1. eCommerce Software Developer (SwD) Technical Working Group (TWG)
Introduction
Author: Brian Shepherd – eCommerce Service Delivery
Presented at the ABISA Quarterly webinar – Government Channels Update – 14/10/2015
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2. Agenda TWG Introduction Purpose of Technical Working Group (TWG)
Some past items discussed over last 6 months
Future items likely to be discussed over the next 6 months
Useful Links
Questions?

3. Purpose of Technical Working Group (TWG)
TWG Introduction
Purpose of Technical Working Group (TWG)
The eCommerce Software Developer (SwD) Technical Working Group (TWG) was formed on 10 September Initially for the transition of ELS2SBR, but through natural evolution became the known TWG for information sharing, discussion of options and decisions for a united approach between ATO and SWD community for all service delivery via the eCommerce platform
The purpose of the TWG is to discuss and resolve messaging design issues in the context of the eCommerce Platform wholesale service interactions where there is material impact on software developers.
The core messaging capabilities supported by the eCommerce Platform are:
Standard Business Reporting (SBR) Core Services,
SBR ebMS3,
Bulk Data Exchange (BDE), and
Electronic Commerce Interface (ECI).
Meetings generally occur every 4 weeks, on a Thursday at 2pm for 1 hour , via a phone hook-up as per the upcoming engagement calendar.
Note: The “eCommerce SwD TWG” is currently undergoing a name change to “ATO-SwD Partnership Event – Technical Working Group (TWG)”.

4. Some past items discussed over last 6 months
TWG Introduction
Some past items discussed over last 6 months
Various proposed service designs for new SBR enabled services like:
Payment Arrangement Plan
Payment Deferral
Business Registrations and Maintenance
Various lower level option papers like:
SBR TFNDec Taxonomy changes for TT16 and STP
Returning Reference numbers for the SBR ebMS3 channel
Various initiatives and potential high level designs like:
Cloud software authentication and authorisation
Handling Individual Income Tax Return (IITR) for TT16, including implementation options for Prefill and Lodgment
Features & Requirements for providing SwDs with a monitoring service, where SwDs can see what SBR services are up, down, response times, planned outages, etc.
Other relevant items like:
TT16 Release Schedule Updates
ATO SBR ebMS3 channel performance results

5. Future items likely to be discussed over the next 6 months
TWG Introduction
Future items likely to be discussed over the next 6 months
Various proposed service designs for new SBR enabled services like:
Outbound Interactions History
Request Penalty Remission
List SBR Service Availability
Various lower level option papers like:
TBA
Various initiatives and potential high level designs like:
Single Touch Payroll
Business Registration and Maintenance Service Design Update
Cloud Software authentication and authorisation Updates
Other relevant items like:
TT16 Release Schedule Update

6. Useful Links TWG Introduction TWG’s homepage:
TWG’s Charter:
TWG’s address:
eCommerce’s Release Schedule page: 

7. TWG Introduction
Questions ?