Minutes of Pacific UBL TC call 25 July 2023 21:00UTC - Voting meeting

[Kenneth Bengtsson <kbengtsson@efact.pe>]

Minutes of Pacific UBL TC call 25 July 2023 21:00UTC

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=2023-07-25T21:00:00

Pacific: 16:00MSP/23:00Europe/17:00Ottawa/21:00UTC/07:00Sydney

 

Participation

 

Todd Albers

Kenneth Bengtsson (chair)

Erlend Klakegg Bergheim

Kees Duvekot

Ken Holman

Levine Naidoo

 

Referencing the specification

 

One of the following should be used as a specific citation:

-  OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.3

-  OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.2

-  OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.1 (ISO/IEC 19845:2015)

The following would be used for a general (any version) citation:

-  OASIS UBL (ISO/IEC 19845)

The canonical 2.3 documents are available in the OASIS repository:

-  http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.3/

The canonical 2.2 documents are available in the OASIS repository:

-  http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.2/

The canonical 2.1 documents are available in the OASIS repository:

-  http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.1/

The ISO/IEC catalogue entry for UBL 2.1 is found at:

-  http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm/?csnumber=66370

The ISO/IEC document and attachments for UBL 2.1 are found at:

-  http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/

 

Standing items

 

Additions to events calendar - http://ubl.xml.org/events

Exchange Summit Asia in Singapore moved to December 4-6, 2023.

 

Wikipedia page

Updates and maintenance of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Business_Language

 

Review of Pacific call minutes

https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202307/msg00001.html

 

Review of Atlantic call minutes

https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202307/msg00003.html

 

Membership status review

https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#membership

 

New member orientation information:

https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=59647

 

Voting status is determined by the following:

-  existing voting members must not miss two consecutive meetings to maintain voting status

-  non-voting members must attend two consecutive meetings to obtain voting status

-  members formally on leave by prior request must not attend and their voting status is not impacted

 

Current UBL TC voting member list (alphabetical):

 

-  Todd Albers

o Member of X9, X12 B2X, ISO 20022 Payment SEG, OASIS BDXR, and convenor of the Business Payments Coalition e-Invoice work groups

-  Kenneth Bengtsson

o  Chair OASIS BDXR, Observer OASIS ebXML, DK Expert UN/CEFACT

-  Erlend Klakegg Bergheim

o Member OASIS BDXR, Member OASIS ebXML Core & MS, Member CEN/TC434/WS8

-  Peter Borresen

o DK Member CEN/TC440, Convenor CEN/TC440/WG7

-  Andrea Caccia

-  Paul Donohoe

-  Kees Duvekot

o Member OASIS BDXR, Member of the Standaardisatie­platform e-factureren

-  Cecile Guasch

o Member CEN/TC440, Convenor CEN/TC440/WG1, Convenor CEN/TC440/WG2, European Commission liaison (DIGIT Interoperability Unit)

-  Ken Holman

o Member OASIS BDXR, member OASIS Code List Representation TC

-  Yves Jordan

-  Wim Kok

-  Levine Naidoo

o Member OASIS BDXR, Observer OASIS ebXML

 

TC Vitality Check

The TC must next appoint or reappoint chair(s) in January 2025.

Next TC vitality check must be made in January 2025.

 

UBL 2.4

 

When working with JIRA issues use RESOLVED+Applied to indicate that an issue has been implemented and is ready for TC review.

 

CSD01 comment resolution log

 

A log of comments received for UBL 2.4 CSD01 along with their proposed resolutions is available here: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=71235&wg_abbrev=ubl

 

Does the TC agree to the resolutions proposed in the above comment resolution log?

 

Kenneth made the motion, seconded by Ken. Agreed by all members participating at the Pacific call. Awaiting Atlantic call approval.

 

CSD02

 

The following issues from CSD01 comment resolution log have been implemented:

 

-  PRD01-01: Add AccountingCost and AccountingCostCode to DespatchAdvice and DespatchLine. Additionally, AccountingCostCode added to both DespatchAdvice and to DespatchLine so as to be consistent with other uses of AccountingCost;

o Includes PRD01-06.

-  PRD01-02: Add Status to Package;

-  PRD01-03: Add additional information items at ReceiptAdvice header level as documented in ticket https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/UBL-365, and update the documentation to show the ReceiptAdvice used as a DespatchAdvice response.

-  PRD01-05: Add ProjectReference between OrderReference and AdditionalDocumentReference in Despatch Advice;

-  PRD01-07: Change cardinality of TaxScheme to 0..1;

-  PRD01-08: Added DamageDocumentationAttachment to TransportHandlingUnit updated the description and diagram of TransportationStatus to reflect that it covers bidirectional usage.

-  PRD01-09: Receipt line has receipt date, but lack receipt time;

-  PRD01-11: In BusinessInformation document type, move Note in between IssueTime and VersionID, and to move BriefDescription in between PreviousVersionID and RequestedPublicationDate.

-  PRD01-12: Add FuelProviderParty to FuelConsumption

o https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/UBL-372

 

Additional issues included in CSD02:

 

-  Updated reference section to point to Genericode 1.0 OASIS Standard: https://issues.oasis-open.org/projects/UBL/issues/UBL-361

-  Add function code to Import Customs Declarations: https://issues.oasis-open.org/projects/UBL/issues/UBL-334

 

Does the TC approve the working draft of UBL 2.3 CSD02 and all associated artifacts packaged together in https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=71234&wg_abbrev=ubl as a Committee Specification Draft and designate the XML version of the specification as authoritative, subject to any eventual editorial changes that may be needed for its publishing?

 

Kenneth made the motion, seconded by Kees. Agreed by all members participating at the Pacific call. Awaiting Atlantic call approval.

 

Does the TC approve submitting UBL 2.4 CSD02 contained in https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=71234&wg_abbrev=ubl for a 30-day public review?

 

Kenneth made the motion, seconded by Erlend. Agreed by all members participating at the Pacific call. Awaiting Atlantic call approval.

 

Issues not making it into 2.4

 

-  PRD01-13: FuelConsumptionPartage is missing

o https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/UBL-373

-  Denmark is working on new requirements for adding TCO calculations to UBL. This will not be prioritized for UBL 2.4

-  New requirements for a Letter of Credit will not be prioritized for UBL 2.4.

-  No input received from the PCSDS project

-  No new requirements received for customs bonds

-  No new requirements received from Peppol Logistics

-  No requirements received for customs alignment with WCO requirements

-  No requirements received from European EFTI, reporting transportation documents to authorities

 

Preparation of ISO submission

 

Submitting the specification to ISO:

-  Option 1: Will ISO consider a submission in XML format? Ken will explore options.

o UBL is being considered for participation in a pilot project to allow submission in XML format

-  Option 2: Will it be possible to convert from our current format to ISO Word template?

-  Option 3: Work in OASIS Word template. Will OASIS TC Admin then convert to ISO Word template? Kenneth will contact TC Admin.

 

JSON/API Pilot project

 

Interested members met on February 15 to talk about a possible pilot project based on an optimized JSON format. Agreed that there is a market demand for a specific JSON format of the UBL library and catalogue, though the TC might not have sufficient resources to work on this now.

 

UBL Payments and Finance Subcommittee (PayFin)

 

Nothing

 

UBL Post-award

 

Nothing

 

UBL Pre-award

 

Nothing

 

UBL Transportation Subcommittee (TSC)

 

Nothing

 

Organisation Master Data Subcommittee

 

Nothing

 

TC Liaisons

 

CEN TCs 434 and 440

 

Agreed at the Copenhagen face-to-face meeting that the UBL TC is open to establish a formal liaison with CEN TC 434 to create a European or international standard for electronic invoicing, if there is an interest from the CEN TC.

 

OASIS has reported that there is an agreement on a way forward. The TC has agreed to appoint Wim Kok liaison officer to the CEN TC 434, and Peter Borresen as liaison officer to the CEN TC 440, as recorded here: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202301/msg00017.html. The appointments have been communicated to OASIS.

 

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32/WG 1

 

Decision to appoint Andrea as liaison representative between ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 and the TC recorded here: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202007/msg00014.html

 

Last year’s SC 32 meeting was held on June 2022. OASIS should have been following up with the SC 32 secretariat last year but still no progress. Jamie will follow up with SC 32.

 

ISO TC 323 (WG5)

 

Cecile is available to serve as liaison officer between ISO TC 323 (WG5) and the UBL TC for facilitating work on the PCDS, under the condition that there is no requirement to join ISO through a national SDO.

 

The TC has agreed to appoint Cecile Guasch as liaison officer to ISO TC 323, as recorded here: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202302/msg00000.html. The appointments have been communicated to OASIS.

 

Subcommittee conference calls

 

-  Organisational Master Data SC will be meeting biweekly on Wednesdays at 15:00 CET.

-  Transportation Subcommittee is looking for a new weekly timeslot.

-  Other subcommittees will be meeting on an as-required basis.

 

Face-to-face

 

The TC will be meeting September 26 to 29 at NSAI Offices in Dublin: 1 Swift Square, Northwood, Santry, Dublin, https://goo.gl/maps/Mb5hdimAMcssAs4o7. An online facility will be available for those not able to attend in person.

 

Please send input for the agenda to the TC mailing list or directly to Kenneth.

 

TC conference call schedule

 

Call schedule

 

2023-07-25/2023-07-26 – Voting meeting

-   Pacific: 16:00MSP/23:00Europe/17:00Ottawa/21:00UTC/07:00Sydney

-   Atlantic: 09:00MSP/10:00Ottawa/14:00UTC/16:00Europe

2023-08-01/2023-08-02

-   Tentatively canceled

2023-08-08/2023-08-09

-   Tentatively canceled

2023-08-15/2023-08-16

-   Tentatively canceled

2023-08-22/2023-08-23

-   Tentatively canceled

2023-08-29/2023-08-30

-   Pacific: 16:00MSP/23:00Europe/17:00Ottawa/21:00UTC/07:00Sydney

-   Atlantic: 09:00MSP/10:00Ottawa/14:00UTC/16:00Europe

 

TC calendar

 

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/calendar.php?wg_abbrev=ubl

 

iCal subscription link: http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup_feeds/ical/my_vcalendar.ics?token=fa658a7994a6cefb10c10be09e139af3&workgroup_id=50

 

Other business

 

None