CIDX Releases Chem eStandards Version 3.0; XML Standards Upgrade, Support Tools Available on New Website.Business Editors The Chemical Industry Data Exchange (CIDX CIDX Chemical Industry Data Exchange CIDX Combined Immunodeficiency, X-Linked CIDX Canadain International DX Club (TM)) announced today that Version 3.0 of the Chem eStandards(TM) and an industry-tested Implementation Accelerator accelerator: see particle accelerator. (1) A key combination such as Alt-G or Ctrl-Shift H that is used to activate a task. (2) An incubator that expects to develop the company considerably faster than normal. See incubator. are now available on its newly enhanced website, www.cidx.org. The Chem eStandards is a uniform protocol that makes use of Extensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. ) to enable data exchange for the buying, selling and delivery of chemicals. XML is an electronic commerce language used worldwide to define structures for data exchange among companies in all industries. "Chem eStandards are gaining traction Traction Definition Traction is the use of a pulling force to treat muscle and skeleton disorders. Purpose Traction is usually applied to the arms and legs, the neck, the backbone, or the pelvis. around the world as new users establish viable, stable infrastructures to support their eBusiness efforts in the chemical industry," said Kenneth Hutcheson, CIDX Standards Director. "Our release of version 3.0 represents a significant improvement to the standards. In it, we have incorporated important functional enhancements based on user suggestions and requests." In all, seven new business messages were added to the existing 45 defined messages, and 114 user-driven enhancements were incorporated into the standards. The new messages focus on the following areas: Quality: Additions incorporate "certificate of analysis" and "report of testing results" messages. Finance & Administration: "Invoice An itemized statement or written account of goods sent to a purchaser or consignee by a vendor that indicates the quantity and price of each piece of merchandise shipped. A consular invoice is one used in foreign trade. response" message is now available. Logistics: New messages provide "shipment status request" and "shipping instructions." Ordering: New messages facilitate sales covering "price and availability request" and "price and availability response." Also, Version 3.0 designates a single appropriate process for canceling orders. Previously, users had two options: either issue a `cancel' message or an `order change' message to set all items to zero. Version 3.0 simplifies the options by allowing the use of the `order change' message only. This change aligns the standards with the order cancel process in popular enterprise resources planning (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) software systems. To help current users update to Version 3.0, a detailed description of revisions will be provided with the documentation. Implementation Accelerator Eases Adoption CIDX also announced today the availability of its Implementation Accelerator, a tested methodology for implementing Chem eStandards. Created by current users of the Chem eStandards, the Implementation Accelerator features tools, standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. templates and processes that provide trading partners a common project framework. This not only guides companies through their first implementation of Chem eStandards, but it also accelerates the process of adding more connections. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. companies that tested the Implementation Accelerator, key benefits are: the mapping to SAP tool, the business data exchange form for sharing of cross-referenced values, the testing scenarios, and the collaborative issues list that captures actions, issues and agreements between the partners. Currently in sync with Version 3.0, the Implementation Accelerator will incorporate new tools and enhancements to reflect ongoing updates to the Chem eStandards. "I encourage all CIDX members and companies interested in becoming members to visit the new CIDX website built and donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by Accenture," Patricia B. Simmons, CIDX Executive Director concluded. "In addition to providing access to Version 3.0 of the Chem eStandards and the new Implementation Accelerator, the new site further explains the organization's mission and highlights our ongoing opportunities for involvement including working teams and strategic initiatives. It's our most robust communications tool for CIDX members and non-members alike." About CIDX CIDX (Chemical Industry Data Exchange) is a global trade association and standards body, whose mission is to improve the ease, speed and cost of conducting business electronically between chemical companies and their trading partners. Through the collaborative effort of over 80 chemical industry leaders, CIDX has built the XML based XML Base is a W3C recommendation, that proposes a facility for defining base URIs for parts of XML documents. XML Base recommendation was adopted on 2001-06-27. External links
Chem eStandards, which define 52 business messages required by chemical companies to carry out highly secure transactions with suppliers and customers over the Internet. The Chemical Industry Data Exchange uses the trademarks CIDX(TM) and Chem eStandards(TM). |
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