Meeting 36 Minutes – 22 January 2008
OASIS Product Life Cycle Support Technical Committee
Meeting 36 – Teleconference - 22 January 2008 - 1600 Stockholm, 1500 UK, 1500 GMT, 1000 US Eastern, and 0700 US Pacific Time - for 90 minutes.
Objective
The principal objectives of this session were to update the TC members on the progress of the DEX Publication Project, and to offer the opportunity for the TC to provide guidance to the DEX project.
1. Welcome by Chair
v Welcome to everyone attending the meeting
2. Roll call
v The Secretariat conducted a roll-call of delegates against the latest roster. (See plcsmeeting36attendance.xls)
Meeting StatisticsQuorum rule / 51% of voting members
Achieved quorum / true
Counts toward voter eligibility / true
Individual Attendance / Members: 14 of 110 (12%)
Voting Members: 12 of 23 (52%) (used for quorum calculation)
Company Attendance / Companies: 11 of 28 (39%)
Voting Companies: 10 of 13 (76%)
Meeting Attendees
Name / Company / Status
Howard Mason / BAE SYSTEMS plc / Group Member
Trine Hansen / Det Norske Veritas (DNV)* / Group Member
Rob Bodington / Eurostep AB* / Group Member
Jochen Haenisch / Jotne EPM Technology* / Group Member
Gordon Robb / LSC Group Ltd* / Group Member
Tim Turner / LSC Group Ltd* / Group Member
Dale Kauffman / ManTech Enterprise Integration Center (e-IC)* / Group Member
Ron Kolakowski / ManTech Enterprise Integration Center (e-IC)* / Group Member
Christopher Kreiler / ManTech Enterprise Integration Center (e-IC)* / Group Member
Tor Arne Irgens / Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization* / Group Member
Robert Peterson / Technology Service Corporation* / Group Member
Andy Burden / UK Ministry of Defence Technical Information* / Group Member
Jerry Smith / US Department of Defense (DoD)* / Group Member
James Colson / USAMC Logistics Support Activity* / Group Member
3. Report from DEX Publication Project (Trine Hansen)
· Workplan and progress
· Trine Hansen reviewed the progress of the DEX Publication project against the planned tasks.
v Management
v Core Team Activities
v TOG Support Management
v Check lists and Processes
v DEXLib infrastructure
v DEXLib Help section
v Develop, review and update templates
v Develop, review and update capabilities
v Develop and harmonize DEXs
v Review and update DEXs
v Preparations for establishing Implementers Forum
v Final report
· Trine’s report was submitted: 20080122_TC_Telecon_v1.ppt In summary, it appeared feasible to launch the ballot of the first two DEX by the end of February
Action item 34/1: Members to confirm availability of committed resources (All) (Complete)
Action item 34/2: Members to identify any additional resources that can be allocated to the updates to the outstanding templates (Complete)
· The Chair questioned whether the information on hours consumed was available as the basis for providing guidance to interested parties on how long it takes to create a DEX. It was noted that the time taken on the initial DEXes was not representative, as new developments could build on the templates that have been developed.
Action item 33/1: Members please respond to request for hours consumed (All)
· Publication issues
· OASIS had made some initial comments on the drat publication package - further details were promised
Action item 36/1: Check to see if any issues remain on OASIS publication (Howard Mason)
4. Report of Technical Oversight Group (Tor Arne Irgens)
· Tor Arne Irgens reported on the key priorities for the next phase of activity
v Need to start thinking about Implementers’ Forum
v A number of DEXs need to be ready to contract against within the next couple of months - the role of the TC will evolve into coordination of the development activities
· Strategy for addressing SEDS issues at 2008 SC4 meetings
v Members are reminded to submit any additional SEDS to Rob Bodington (Action item 30/3)
Action item 30/3: Develop and submit issues/SEDS to SC4 (Rob Bodington)
v Need to have PLCS position in modules harmonization meeting with SC4 WG3 and WG12 at the SC4 Louisville meeting (Jochen Haenisch to champion)
Action item 36/2: Secretariat will provide listing of SC4 outstanding SEDS against PLCS modules (Secretariat)
5. Initial DEX progress reviews
• Aviation Maintenance DEX
• Task DEX
v Progress covered in Section 3
6. Feedback from Implementations
Action item 27/1: Provide LOGSA (Lou Sciaroni/ Jim Colson) with information or points of contact that relate PLCS and MIMOSA on going work for the purpose of collecting information for on-condition maintenance (Howard Mason and Nigel Shaw)
Action item 33/2: Members are requested to develop a one-page information sheet on their projects for posting on the OASIS PLCS TC website (All)
Members are invited to present recent pilot activities.
· Feedback on PLCS success stories.
· Tangible business benefits.
· Issues and requirements
a) Norwegian Deployment
§ UID Phase 1 of pilot between Norway and US had some good results. Reduced errors from 11% to 0% and time to create a UID by 86% when using automation
§ Looking to feed into NATO environment under AC/327. AC/135 declined offer
§ Big project – getting staffing together. Identified people who are capable and interested in working on project
§ Setting up more implementations to explore new technologies
b) LOGSA
§ Part 2 of DEX development training currently underway. Have some DEX drafts and DNV is reviewing. One of first LSAR DEXs is Task DEX
§ Participating in Dr. Raj Iyer’s (TACOM) Pathfinder project
§ Would like to participate in implementers’ forum
c) AIA Engineering Data Interoperability Project
§ AIA Technical Council has recommendation for PLCS to be adopted for aerospace industry
§ Intend to develop industry focused guidelines, including business case template, for implementing a PLCS solution
d) Swedish activities
e) US Army TACOM
§ US Defense ECV2 contract has PLCS as a contract deliverable. Contract is for a Humvee replacement.
f) Others
7. Promotional activities
· Outreach
Action item 32/2: Publish events on OASIS PLCS TC public side (Secretariat)
o Recent conferences
· None
o Future conferences
· 2008-04-22/23 Semantic Days (formerly Norwegian) bringing together oil, gas, aerospace and defence
· 2008-07-09/11 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, Seoul, Korea
· ASD 3000L Logistics Handbook for forming LSA - 80-90% of text done, and first draft expected 1Q08, with information content based on a business DEX 3 for aerospace and defence
· ASD 4000M Procedure handbook for the capture of Maintenance for Military Aircraft (Draft for decision by CPSC - intended to be validated on A400M project)
o www.et.gov -
Action 19/8: Nigel Shaw to look into the types of XML schemas being covered by et.gov, and given the changing state of P28e2, provide feedback on whether the OASIS PLCS TC should offer material to et.gov. (Nigel Shaw)
Action 22/12: Recheck to see if posting material and a link to the PLCS ePortal would be beneficial. (Nigel Shaw)
o “Presentations and General Information” folder
· Marketing Links
Action 15/20: Chair (Howard Mason) to check with OASIS, James Clark, to see if list of organizations that provide PLCS services can be done
8. Future plans
Action item 34/4: Members to review task list and identify where projects can contribute to the proposed future tasks (All)
· Future DEX development and harmonisation
o DEX 1
o DEX 3 - further extensions
o DEX 8
· 2nd edition of AP239
· Implementers’ forum
· Web Services
Action item 36/3: Secretariat to solicit leaders for future DEXs identified for development (Secretariat)
It was suggested that the dormant DEX groups and exploders be reactivated. After some discussion it was agreed that the need for coordination between DEXes required a single exploder for technical issues, together with the TC exploder for business level discussions.
9. PLCS Web Services Report (Rob Bodington)
Action Item 25/2: Review definition of web services and send comments to Rob Bodington. (All)
Action item 27/4: Establish contact with OASIS Web Services TC and make PLCS Web Services visible within OASIS (Howard Mason, Rob Bodington, and Nigel Shaw)
Action item 27/5: Review and comment on the level of granularity for PLCS Web Services (All)
Action item 27/6: Determine publication method for PLCS Web Services (Chair, Rob Bodington)
v No comments from PLCS TC members on Web Services
v Lot of usage from external community
v An update is being developed, and will form the basis for further standardisation
Action item 36/4: Rob Bodington to inform TC when new version of Web Services is available
10. Liaisons
· SC4 (Tim King)
· Other OASIS TCs
o Codelist (Nigel Shaw)
Action 26/1: Continue to track activities of OASIS Codelist TC for impact on reference data requirements (Nigel Shaw)
· ASD (Carl Wilen)
· Activity in S3000L for using Task DEX. Looking at capability with S1000D. Intend to have initial DEX in UML and then harmonize with PLCS
· POSC/CAESAR (Nils Sandsmark)
· GEIA (Bryant Allen)
· GEIA is merging with ITAA GEIA has standards and will be a whole subset of ITAA
· Lockheed would support a DEX in the GEIA-836 area
· Raj Iyer and Tor Arne Irgens are interested in being included in any discussions of an “836” DEX.
· Life Cycle Information Management AC/327 (Tor Arne Irgens)
· What happened to STANAG 4661? Several countries have incorrectly submitted their paperwork for ratification. Norway trying to straighten it all out. US and Canada have approved.
· MoU between PLCS, SCORM, and S1000D
Action 24/3: Tor Arne Irgens to identify points of contact for developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between PLCS and SCORM, ADL, and S1000D. (Tor Arne Irgens)
· Still in planning phase. Tentative meeting in June 08 timeframe to resolve and move forward
· Potential liaison with PROMISE, SMMART, European Union R&D Projects
Action 26/2: Recontact PROMISE project to see if they are still interested in a liaison with the OASIS PLCS TC (Howard Mason)
11. OASIS Administration
· Web site
Members were invited to comment on any issues related to the web site
v Suggestion received to improve OASIS PLCS TC website. Discussed what to do with old groups/exploders that were established long ago, but not used
Action item 36/5: Secretariat will clean-up OASIS PLCS TC website (Secretariat)
12. Future meeting schedule, hosts
· Face-to-Face tentatively planned for March 10-11, 2008 in Washington, DC area
v Looking for a venue. Possible suggestions include LeAntha Sumpter’s conference room (hosted by Charlie Lord). Raj Iyer to coordinate
v Invite AIA project for presentation
Action item 36/6: Invite AIA to participate in the next PLCS face-to-face (Howard Mason)
13. Any Other Business
v No other business
14. Open Action Items
Meeting Date and Number / Action Item # / Action Item / Responsibility / Closed /14 Apr 2005 / 15 / 20 / Chair(Howard Mason) to check with OASIS, James Clark, to see if list of organizations that provide PLCS services can be done / Howard Mason / OPEN
29 Sep 2005 / 19 / 8 / Nigel Shaw to look into the types of XML schemas being covered by et.gov, and given the changing state of P28e2, provide feedback on whether the OASIS PLCS TC should offer material to et.gov. / Nigel Shaw / OPEN
10 Jan 2006 / 22 / 12 / Recheck to see if posting material and a link to the PLCS ePortal would be beneficial / Nigel Shaw / OPEN
24 May 2006 / 24 / 3 / Tor Arne Irgens to identify points of contact for developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between PLCS and SCORM, ADL, and S1000D. / Tor Arne Irgens / OPEN
24 July 2006 / 25 / 2 / Review definition of WEB services and send comments to Rob Bodington / All / OPEN
7 Sep 2006 / 26 / 1 / Continue to track activities of OASIS Codelist TC for impact on reference data requirements / Nigel Shaw / OPEN
7 Sep 2006 / 26 / 2 / Recontact PROMISE project to see if they are still interested in a liaison with the OASIS PLCS TC / Howard Mason / OPEN
31 Oct 2006 / 27 / 1 / Provide LOGSA (Lou Sciaroni/ Jim Colson) with information or points of contact that relate PLCS and MIMOSA on going work for the purpose of collecting information for on-condition maintenance / Howard Mason
Nigel Shaw / OPEN
31 Oct 2006 / 27 / 2 / Provide a detailed project plan with assigned resources by end of November 2006. Build on known contracts and previous allocations. Carefully look for opportunities of career development / TOG and Trine Hansen / OPEN
31 Oct 2006 / 27 / 4 / Establish contact with OASIS Web Services TC and make PLCS Web Services visible within OASIS / Howard Mason
Rob Bodington
Nigel Shaw / OPEN
31 Oct 2006 / 27 / 5 / Review and comment on the level of granularity for PLCS Web Services / All / OPEN
31 Oct 2006 / 27 / 6 / Determine publication method for PLCS Web Services / Howard Mason
Rob Bodington / OPEN
7 Mar 2007 / 30 / 3 / Develop and submit issues/SEDS to SC4 / Rob Bodington / OPEN
30 Aug 2007 / 33 / 1 / Members please respond to request for hours consumed / All
30 Aug 2007 / 33 / 2 / Members are requested to develop a one-page information sheet on their projects for posting on the OASIS PLCS TC website / All
1 Oct 2007 / 34 / 1 / Members to confirm availability of committed resources / All / Complete
2008-01-22
1 Oct 2007 / 34 / 2 / Members to identify any additional resources that can be allocated to the updates to the outstanding templates / All / Complete
2008-01-22
1 Oct 2007 / 34 / 4 / Members to review task list and identify where projects can contribute to the tasks / All
22 Jan 2008 / 36 / 1 / Check to see if any issues remain on OASIS publication issues / Howard Mason
22 Jan 2008 / 36 / 2 / Secretariat will provide listing of SC4 outstanding SEDS against PLCS modules / Secretariat
22 Jan 2008 / 36 / 3 / Secretariat solicit leaders for future DEXs identified for development / Secretariat
22 Jan 2008 / 36 / 4 / Rob Bodington to inform TC when new version of Web Services available / Rob Bodington
22 Jan 2008 / 36 / 5 / Secretariat will clean-up OASIS PLCS TC public page / Secretariat
22 Jan 2008 / 36 / 6 / Invite AIA to participate in the next PLCS face-to-face / Howard Mason
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