1. 12 ML X Welcome to the February 2001 Accredited Standards Committee X12 Meeting

2. 12 ML X Agenda Welcome ASC X12 Chair Remarks Secretariat Report X12 XML Task Group Update Certificates of Appreciation Subcommittee / Task Group Reports Closing Remarks

3. 12 ML X X12’s Critical Activities Approval & Maintenance of existing X12 standards Documentation of X12 standards usage Development of next-generation electronic information standards

4. 12 ML X X12 Approval Process Opportunity to accelerate process as standard matured & DM volume declined Process Improvement Group (PIG) formed in February 2000 to: –Expedite existing standards review process –Explore multiple paths for standards review for code lists & minor changes

5. 12 ML X Meeting Deadline Changes Web site & listserve set up to encourage discussion TAS refined schedule Subcommittee Chairs will discuss latest version of expedited approval process Information Forum scheduled for Tuesday, 1:00 – 2:00 Grand Ballroom A Implementation scheduled for June

6. 12 ML X X12 Documentation Articulate purpose & uses of standards Capture business knowledge & application integration expertise Review / revise Technical Reports to ensure effective standards documentation

7. 12 ML X “Next-Generation” Standards Apply our business expertise to emerging electronic information exchange techniques –Understand the business process –Define & associate the data needed –Represent the data in standard formats

8. 12 ML X Approach to “Next-Generation” Formed Process Integration Task Group to assist SC’s in understanding business process modeling Kicking off joint international effort with EDIFACT Working Group to develop core components – data building blocks

9. 12 ML X Data “Representation” X12 XML Task Group recommending how to incorporate XML business standards into X12 standards community X12 actively participating in ebXML initiative to expedite global XML data exchange framework

10. 12 ML X Data Modeling Education PITG Unified Modeling Language Tutorial 2:00 (not 1:00), Tuesday, East Ballroom A PITG UML Modeling Software Demo 1:00, Wednesday, Room 426

11. 12 ML X X12’s Critical Activities Approval & Maintenance of existing X12 standards Documentation of X12 standards usage Development of next-generation electronic information standards

12. 12 ML X X12 XML Update Melanie McCarthy X12 XML Task Group - Chair

13. 12 ML X What’s been happening? “Administrivia” –Charter –Goals & Deliverables Accomplishments –On-going Education/Awareness Sessions –Draft Requirements Documents –Joint X12/EWG Core Components Recommendations

14. 12 ML X X12 XML Requirements Final Review /X12 StC Approval Well articulated Table of Contents –Business Requirements –Organizational & Procedural –X/TG4 Deliverables Consistent Message

15. 12 ML X Objective: A single set of ebXML compliant Core Components Chair: Mark Crawford, LMI Joint X12/EWG Activity

16. 12 ML X Re-useable Building blocks that are used to describe data What is a Core Component? Context Descriptors Context Rules Opportunity to Learn More!

17. 12 ML X Monday 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. “ Core Components Orientation” Grand Ballroom A Wednesday 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. “ ebXML Business Process Update” Grand Ballroom A Education/Awareness Opportunities

18. 12 ML X Joint Meeting Schedule 12 ML X