The UN/CEFACT Reference Data Models bridge two domains within the International Supply Chain, namely the Transport and Logistics domain and the Supply Chain and Procurement domain. In terms of content, they provide a unifying framework for consolidating the constituent data models of these two domains. Importantly for users, the unified framework addresses any overlap between the concepts used in their different contexts. From a technical perspective, the Reference Data Models provide a unique semantic electronic tool. Ready-made building blocks are provided that can be reused and further specified.
Digital documents have long been present in the global exchange of goods, accompanying every delivery and becoming increasingly important. The transport industry must therefore prepare itself for the fact that data as a digital companion and the associated data exchange will continue to increase in the coming years. The public sector is also planning to move from paper to electronic data in the future, supplementing the usual paper-based data exchange between the players in the logistics industry. Not only is the volume of data transfer increasing, but also the requirement to be able to process a large number of digital standards. It is well known that digital communication in the transport and logistics industry is not limited to a few B2B/B2G standards, as is the case in the automotive or consumer goods industry, for example.
Hands on customisation and reuse of UN/CEFACT Reference Data Models (RDMs)
The Reference Data Models share the same base of components from the UN Core Component Library (UN CCL). These components are interlinked, but applied differently due to varying context and semantics between international sales and transport contracts, information exchanges and business practices.
The UN/CEFACT Multimodal Transport Reference Data Model (MMT RDM) provides an important basis for supporting data harmonisation for all transport-related documents and also supports your implementations in the next step. The multimodal transport model comprises harmonised, semantic structures that cover all data used in the transport and logistics sector for electronic data exchange.
In our webinar, you will learn more about the various components of this model as well as the concept, methodology and data harmonisation benefits of using it. Not least due to the increasing number of eBusiness standards, EDI managers are increasingly opting to use a model-based approach. This means that you first represent the data of a business document in an abstract, syntax-neutral model. You then plan the specific data exchange formats on the basis of this model.
Topics of our webinar
In this webinar you will find out how to …
- Reuse the GEFEG.FX UN/CEFACT global reference data models distribution for data harmonisation and to design customised but interoperable data exchanges with cross-border supply chain business partners in GEFEG.FX
- Contextualize, restrict and enrich your usages of the reference data models
- Incorporate customer/user specific data requirements and business context
- Use it for implementation by quickly and easily generating documentation from your data, including XSD exports, and deploying it into your implementation environment
- Generate XML schemas for data exchange implementation following the UNCEFACT Core Component Technical Specifications (CCTS) Naming and Design Rules
- Create and generate human-readable documentation with templates
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Who should participate?
International Supply Chain actors who need to plan and implement data exchanges with commercial partners, transport and logistics professionals, and cross-border authorities based on UNCEFACT Reference Data Models benefitting from the unique customisation functionalities provided by the GEFEG.FX tooling.
How much time will the webinar take?
Approx. 50 to 60 minutes
