OAGIS 8.0 Includes
As in previous releases
New Technologies
Overlaying OAGIS
Documentation
Scripts

As in previous releases of OAGIS, OAGIS 8.0 includes the 

  • The same content and capabilities as OAGIS Release 7.2.1. 
    • However with this release, we have taken the opportunity to normalize the use of several Nouns and Components through out OAGIS.
  • A Preface that describes the new additions to OAGIS. - This is accessible from the links in the Header above.
  • A description of the OAGIS 8.0 Business Object Document (BOD) Architecture. - This also is available from the links in the Header above.
  • A set of example scenarios, each of which describe the chorography or business process that OAGIS maybe used. Again, this is an example and by no means limits OAGIS' use. As business processes are continually evolved. Often times a companies business process is the differentiator between competitors.
  • The Business Object Documents themselves, which are available by clicking on the Business Object Documents link in the left hand frames.
  • The ability to extend OAGIS through the use of the UserArea

 

New Technologies

OAGIS 8.0 also supports additional technologies that previous releases did not. These include:

  • XML Schema
  • XSL and
  • XPath

XML Schema is used to capture the message structure and type information for the BODs.

While XSL and specifically XPath is used to capture the required fields and other constraints that can be applied to the BODs. XPath is also used to apply the action of the Verb on particular Components of the Noun with in the BOD.

 

Overlays

By taking advantage of XML Schema and XSL, it is now possible for industry verticals to take advantage of OAGIS as a horizontal specification for industry verticals. By providing Overlays that can restrict the usage of BODs as appropriate for an industry vertical or for that matter for an given customer's use. Two simple examples of these Overlays are provided with OAGIS 8.0 in the OverlayExamples directory. 

OAGI will provide additional information on how to make use of Overlays in a white paper that will be posted to the More Information section available from our Web Site.

 

Scripts

In making use of these "core" XML Technologies the OAGI XML Team has provided several scripts that have helped us in the validation of OAGIS 8.0. These are provided "AS IS". Again these are scripts for testing and by no means should they be used in a production environment. To learn more about them please see the _readme.htm file.

These scripts make use of XML parsers, XML Schema validators and XSL processors that are freely available from the Internet. They are provided here in order to help the end-user for the most recent copy of each please check with specific organization or parties links are provided in the readme above.

 

Documentation

In adding these "core" XML Technologies, OAGI has been able to move from capturing the documentation (Word, and PDF formats) and the XML in separate instances to capturing both the documentation and the XML types and constructs in XML Schema with the constraints being applied from XSL stylesheets. 

The html documentation provided is then generated from this documentation and contains links to the specific XML Schema, XML Instances, Constraint Rules, and Constraint Stylesheets. This ensures that the documentation that the business analysis views is the same comments that implementer sees in the XML Schemas.