Documentation:
ftp://ftp.cen.eu/CEN/Sectors/List/ICT/BII2_Call%20for%20experts.pdf

Budget
The number of man/days needed to achieve specified deliverables at page 2 is a whopping 811, to be distributed between 5 experts. With a maximum reimbursement of € 650 per person per day, makes a total budget of -again- a whopping € 527.150.

Current project and scope
Page 2 of the document states that the current project and scope is aimed at technical support:
- establishing a mechanism that allows interested parties to submit questions and queries to BII
- providing coordinated and consistent responses to questions and queries received in a timely manner
- maintain the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section of the BII web site
- provide draft updates to publications and deliverables as required for processing and approval by the WS

However, page 6 states that “The Project Team experts (Technical Editors) are responsible for the timely delivery and the high quality of the deliverables outlined in Annex3″. Page 2 and 6 seem to contradict, but we argue that the total budget is meant for both the ‘technical support’ AND the deliverables underneath:

1. Website:
-  A web-site is currently available presenting the CWA 2010-16073 for browsing and downloads only.
-  Deliverable: Establish and maintain a web-site (www.cenbii.eu) providing a full presentation of all deliverables and documents published by the BII and BII2 workshops. This web site should be a “living” presentation of all material aiming at providing maximum support for implementers and users. Due reference should be given to the official CWAs being published. (page 12)

2. Use of Profiles in Notification Processes:
Guidelines and recommendations on how the BII profiles and Transaction Data Models may be used to support business processes within Notification Processes.

3. Use of Profiles in Tendering Processes:
Recommendations on how the BII profiles and Transaction Data Models may be used to support business processes within the tendering phase, including Framework Agreements and Dynamic Purchasing Systems.

4. eNotification profiles:
Ensure that the appropriate Profiles and Transactions Data Models are available to support the eNotification phase in the pre-award processes. This is expected to include a review of existing Profiles and Transaction Data Models and potential updates and/or development of new Profiles and Transaction Data Models.

5. eTendering Profiles:
Ensure that the appropriate Profiles and Transactions Data Models are available to support the eTendering phase in the pre-award processes. This is expected to include a review of existing Profiles and Transaction Data Models based on the findings in the whitepapers on the use of profiles in the pre-award processes and potential updates and/or development of new Profiles and Transaction Data Models.

6. Core Transaction Data Models for eTendering
Ensure that the relevant core Transaction Data Models for the eTendering domain are available.

The initiation of this deliverable depends on the result of the deliverable regarding “eTendering Profiles”

7. Implementation and use of validation artefacts
Guidelines and recommendations related to the validation methodology and how this may be implemented in different user scenarios.

8. Syntax binding to UBL 2.1
Specification of syntax binding between UBL 2.1 and BII transaction Data Models.

9. Syntax binding to UN/CEFACT
Specification of syntax binding between UN/Cefact CII and BII transaction Data Models.

10. Definition of semantic information requirements in all profiles
Ensuring that the semantic information requirements are properly captured and documented according to the agreed methodology (Methodology for capturing semantic information requirements) for all BII Profiles and Transaction Data Models.

11. Validation artefacts
Ensuring that the validation artefacts are developed and published for BII Profiles, Collaborations and Transaction Data Models.

12. Presentation style sheets
Provide examples of presentation style sheets for core Transaction Data Models

13. Advanced Ordering Profile
Development of a BII profile providing support for the ordering business process

14. Order Management Profile
Development of a BII profile providing support for the management of an established order

15. Catalogue Subscription Profile
Development of a BII profile providing support for subscription to a catalogue,

16. Catalogue Quality
Guidelines and recommendations on how the appropriate quality may be ensured in a catalogue,

17. Code lists and identifier schemes
Review of the current code lists and identifier schemes currently defined for use in the BII transaction Data Models in order to ensure that user requirements are met and to ensure that the specified code lists and identifier schemes are maintained and mutually recognised

18. Application of digital signature
Documentation elaborating on the process of applying digital signature on syntax messages.

19. Coordination of European initiatives
-  Currently there is limited coordination with other European initiatives.
- Deliverable: Liaison with key European initiatives and a provide a report identifying other European initiatives that are related to the activities of BII and outlining activities taken to coordinate the work of the various initiatives as well as provide recommendations on further activities needed.

20. Convergence of syntax solutions
The aim of this activity is to support the on-going convergence process between ISO 20022, UBL and UN/CEFACT within the scope of BII.

21 Communication plan execution/awareness
Create awareness based on execution of the communication plan developed in CEN BII Phase 1

Interested?
Interested candidate experts are kindly requested to send their application with CV and motivation by 2011-03-01 at the latest to the Workshop Secretary Mr Tim Kniep (tim.kniep@nen.nl). The candidate must indicate what position (Expert 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) he is applying for. Please note that companies can nominate their staff, and also any individual may apply as a candidate expert

This article is from E-invoicing Platform. Read the original post at: CEN/ Workshops BII 2 open call for project team experts.

In its end-2009 final report, the experts recommended that all actors adopt a common invoice content standard and data model. They preferred it to based on the UNCEFACT Cross-Industry Invoice. These experts also recommended to develop a “reference semantic data” model to ensure that those implementing this technical solution in Europe are to use the correct context.

The scope of the project is to develop a European core invoicing message implementation guideline based on the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice v2. The project will take into account the core invoice data set as defined in annex 7 of the eInvoicing Expert Group report,  the findings of the PEPPOL project, the simple invoice as defined by the BII CEN Workshop and any additional valuable input.

The experts are/ the project is to deliver:
1. A European reference semantic data model for the European Core invoice.
2. Implementation guidelines and syntax mapping to UN/CEFACT CII syntax.

But who is to deliver the European Core Invoice –see above- itself?

The project is expected to last 9 months:

The workload for the action is estimated at 46 Man/days corresponding to € 29.900.

More information:
Business Plan: http://www.cen.eu/cen/Sectors/Sectors/ISSS/Activity/Documents/MUG%20Project%20Plan%20V1.3.pdf
Landing Page: http://www.cen.eu/cen/Sectors/Sectors/ISSS/Activity/Pages/MUG.aspx

This article is from E-invoicing Platform. Read the original post at: Project on EU ‘core’ e-invoice implementation guideline.

The prototype currently supports:
- the sending of an XML invoice through secured web services;
- the sending of a separate attachment;
- the sending of a status request message, which returns the status of the invoice.

User access, logging and a business document viewer have also been implemented.
The prototype was demonstrated to the IDABC programme’s Technical Working Group and formally endorsed by the ‘Pan-European eGovernment Services Committee’ (PEGSCO) which is the IDABC programme’s management committee.
 
The next project phase includes:
- Running a real-life pilot with a number of existing IT and telecom suppliers;
- Organising a post-pilot workshop to share the lessons learnt of the pilot;
- Developing additional use cases, including disputes and credit notes;
- Analysing the eOrdering process.

This phase should be completed before the summer holiday of 2009. During the final phase, the pilot will be extended with the additional use cases whilst the eOrdering process is being developed.

Final step
As a final step, all project deliverables will be packaged for dissemination. Collaboration with other eInvoicing and standardization initiatives is seen as very important, and contributions have been made to:

- The Expert Group on eInvoicing
- The PEPPOL project
- The CEN/BII workshop, where the IDABC eInvoicing and eOrdering project team is now even chairing the subgroup working on the usage of code tables.

A major contribution has been made towards the redefinition of the profiles, making them modular and complementary, resulting in decoupling the profiles from any message standard like UBL or UN/CEFACT.
 
Where applicable or possible, concepts and tools have been re-used from Member States, such as the NES/UBL XML formats and profiles, stylesheets and validator tools. Member States will equally be able to re-use deliverables and results from this project, such as XML definitions, stylesheets, approaches or concepts, programming code and architecture documents.

Further information:
e-PRIOR case in ePractice IDABC website
eProcurement news & good practice
e-PRIOR demo on You Tube

source: www.epractice.eu

This article is from E-invoicing Platform. Read the original post at: EU: Prototype IDABC eInvoicing and eOrdering project ready.