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Ît/ÿÿÿÿ68J3|xÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÌÓ  ÓMeeting€NotesÌX3L8€Special€Interest€Group€Meeting€ÌHeld€at€National€Institute€of€Standards€and€TechnologyÌJanuary€11€„€13,€1995ÌÓÓ€ÌÌAttendees:ÌÌX3L8:ÌBruce€Bargmeyerà  àà h àEPAÐ ø H  ÐLarry€Fitzwaterà  àà h àEPAÐ Ì   ÐDan€Gillmanà ¸ àà  àà h àBureau€of€CensusÐ  ð  ÐAlan€Goldfineà ¸ àà  àà h àNISTÐ tÄ  ÐPaul€Hawesà ¸ àà  àà h àBellcoreÐ H˜  ÐMichael€Huhnsà ¸ àà  àà h àMCCÐ l  ÐJoe€Leahyà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àSAICÐ ð@  ÐWilliam€Kenworthey,€Jr.à h àDODÐ Ä ÐJudith€Newtonà ¸ àà  àà h àNISTÐ ˜è ÐMarlene€Palmerà ¸ àà  àà h àFEMTOÐ l¼ ÐPhong€Ngoà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àSAICÐ @ ÐBill€Stuartà ¸ àà  àà h àEPAÐ d ÐDavid€Stowellà ¸ àà  àà h àStowell€Associates€Inc.Ð è8 ÐÌU.S.€TAG€to€SC7,€TG€11:ÌPeter€Eirichà ¸ àà  àà h àWestinghouseÐ d´ ÐJames€A€Williamson€(Tony)DODÌÌGuests:ÌDagobert€Soergelà  àà h àUniversity€of€MarylandÐ ´ ÐHenry€Heffernanà  àà h àEDPNSÐ ˆØ ÐÌMeeting€1„11„95:ÌÌ1.€Bill€Kenworthey€reported€that€arrangements€are€in€place€forÏthe€SC14/WG4€meeting€in€Rio€de€Janeiro,€Brazil.€Workgroup€editingÏsessions€will€be€held€on€May€10€„€12,€1995.€ÌÌ2.€We€discussed€the€X3L8€FTP€server.€We€considered€potentialÏprivacy€and€copyright€issues.€All€agreed€that€it€is€OK€to€put€upÏthe€address€list.€We€will€not€put€up€any€copyrighted€materialÏunless€we€have€permission€of€the€copyright€holder.€There€isÏinterest€in€putting€up€a€World€Wide€Web€page€for€X3L8,€withÏpointers€to€documents.ÌÌ3.€We€reviewed€status€of€documents€due€to€be€sent€to€the€SC€14ÏSecretariat.ÌÌ4.€Status€of€ISO/IEC€11179€Part€6,€Registration:€Phong€willÏprepare€a€brief€document€describing€the€issues€relating€toÐ D-”(1 Ðestablishment€of€registration€authorities€and€assignment€of€aÏunique€identifier€to€each.€Phong€will€circulate€to€X3L8€membersÏand€to€Mike€Hogan.ÌÌ5.€Afternoon€meeting:€Joint€meeting€X3L8€SIG€with€members€of€TaskÏGroup€11€of€US€TAG€to€ISO€SC€7.€€Task€group€11€is€the€USÏcontingent€for€SC7/WG11,€Software€Engineering€Data€Definition€andÏRepresentation€(SEDDR)ÌÌBrief€presentations€were€made€describing€the€work€of€the€X3L8€andÏSC7/WG11€committees.€A€prime€area€of€interest€in€X3L8€isÏdevelopment€of€a€"Metamodel€for€Data€Representation".€SEDDR€isÏworking€on€standards€for€Software€Engineering€Data€DescriptionÏand€Interchange€(SEDDI).ÌÌThe€two€groups€have€a€mutual€interest€in€promulgating€the€X3L8ÏMetamodel€for€Data€Representation€in€a€form€that€is€useful€forÏdevelopment€of€CASE€tools€and€repositories.ÌÌWe€discussed€what€needs€to€be€done,€by€whom,€by€when.€TheÏfollowing€agreements€were€made:ÌÌa.€X3L8€should€formalize€arrangements€for€collaborating€onÏdevelopment€of€a€CDIF€"data€element€representation"€subject€areaÏmetamodel.€Alan€Goldfine€is€editing€the€MOU.€Among€other€things,Ïthe€MOU€should€cover€the€items€5.e.€through€5.h.,€below.€ÌÌb.€Establish€liaison€from€X3L8€to€US€TAG€to€SC€7.€X3L8€will€findÏvolunteer€and€establish€liaison.€Action:€X3L8,€Date:€February€23ÏX3L8€Plenary€meeting.ÌÌc.€Each€group€will€put€each€other€on€its€mailing€list.€Actions:ÏBruce€Bargmeyer€will€put€the€TG€11€members€on€the€X3L8Ïdistribution€list.€TG€11€will€send€email€documents€to€BruceÏBargmeyer€for€forwarding€to€X3L8€distribution€list.€Paper€from€TGÏ11€to€be€sent€to€Phong€Ngo€for€distribution€to€X3L8€SIG.€X3L8Ïdocuments€to€be€put€up€on€the€NIST€FTP€server€where€they€can€beÏaccessed€by€the€TG€11€members.€Date:€effective€immediately,Ïaction€ongoing.ÌÌd.€Prepare€a€document€from€L8€to€TG€11€supporting€need€for€dataÏrepresentation€metamodel€for€circulation€by€SC7/WG11.€PeterÏEirich€to€send€a€sample.€Action:€L8€to€develop.ÌÌe.€Develop€a€lower€level€transform€of€the€L8€metamodel€(lowerÏlevel€should€be€helpful€for€analysis€and€for€translating€to€CDIFÏnotation).€Convert€L8€metamodel€to€CDIF€notation.€Action:€PaulÏHawes€and€Tammy€Kirkendall.€Date:€Due€by€March.ÌÌf.€Take€product€of€"e."€and€make€comments€on€SC7/WG11€request€forÐ D-”(1 Ðcomment€on€Project€7.28€(SEDDI)€Working€Drafts.€The€baseÏdocuments€for€the€working€drafts€are€being€submitted€by€CDIF.ÌWorking€Draft€goes€out€end€of€Jan€'95€for€a€three€and€a€halfÏmonth€review.€Action:€X3L8€SIG€is€responsible€for€developing€theÏcomments,€Tammy€Kirkendall€and€Paul€Hawes€to€lead.€Date:€In€timeÏfor€comment€deadline€(TBD).ÌÌg.€Take€the€product€of€"e."€and€work€with€CDIF€to€prepare€a€"DataÏElement€Representation"€subject€area€with€L8€acting€as€editor.ÏAction:€Paul€Hawes,€Tammy€Kirkendall€and€Judy€Newton€to€beÏresponsible.€Time€frame:€TBDÌÌh.€Submit€"g.",€above,€to€SC7/WG11€for€Working€Draft€review€andÏprogression€to€IS.€Action:€X3L8€is€responsible.€Date:€TBDÌÌi.€Determine€whether€"g.",€above,€or€part€of€it,€replaces€theÏcurrent€CDIF€Data€Definition€subject€area.€Responsibility:€L8€SIGÏand€CDIF.€Date:€Before€Data€Definition€subject€area€goes€out€forÏCD€(approx€June„July,€'95)ÌÌThe€next€U.S.€TAG€to€SC€7€meeting€is€in€March€or€April.Ìà0  àà ° àThe€next€SC7/WG11€meetings€are€June€5„9,€1995€in€Brisbane,ÏAustralia€and€October€23„27€in€Aonori,€Japan.€Ð (#(# ÐÌMeeting€1„12„95:ÌÌ6.€Review€of€the€11179€PartsÌÌPart€1,€Framework„A€new€draft€was€prepared€in€December€1994.ÏEditorship€being€transferred€to€Dan€Gillman.€Action€item:€SendÏnotice€to€SC€14€requesting€transfer€of€editorship.€Paul€HawesÏsending€notice.ÌÌPart€2,€Classification€„€Bill€Kenworthey€received€input€from€WilÏVan€den€Bragt.€Bill€will€respond€by€March€1995.€The€responseÏshould€be€put€on€the€February€SIG€agenda.ññ€Bill€identifying€all€the€properties.€ññÌÌPart€4,€Definitions€„€The€final€draft€should€be€finished€within€aÏweek.ÌÌPart€5.€Identification€„€Is€out€for€DIS€ballot.€We€will€reviewÏand€make€comments€at€the€next€SIG€meeting€February€21€&€22,€1995Ïfor€approval€at€X3L8€plenary€February€23,€1995.ÌÌ7.€Review€of€joint€meeting€results:€Open€issue€„€do€we€need€toÏtransform€the€L8€metamodel€to€a€lower€level€to€facilitateÏtransfer€to€CDIF€notation€and€to€analyze€differences€with€CDIF.ÌÌ8.€X3L8„CDIF€MOU:€Tammy€Kirkendall€is€circulating€the€draft€atÏthe€CDIF€meeting€occurring€simultaneously€with€this€meeting.Ð D-”(1 ÐBased€on€the€responses€that€Tammy€receives,€we€will€try€toÏfinalize€the€MOU€at€the€February€meeting.ÌÌ9.€Marlene€Palmer€introduced€Dr.€Dagobert€Soergel,€who€presentedÏa€paper€about€data€element€classification.€We€examined€the€issuesÏand€concepts€that€he€raised.€In€subsequent€discussion€of€the€X3L8ÏMetamodel€for€Data€Representation,€we€made€changes€reflecting€Dr.ÏSoergel's€input€and€will€continue€to€consider€his€input€as€theÏlist€of€outstanding€issues€ñîñisñîñ€resolved.ÌÌ10.€X3L8€Metamodel€for€Data€Representation:€Paul€Hawes€led€aÏdiscussion€of€the€metamodel.€ÌÌa.€We€reviewed€and€consolidated€lists€of€issues€that€need€to€beÏresolved.€Paul€will€create€a€new€list,€creating€a€format€forÏrecording€issues€and€their€disposition.€During€meetings,€BruceÏBargmeyer€will€try€(within€constraints€of€the€lively€to€and€fro)Ïto€record€decisions€on€the€disposition€of€each€issue.€ÌÌMeeting€1„13„95:ÌÌThis€day€was€spent€entirely€on€the€metamodel.ÌÌ10.€b.€Joe€Leahy€presented€an€ERD€developed€in€the€TI€IEF€dataÏanalysis€CASE€tool.€He€also€showed€several€data€element€examplesÏexamples.€Based€on€this€work,€Joe€raised€several€issues,€most€ofÏwhich€were€resolved.€Some€of€the€issues€were€already€on€the€listÏof€issues€to€be€resolved.€ÌÌc.€The€metamodel€that€Paul€has€developed€is€intended€to€be€atÏlevel€two€of€the€Zachman€Framework.€We€feel€that€we€may€need€toÏdevelop€a€transform€to€Zachman€level€3€to€better€engage€the€CDIFÏmetamodels.€Paul€Hawes€will€work€with€Joe€Leahy€to€develop€aÏlevel€three€transform€(or€some€approximation€thereof).€This€willÏserve€as€additional€input€to€Tammy€in€the€translation€to€CDIFÏnotation.ÌÌd.€The€resolution€of€several€issues€were€recorded€as€changes€inÏthe€metamodel.€While€some€of€the€changes€may€appear€small€on€theÏmetamodel,€the€impact€can€be€large.€For€example,€the€same€dataÏelement€may€be€registered€independently€by€several€dataÏregistration€authorities.€When€the€equivalent€data€elements€areÏfound€(often€by€higher€level€authorities),€we€have€included€aÏplace€to€record€the€unique€data€element€identifier€(theÏcombination€of€Registration€Authority€+€Data€Element€Identifier€+ÏVersion)€assigned€by€each€of€the€registration€authorities.ÏHowever,€we€will€not€extend€the€metamodel€to€capture€for€any€oneÏdata€element€the€metadata€from€the€external€registries.€TheÏunique€identifiers€will€serve€to€point€to€the€other€registries,Ð D-”(1 Ðwhere€current€metadata€can€be€found.€ÌÌe.€Several€other€metamodel€issues€were€raised€and€resolved.ÌÌ11.€We€scheduled€meetings€for€several€months€ahead.€FutureÏmeetings€are€as€follows:€ÌÌ€€February€21„22€SIG€meeting€at€CBEMA€1250€Eye€St.,€2nd€Floor,€DCÌ€€February€23€X3L8€Plenary€meeting€at€CBEMA€(now€renamed€ITI)ÌÌ€€March€29„31€SIG€meeting€at€NIST,€Room€TBDÌ€€April€18„20€SIG€meeting€at€NIST,€Room€TBDÌ€€May€23„25€SIG€meeting€at€NIST,€Room€TBDñïñÌÌ12.€These€minutes€and€a€reviñõñsed€address€list€are€on€the€NIST€FTPÏserver€for€X3L8€at€speckle.ncsl.nist.gov€in€a€ññsubdirectoryÏof€ññdirectory€X3L8ññ.ññ