XML2001presentation

Bridging the Data DivideLeveraging XML to Build Integrated Aftermarket Parts Catalogs: 

Bridging the Data Divide Leveraging XML to Build Integrated Aftermarket Parts Catalogs Yossi Garfinkel Product Manager Enigma, Inc. December 2001

Session Aims: 

Session Aims Review Key XML Capabilities Present Aftermarket Business Cycle Familiarization with Parts Catalogs Content, Functionality, User View Understand Technical Challenges Outline Role of XML Data Representation, Integration, Interchange Evaluate Pros and Cons

Key XML Capabilities: 

Key XML Capabilities XML can be used to define or represent structure in all kinds of data XML is a medium for data integration XML has a set of related technologies for processing XML tagged data XML separates content from presentation XML is the common language for data interchange

Aftermarket Business Cycle: 

Aftermarket Business Cycle Aircraft Engine costs $10 million Lifetime 20 years Aftermarket orders value $30 million Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Parts Information drives Aftermarket commerce 100,000s of pages Varied content Multiple sources

Aftermarket Parts Catalog: 

Aftermarket Parts Catalog Maintenance Documents Maintenance Manuals Service Bulletins Standard Operating Procedures Technical Information Assembly illustrations Part Configurations Part Details Commerce Capability Shopping Cart

Catalog Content Structures: 

Catalog Content Structures Aftermarket Parts Catalogs deliver widely varying forms of data Free Text Maintenance Documents Tree-Structured Data Assembly configurations Images Assembly Illustrations Tabular Data Part Details

Catalog Content Sources: 

Catalog Content Sources Aftermarket Parts Catalogs deliver information from multiple enterprise systems Assembly Configurations ERP, PDM Part Details ERP, RDBMS Illustrations PDM, File System Maintenance documents DMS, File System

Catalog Content Summary: 

Catalog Content Summary Multi-Source Multi-Structure

Basic Catalog Functionality: 

Basic Catalog Functionality Filter Contents by model or serial number Search by Part Number, Part Description, Free-Text

More Catalog Functionality: 

More Catalog Functionality Assembly Tree Navigation Image Hotspots Links

Catalog Interaction with Business Environment: 

Catalog Interaction with Business Environment Part Orders Catalog Syndication

Catalog Functionality Summary: 

Catalog Functionality Summary

Technical Challenge: 

Technical Challenge Deliver unified view .. Support common catalog functionality .. .. across multiple content structures .. from multiple content sources

Role of XML: 

Role of XML

Leveraging XML for Aftermarket Parts Catalogs: 

Leveraging XML for Aftermarket Parts Catalogs XML is a standard format for defining structure in all kinds of data XML is a medium for data interchange XML has a developing set of related technologies for managing XML tagged data XSL/T, XPath, XLink, XPointer, XQuery etc. XML separates Content from presentation XML is the Lingua Franca for data interchange

Integrate Disparate Content: 

Integrate Disparate Content Format Varied Catalog Content as XML Documents - Original use of SGML/XML Assembly Trees - Suited to XML tree structure Part Details – Feasible, less suitable for storage Assembly Illustrations - SVG

Create XML Layer: 

Create XML Layer XML Layer serves as Virtual Repository Synchronize Tagging Conventions to fullest extent Format RDBMS data on-the-fly as XML

View Catalog Content: 

View Catalog Content Presentation layer logic formats XML data for display JSP JavaScript XSL

Support Catalog Functionality: 

Support Catalog Functionality Leverage XML related technologies for Searching Filtering Navigating Linking Processing

Export Selected Catalog Content: 

Export Selected Catalog Content Catalog Content Syndication Part Orders

XML Summary: 

XML Summary Advantages Standard format for structuring data Suitable for representing all kinds of content XML Layer unties data from repository for data integration Separates content from presentation for customizable user interface Supported by growing body of open-standards functionality Lingua franca for data interchange

XML Summary: 

XML Summary Issues Effort to map data from different sources Added overhead for converting non-XML data to XML Limited XML-related functionality compared to native application systems Unifying data requires mapping and transforming Slow emergence of authoritative XML standards

Thank You: 

Thank You