1. ebXML Overview Dick Raman CEO - TIE Holding NV Chairman CEN/ISSS eBES Vice Chair EEMA and HoD in UN/CEFACT Former ebXML Steering Group

2. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness2 Agenda eBES B2B Integration What is ebXML? Migration Issues The way forward

3. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness3 eBES European Board for eBusiness Standardization EBES & XML/EDI Workshops Continue existing activities Open participation Plenary Meetings One European Forum

4. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness4

5. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness5 eBES Activities European Point-of-View Semantics (UN/CEFACT) Infrastructure (OASIS) Awareness (SMEs) Virtual Info Center Campaigns Facilitate eBusiness in Europe Vendor Forum Next Meeting 18/19 June 2002

6. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness6 Objectives ebXML is not just another acronym ebXML covers the whole eBusiness spectrum ebXML infrastructure is specified Standardization takes place at a higher level than messages Repositories play a crucial role

7. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness7 XML and EDI What EDI needs from XML Internet Foundation Technical Know-how IT Industry Support Marketing What XML needs from EDI Business Know-how Semantics User Support

8. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness8 ebXML Initiative started Summer 1999 UN/CEFACT & OASIS Kick-Off November 1999 18 Months (until May 2001) Continuation: OASIS – Infra-structure UN-CEFACT - Semantics

9. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness9 Emerging eBusiness Model Source: Gartner, May 2000

10. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness10 Enterprise Integration Enterprise ERP “Framework” CRMeBizSCM Source: Gartner

11. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness11 Multi-Enterprise cCommerce Framework Enterprise ERP “Framework” B2B Integration CRMeBizSCM Ent 2Ent 3 Source: Gartner

12. The Multi-Enterprise cCommerce Framework Interoperable, open, global, B2B ‘ standard ’ Complex solution and SME support Leveraging existing technologies and standards Integration of business processes: By electronic means Independent of the technical solution. Allowing business processes and technologies to evolve independently

13. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness13 ebXML Focus Areas Semantic Framework Meta-model for defining business process A set of re-useable core components (common business semantics) Infrastructure Transport, Routing, Packaging Business Service Interface Collaboration Protocol Profiles/Agreements Shared repository network company profiles, business process models and related message structures

14. Company B Company A 4.Construct Collaboration Profile ebXML Registry 5.Understand the Registry 6. Register the Profile 10.Select Transport 11.Trade 9.Make Agreement (12.Security) 1.ebXML Adoption SpecsProcesses 2.Define Business Process 3.Define Business Semantics Core Components 7.Find Partner 8.Exchange Profile

15. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness15 Architecture

16. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness16 Architectural Layers Business Collaboration Business Process Business Semantics Messaging Security Registry

17. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness17 Process Classification Process Hierarchy Business Process Business Collaboration Agreement Economic Event Partner Types Roles Business Transaction Request Document Response Document Choreography Business Collaboration

18. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness18 Business Process Collaboration Transaction Document(s) Transaction Collaboration Terminology Define for trading partners: Role and Role interactions Relationships Responsibilities Business Transactions

19. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness19 Core Components  Designed to capture : Business concepts (commonality) Relationship between business concepts Individual pieces (objects) of business information in a context Format: Syntax Neutral Can contain other core components Uniquely identified (GUid) Facilitate multi-lingual support

20. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness20 Sample Core Component

21. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness21 Semantic Reconciliation Categories of CCs in a tree-structure All uniquely defined in a repository Define your BP and CCs Map against the tree (find GUids) Derive message structure Names/Tags are irrelevant

22. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness22 Registry & Repositories Registry points to Repositories Retrieval of collaboration profiles Repository of relationships (Business Processes) Rules for exchanging information Repository of Core Components Industry Sector equivalents Multi-language

23. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness23 Registry Repository of data relationships Rules for exchanging information Publicly available documents models Examples: DTD, schemas … Retrieval of profiles Secured access - authentication Registry of services and clients Simple to use globally Easily discoverable via internet Scalability Based on industry standards

24. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness24 Collaboration Protocol Profile XML Document (incl DTD) Information on business capabilities Can contain: Party Information Transport Protocol Transport Security Protocol Messaging Protocol Time Out/Retry Information

25. Transport Structure

26. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness26 Challenges Capturing Business Semantics Repository based semantic reconciliation Defining the Road-map Removing barriers in Europe SME involvement

27. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness27 Migration Issues UN/EDIFACT is still the world standard Migration to ebXML will take place From all standards (XML and EDI) Experiment with XML … learn! Describe your own BP and CCs Define your CPP Use XML messages derived from EDI

28. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness28 The way forward New structure for UN/CEFACT Participate! Definition of CCs is coming All industry groups need to do some homework This is a fundamental, but slow process

29. June 6, 2002ebXML Awareness29 Corporate Website: http://www.TIEglobal.com E-mail: Dick.Raman@TIEglobal.com eBES web site : http://www.cenorm.be/isss/ Workshop/eBES/ ebXML web site : http://www.ebXML.org UN/CEFACT web site : http://www.unece.org/cefact/ Contact Info