen Janssen
Vice-Chair : Pat Toufar
30/03/2007
Dublin
TBG1 Dublin meeting
Results for the Dublin meeting:
- CII is a Release Candidate
- Project planning
- TBG1 – TBG6 complementarity
- TBG1 – convergence developments
TBG1 Dublin meeting
Cross Industry Invoice is now a Release
Candidate
Many Thanks to all involved!!
TBG1 Dublin meeting
TBG1 Project Overview
PL
Project
Samy Scemama
Rob Exell
Samy Scemama
Pat Toufar
Pat Toufar
Martin Forsberg
Karina Duvinger
Gilles Brandel
Gilles Brandel
Helge Jacobsen
Kim Lambert
tba
CI Scheduling
CI Despatch & Receipt Advice
CI Supply and Order Status
CI Invoice
CI Remittance Advice
CI Ordering
e-Catalogue
CI Quotation
Simple Invoice
Marketing Research
Material Safety Data Sheet
CI Statement
UBL Convergence (maintenance only, rest is
integrated in above projects)
- Invoice
- Remittance Advice
tba
tba
TBG1
Proposal
TBG1
BRS
TBG1 / TBG17
RSM
ready
ready
ready
ready
ready
ready
ready
Q2
ready
ready
ready
Q2
Q2
Q2
Q2
ready
ready
reopen, Q3
Q3
Q3
Q2
2008
ready
Q3
Q3
Q3
ready
ready
Q4
Q4
Q4
Q3
2008
Q2
ready
ready
Q4
Q4
2008
2008
TBG1 Dublin meeting
TBG1 – TBG6 complementarity
- Joint meeting on Thursday
- Cooperation reaffirmed
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eTendering
MRI pilot
Maintenance procedure
TBG1 representation in certain TBG6 projects
TBG1 Dublin meeting
TBG1 – Convergence developments
- TBG1 projects will incorporate the
requirements of convergence team members
- BRS and RSM developments on track to
deliver Sourcing to Payment messages in
2008
And finally
Viking Mission to Mars
UN/CEFACT
SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES
FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.