Fwd: Re: [members] Invitation to comment on Universal Business Language V2.2 from the UBL TC - ends Dec. 7th

Hello TC,

    
please find a few comments on the UBL 2.2 specification at the
      2.3.8 paragraph.

    

    
Usually we present business
      documents in terms of the process where they are used, such as in
      the "2.3.7.3 Utility Billing" paragraph.

      

      This reason I would slightly revise the Party's information
      processes as follows. I added some meaningful text in "green" so
      please read this mail using HTML.

      
      

        

          

            

              

                2.3.8 Business Directory
                  and Agreements
              

            

          

          

            

              

                

                  2.3.8.1 Directory
                    Introduction
                

              

            

            
One of the
              increasing challenges with undertaking digital business is
              discovering and recording the specific operational and
              technical capabilities of trading organizations to
              reciprocate in digital trading agreements that are
              interoperable. As the market relies less and less on
              single service provider hubs and moves to a federated
              4-corner model for document exchanges, this information
              becomes distributed across various parties.

          

          

            

              

                

                  2.3.8.2
                    Business Card

                  
                

              

            

            
In the Business Party Introduction
                process the Business Card allows a standardized
              way of presenting general trading capability information
              as well as company’s main communication channels and
              references to company presentations such as flyers and
              brochures. 

            

              
Figure 75. Business
                    Party Introduction process

              

            

          

          

            

              

                

                  2.3.8.3
                    Digital Capability presentation

                  
                

              

            

            
Tthe Digital
              Capability allows a standardized way of presenting digital
              trading capability ratification in a form that can be
              published or exchanged with trading partners. The digital
              capabilities of business partners are the source for
              building a Digital Agreement.

            

              
Figure 76. Digital capability presentation process

              

            

            
The data structures
              have been derived from the work of ebXML CPPA
              (Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement), OpenPEPPOL
              and other directory services initiatives.

          

          ... other parts are ok ...

          

          UBL ITLSC

          Roberto Cisternino