steve capell: red wahoo farrukh najmi: sun microsystems joseph potvin: govt. of canada ebxmlrr: an...

Steve Capell: Red Wahoo

Farrukh Najmi: Sun Microsystems

Joseph Potvin: Govt. of Canada

ebxmlrr:An Open Source ebXML Registry for eGov

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OASIS ebXML Registry V3

Agenda● Introduction to ebXML

Standards● Overview of ebxmlrr open

source ebXML Registry● Case Study: Government of

Australia● Case Study: Government of

Canada● Conclusions


ebXML: The Standard for “Business” Web Services● ebXML Messaging (ebMS)

– Provides reliable, secure, SOAP-based communication

● ebXML CPPA (ebCPA)– Describes an organization, its services, business

processes and technical abilities● ebXML Registry (ebReg)

– Is to B2B apps what databases were to enterprise apps

● ebXML Core Component (ebCC)– Enables B2B interoperability by a common

vocabulary● ebXML Business Process (ebBP)

– Enables collaborative “Business” web services


ebXML Architecture

Messaging Service

ebXML Registry

Messaging ServiceBusiness

Integration

Layer

Business ServiceInterface

Business ServiceInterface

Application Application

Business

Collaboration

Layer

Application

Layer

PO

SOAP MESSAGE

PO

Business Document (uniform)

PO1 PO2

Business Document (heterogeneous)

CPA

BPS UBLCC

Schema

Design time

Run time


ebXML Registry

Web Server

Content Managem

ent System

Federated

Database /

Directory

Event Bus

Knowledge

Management

SystemTaxonomy Server

ebXML Registr

y

Web Accessible

Secure Cataloging

& Validation of any Content

Federation SQL & XML Queries

Content basedpublish/subscribe Event Notification

User defined taxonomies, Content classification

User defined relationshipsbetween content

Standards Based

Extensible


eGov Vision

BusinessFederal

Government

CitizenState

Government

Other Government

G2BG2G

G2C

G2GG2C

G2B


Enabling eGov Via ebXML

Citizen

Unified Web Site / Knowledge base

Business

Messaging Service

ebXML Registry

Document WorkflowDOCUMENT

DOD VA HHS IRS DOT HUD

ACME


What is ebxmlrr

● A feature complete implementation of OASIS ebXML Registry V2.1 standard– Includes several V3 features as well

● A sub-project of freebxml.org– Original code donated by Sun– Developed in open source at SourceForge– 10+ international team of dedicated developers– 100+ and growing Developer community

● Deliverables include:– ebXML registry server– JAXR client provider for ebXML Registry– Registry Browser GUI


Ebxmlrr Architecture

SOAP and HTTP Interface

LifeCycleManagerQueryManagerFilterQueryProcessor

SQLQueryProcessor

XMLCatalogingService

SQLPersistenceMgr

PersistenceMgrRepositoryMgr

AuthenticationMgr

AuthoriztionMgr

File SystemRDBMS

JAXR Provider

Registry Browser & JAXR clientsSOAPSender

& SOAP clients

ebxmlrr S

erverE

bxmlrr client


ebxmlrr: Business Case for Sun● B2B is a strategic opportunity for Sun

– B2B requires reliable hardware and software – Sun ONETM is a platform designed for B2B

● B2B proliferates with open B2B standards such as ebXML

● Open source ebxmlrr ensures ebXML adoption

● Sun ONE products leverage ebxmlrr● ebxmlrr a magnet for Sun ONE/Solaris


Some Customers of ebxmlrr● Apelon: Medical guidelines registry● COSMOS: Statistical data registry ● GM: ebCPA, ebBP registry● HL7: Conformance Profile registry● Republica: CC/BIE registry - eGov● RosettaNet: Tech. Dictionary registry● SDMX: Global debt statistics registry● Sun: Web Services registry


ebxmlrr Development Roadmap● Complete remaining V3

features– XACML, Distributed Registries, Event

Notification● Thin client registry browser

Steve Capell,

Red Wahoo

[email protected]

Piloting the ebxmlrr in the Australian Government


Strategic Direction● The registry project is operated by

Standards Australia and primary focus for the registry is to act as a repository of standard schema (e.g. core components, process schema, etc. by vertical industry segment).

● The registry will also hold CPP and CPA to support the interoperability proof of concept & the toolkit project.

● In future it is expected that partner profile data (e.g. CPP, WSDL, etc) will typically be held in a federated set of commercial registries.


Key ebXML Projects

● Two key projects started: – The ebXML Registry as the standards repository

and partner profile store. – The ebXML-based SME toolkit as the small

business enabler● The ebXML Registry Project

– Pilot phase is based on ebxmlrr because it is a complete implementation and because it defers the decision on a commercial provider until the pilot project is complete.

– Long term vision is for the ebXML registry to become a central component of national infrastructure, federated with private sector registries.


Registry Service

SMEToolkit

ACME CorporationERP / Middleware

Systems

Publish trading partner profile(white & yellow pages)

Publish invoice service(green pages)

Search Registry forACME CorporationDownload ACME

profile and invoiceservice description

SMEApplication

Agree process &configure systems

Invoice

Remittance Advice

DownloadReferenceSchema

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

SME Application user just searches the registry (through his application interface), finds a trading partner profile, and binds to selected services with no requirement to understand or configure the B2B infrastructure.

Use Case Example


Infrastructure

Governance

Population

Pilot Operations

Define requirements, deploy HW, build registry, deploy clients

Data model, taxonomy, quality control, customer support, reference standards, etc.

Process & payload schema, local system implementations, populate, test

Handover to ongoing operations – technical & functional

Today July 2003 Jan 2004

ebXML Registry Project


Why use ebxmlrr?

● Difficult to do a vendor selection without experience. Use of ebxmlrr for the pilot phase provides the experience necessary to properly qualify vendor products for the production phase.

● Low cost permits us to spend limited funds on registry governance & operations rather than infrastructure.


ebxmlrr: First Impressions● The ebxmlrr server:

– Easy to install, reliable & a complete implementation of the specification.

– Performance issue loading UNSPSC classification sample data

● The ebxmlrr client – RegistryBrowser too heavy for casual users who just

want to query contents. A web client will be essential post-pilot.

● Documents & sample data– This is new technology and one of the biggest barriers

to adoption is awareness & understanding. Need “best practice” configuration guide.

– Need more realistic sample data – including sample BPSS, CPP, CPA schema and a more complete security model (roles, permissions etc).

Joseph PotvinManagement Team Member, Enterprise Architecture

Information Technology Standards, Architecture, and Security Sector

Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)

Piloting the ebxmlrr in the Canadian Government

joseph.potvin

@pwgsc.gc.ca


Context: "Federated Architecture Program" (FAP)

● Adoption of three constructs

– A framework for communication, planning & design

– A business model: “Government Strategic Reference Model (GSRM)”

– "e-Enablers" ● Common strategies, designs and open vendor-neutral

standards ● Flexible, re-usable business architectural components● Flexible, re-usable technology solutions


GSRM Government Strategic Reference Model

● Architectural specifications for public service business design

● Key analytical tool for designing the business architecture (Zachman Rows 1 & 2)

● Libraries of services and process Patterns tailored to public sector setting and vocabulary


GSRM Government Strategic Reference Model● "Program": A mandate to achieve

outcomes. – Needs

● Recognized by the program– Target groups

● Parties receiving outputs and/or benefits of services administered by the program

– Jurisdictions● Scope and extent of the mandate

– Outcomes and Impacts● Desired trends in the level of need, and consequences

– Performance measures– Services



● "Public Program": Services with public policy goals, with outputs that meet public needs

– Example 1: Legal, Collective, Democratic & Human Rights Protection

● Services for the recognition and protection of legal, collective, human, and democratic rights and freedoms

– Example 2: Natural Resources● Services for using/consuming natural resources● Services for sustaining/renewing natural resources



● "Provider Program": Services with corporate (enterprise) policy goals, and outputs that meet provider needs

– Example 1: Corporate Policy, Planning and Management● Services to shape the enterprise to address public goals

– Example 2: Administrative Services● Services to support deployment and use of the

enterprise's resources, facilities and assets



● "Service Output Type": Services with public administration goals, with outputs that meet public needs

– Example 1: Permissions: ● Services for regulating, licensing, permitting,

certifying, identifying, authorizing

– Example 2: Agreements: ● Services for creating collaborations, negotiating

agreements, settling disputes


e-Enablers ● 10 e-Enablers

– Business Interoperability● 1. eDemocracy● 2. eBusiness● 3. Enterprise resource management● 4. Relationship and case management

– Information Interoperability● 5. Knowledge Management● 6. Business intelligence● 7. Information management ● 8. Trusted identity

– Techical interoperability● 9. Information and infrastructure

protection● 10. IT infrastructure


e-Enablers ● 10 e-Enablers

– Business Interoperability● 1. eDemocracy● 2. eBusiness● 3. Enterprise resource management● 4. Relationship and case management

– Information Interoperability● 5. Knowledge Management● 6. Business intelligence● 7. Information management <<

ebXML● 8. Trusted identity

– Techical interoperability● 9. Information and infrastructure

protection● 10. IT infrastructure << ebXMLrr

ebXML supports an IM

strategy for self-managing 'smart'

data.

The open source

ebXMLrr is a highly flexible, re-usable cost-

effective infrastructure

solution.


e-Enablers

● Information Management Strategy– Create self-managing (i.e. "smart") data – Adopt XML for all government data and

documentation– Use ebXML in the architectural framework

for government business systems design – Engage open vendor-neutral standards– Implement a distributed ebXML

registry/repository network across departments & agencies


Pilot Projects with ebXML

● Pilot "Cluster Projects" are multi-department/agency collaborations. – Generic Project Goal: “To explore and

validate a set of standards-based, reusable business transformation processes and methodologies, in order to implement a trusted digital relationship that supports electronic service delivery of a horizontal, cross-departmental, multi-jurisdictional activity.”


Pilot Projects with ebXML

● Work needed to specify GSRM for ebXML● Develop GSRM data elements to be used in inter-system

exchange information for individuals or organizations.● Partition "common service" elements from "business

process specific" elements ● Provide the base specification (data dictionary)● Identify data elements used in existing departmental

systems that need to inter-operate, and map these to the base data specification (where semantic equivalents exist).

● Enter and map stakeholder data to the common data dictionary


First Pilot Cluster Project: Phase 1 (Completed 2002)

– The ebXML framework...● Offered a strategic means of achieving business and

information inter-operability

● Enabled interoperability between the system's E-form and Business Process integration (BPi) components

● Reduced the complexity of data transformations

● Supported downstream dissemination of information to authorized partners

● Supported re-use of the data in other processes


First Pilot Cluster Project: Phase 2 (Planned 2003)

● As a common service provider in the Government of Canada, PWGSC is assisting Cluster Projects in three ways:

– 1. Methods and processes advice and assistance● Architecture and open standards identification and

conformance management● System lifecycle management● Quality management strategy and plan● Business models management



– 2. Provision of an architecture and development management extranet suitable to a Cluster Project

● Revision management● Issue management● Document management● Collaborative authoring security & access management

– 3. Provision of a hosted ebXML registry/repository

● Host and maintain the open source ebXMLrr system● Develop in-house technical expertise● Write user documentation● Provide technical assistance



● Current "little learning pilot" start-up with ebXMLrr

– ebXMLrr Server: (can be considered “free hardware”)● CPU: Pentium II - 266mhz ● OS: Red Hat 7.3● Database: postgreSQL● Java Servlet Engine: Tomcat● Data: Experimenting so far only with ebXMLrr-supplied

demo data that comes with the server package.– ebXMLrr Client:

● CPU: Pentium III - 700mhz ● OS: Windows 2000 Professional


Contribute to the ebXMLrr Community

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● ebXML Registry Standard is a key enabler for eGovernment

● Leading edge eGov projects are already using ebxmlrr to address real needs– Feature complete, royalty-free implementation

● Open source and eGov are a natural fit– Participation of governments in OS is growing– Open Source: A much better ROI for eGov!

Conclusions


More Information● ebxml.org: http://www.ebxml.org● OASIS ebXML Registry Registry

– http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/regrep/● freebxml.org: http://freebxml.org● ebxmlrr:

http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net● JAXR API:

– http://www.jcp.org/jsr/detail/93.jsp

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