Improving OAGIS with Ontologies Copyright 2009 Open Applications

Introduction • • I am not an expert in Ontology I build standards We

Open Applications Group Who we are OAGi is a not-for-profit, independent, open standards development

OAGIS is Process Definitions and Payloads • Scenario is process definition • Business Object

Definition 1 of Ontology • A common vocabulary for describing the concepts that exist

Definition 2 of Ontology • (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some

Thoughts • • Goal of OAGIS Focus on end-user Focus on Solution Provider Save

Open Applications Group Goal ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications.

Problem Description ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc.

Problem Description In D fo rm iffe r at io ent n Co nt

Industry Collaborations • • • • • • • UN/CEFACT – United Nations ISO-

OAGIS Convergence Initiatives • • • UN/CEFACT Mo. U MG Financial Harmonization AIAG, STAR,

Problem Description • STEP • OAGIS – AP 214 – OMG PLM Services –

NIST B 2 B Testbed Activity Update Serm Kulvatunyou Nenad Ivezic Jungyub Woo ©Copyright

Research Findings • Three levels of similarity measures identified – Lexical similarity measure –

Research Activities ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc.

Results • • • Still in the Lab Enterprise Interoperability Centre European Test Bed

Activities with OAGIS • Looking at a Next –Gen Effort • Will Include UN/CEFACT

UN/CEFACT Technologies • • Naming and Design Rules CCTS Data Types Unified Context Methodology

Unified Context Methodology ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group,

Final Thoughts • • We have been active for years Still Active Still Hopeful

Questions? www. oagi. org ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications.

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Introduction • • I am not an expert in Ontology I build standards We can always improve standards So my context is how to use Ontology technology to do this • We have tried some research in past in partnership with NIST • I will discuss some plans moving forward ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 2

Open Applications Group Who we are OAGi is a not-for-profit, independent, open standards development organization. It was formed to promote interoperability among business software applications and to create or endorse one or more standards for easier business software interoperability. The primary technical standard produced by OAGi is OAGIS, the OAG Integration Standard. www. openpplications. org ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 3

OAGIS is Process Definitions and Payloads • Scenario is process definition • Business Object Documents (BODs) are messages within the Collaboration • Freely downloadable at: http: //www. openapplications. org ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 4

Definition 1 of Ontology • A common vocabulary for describing the concepts that exist in an area of knowledge and the relationships that exist between them. An ontology allows for a more detailed specification of the relationships in a domain than is the case with a thesaurus or taxonomy. . plc. fis. utoronto. ca/tgdemo/Glossary. asp ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 5

Definition 2 of Ontology • (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant. . . • the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence wordnet. princeton. edu/perl/webwn ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 6

Thoughts • • Goal of OAGIS Focus on end-user Focus on Solution Provider Save Money Improve agility Definition of Ontology How can this improve OAGIS ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 7

Problem Description In D fo rm iffe r at io ent n Co nt en t Ta Dif fer gs e & Me nt an ing s Di f Po fere n si tio t ns Different information elements ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 10

Industry Collaborations • • • • • • • UN/CEFACT – United Nations ISO- International Standards Organization Mo. U MG – Memorandum of Understanding Management Group IEC TC 57 WG 14 – Electric Utility Standards KIEC – Korean e-Commerce Consortium NIST – National Institute of Standards & Technology AIAG – Auto Supply Chain North America Odette – Auto in Europe ITA – Information Technology in Germany STAR – Auto Retail North America AAIA – Auto Aftermarket North America RV Industry – North America AIA – Aerospace North America AECMA – Aerospace Europe OSCRE – Facilities Management VISION Industry HR-XML – HR Content, world-wide SP 95 – Enterprise Controls ARTS (Retail) STEP – Engineering world-wide IFX – Interactive Financial Exchange SWIFT TWIST Comptia/EIDX – Electronics and Computer Industry WS-I OASIS Tax-XML UBL ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 11

OAGIS Convergence Initiatives • • • UN/CEFACT Mo. U MG Financial Harmonization AIAG, STAR, Odette, JAMA/JAPIA ISA SP 95 HR-XML ACORD CIDX ARTs STEP Others possible ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 12

Problem Description • STEP • OAGIS – AP 214 – OMG PLM Services – OAGIS PLCS (later for Manufacturing) – BOM – Item Master – ECO ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 13

Research Findings • Three levels of similarity measures identified – Lexical similarity measure – Words and terms similarity based on domain independent or specific knowledge – Structural similarity measure – Words and terms similarity based on structural information (what a term contains and how) – Logical similarity measure – Words and terms similarity based on associated formal models • Approach to measure the quality of the similarity measure preliminary defined ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 16

Results • • • Still in the Lab Enterprise Interoperability Centre European Test Bed is next step Same people involved We still have the problem in the real world ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 18

Activities with OAGIS • Looking at a Next –Gen Effort • Will Include UN/CEFACT Technologies • Improve Supply Chain Interoperability • Improve Cross-Supply Chain Interoperability ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 19

UN/CEFACT Technologies • • Naming and Design Rules CCTS Data Types Unified Context Methodology (UCM) ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 20

Final Thoughts • • We have been active for years Still Active Still Hopeful Open to new ideas ©Copyright 2009 Open Applications Copyright © 1995 -2007 Open Applications. Group, Inc. All rights reserved 23