Agenda for Atlantic UBL TC call 24 January 2024 15:00UTC

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Atlantic: 09:00MSP/10:00Ottawa/15:00UTC/16:00Europe

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Referencing the specification

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

- OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.4

- 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 2.4 documents are available in the OASIS repository:

- http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/cs01-UBL-2.4/

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

Anything to add?

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/202401/msg00014.html

Review of Atlantic call minutes

https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202401/msg00007.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 TC, 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

- Sander Fieten

o Cochair OASIS ebXML Messaging Services TC, Cochair OASIS BDXR TC

- Ken Holman

o Member OASIS BDXR, member OASIS Code List Representation TC

- Yves Jordan

- Ole Madsen

o DK Member CEN/TC440

- Levine Naidoo

o Member OASIS BDXR, Observer OASIS ebXML

Members gaining voting status after this meeting:

- Cecile Guasch

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

Statement of use received from Semantic: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202312/msg00007.html

UBL 2.5

Deprecation Policy

The TC has approved a UBL Deprecation Policy version 1.0 available here:

- https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=71497&wg_abbrev=ubl (PDF)

- https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=71496&wg_abbrev=ubl (ODT)

Publishing tools

Implement deprecation support in the UBL tools and publishing environment.

Erlend has presented a strawman proposal for a YAML-format for documenting 2.5 work: https://github.com/klakegg/oasis-ubl-model. Agreed that the functionality added by a structured format adds value, not least when adding the complexity of deprecated components. A “front end” layer will be needed for business users to maintain the files.

Master spreadsheets for UBL 2.5 are available here:

- Library elements: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18o1YqjHWUw0-s8mb3ja4i99obOUhs-4zpgso6RZrGaY/

- Document elements: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1024Th-Uj8cqliNEJc-3pDOR7DxAAW7gCG4e-pbtarsg/

Ken will work on a script to populate the “Last changed” column with pre-2.5 changes. Ken will create a list of changes based on Definition and Cardinality.

Workgroup participants: Erlend and Kees.

Semantic library review

Documents reviewed by the TC:

- ApplicationResponse

- AttachedDocument

- DocumentStatus

- DocumentStatusRequest

UBL 2.5 issues:

- UBL-357, ESG Information elements:

o https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/UBL-357

- UBL-375, Standardize use of ApplicationResponse, DocumentStatus, EnquiryResponse, DocumentStatusRequest, and Enquiry:

o https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/UBL-375

o Identified that the use of ApplicationResponse in the Billing diagrams (figures 77, 78 and 79) is incorrect. Kenneth will open a separate ticket.

- UBL-376, Deprecate AttachedDocument document type:

o https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/UBL-376

o Cecile will reach out to the European Commission to ask for the status of its use.

Agreed to review supplementary components at our next face-to-face meeting, i.e., the XML attributes listed here: https://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/cs01-UBL-2.4/UBL-2.4.html#T-UBL-UNQUALIFIED-DATA-TYPES

Can we make a tool that users can run in their local environments to create a report about the use of supplementary components?

Specification review

Divide specification into multiple parts. Aim is to create a multipart specification.

Kenneth will identify the normative parts of the prose specification and create a first draft.

Workgroup participants: Kees, Kenneth, Levine, and Paul.

JSON syntax binding

Develop specification for a UBL JSON syntax binding.

Workgroup participants: Erlend and Kenneth.

Subcommittee reports

UBL Post-award

Anything to report?

UBL Pre-award

Cecile will send a list of change requests and observations for the semantic library review.

Cecile is leaving the TC and stepping down as subcommittee chair. Candidates for the pre-award SC chair?

Anything to report?

UBL Transportation Subcommittee (TSC)

Launch of public feedback period for first eFTI draft implementing act, see: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl-tsc/202310/msg00000.html. The requirement model has been published. The TSC will convene to discuss how to reply.

Anything to report?

Organisation Master Data Subcommittee

Semantic library review: Kenneth will follow up with link to master spreadsheets to be used for the review.

Cecile is leaving the TC and stepping down as subcommittee co-chair.

Anything to report?

Payments and Finance SC

Anything to report?

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 unfortunately leaving the TC and won’t be able to serve as liaison officer. Andrea will follow up and report on the status of PCDS and report back to the TC if there is still a need for a liaison.

Subcommittee conference calls

- Subcommittees will be meeting on an as-required basis.

TC conference call schedule

Face-to-face meeting

Time and venue for next face-to-face meeting?

Spring meeting:

- Budapest

o Possibility to be hosted by the MSZT (Hungarian standardization body)

- May 27-30, 2024

o Craft Conference will be held the same week, May 30-31 (https://craft-conf.com/2024)

o XML Prague is the following week, June 6-8 (https://www.xmlprague.cz)

Fall meeting:

- Invitation from Logius to meet in The Hague

- Dates? For example, after Declarative Amsterdam, for example November 11-14 2024?