Business Interoperability Interfaces
for Public procurement
in Europe

Although the profile descriptions and transaction data models provided by CEN/ISSS WS/BII are neutral of syntax, the workshop has agreed to provide specifications of how its data models may be mapped to defined syntaxes. This is done in order provide the market with implementable specifications.

As can be seen from the table below, there is currently no one syntax solution that fully covers the scope of the workshop. It is expected that work will continue with an aim to provide full syntax mapping for all transaction data models.

For the syntax mapping to UBL 2.0 the details are provided as part of the normative specification of the transaction data model. Further information on the UBL syntax itself may be found at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=ubl. The Known Issues document provides a list of issues relating to mapping to UBL 2.0 that has not yet been fully resolved or concluded within the current versions of the deliverables. These issues have been submitted to OASIS and disposition recorded.

A first draft of a syntax mapping to the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice is documented in the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice data model mapping guideline.

Further information on the UN/CEFACT XML solution may be found at http://www.unece.org/cefact/xml_schemas/index.htm#2009A.