Status DEX Publication Project TC Meeting at Farnborough 25-26 April 2007 Trine Hansen

1. Status DEX Publication Project TC Meeting at Farnborough 25-26 April 2007 Trine Hansen

2. Status Project commitments (*) Saab contribution : Participates in Core Team and in activities relevant for Task DEX. Number of hours formally not confirmed (**) LSC contribution : Participates in Core Team activities. Number of hours formally not confirmed. • The Steering Group: • NDLO: Tor Arne Irgens (Chairman) • BAESystem: Howard Mason (Deputy Chair) • FMV: Mats Elgh • UK MOD: Martin Gibson • DOD: James Colson • DNV: Nils Sandsmark • EPMT: Jorulv Ragnes • Eurostep: Torbjørn Holm PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

3. Project Plan • This status report refers to the period Jan 07 to 23 April 07 and version 20070423 of the Project Plan • The original project plan was formally accepted by the Steering Group 4 Feb 07. • Recommendations from the Core Team: • Reduce the scope from 4 to 3 DEXs (because of the funding situation and to focus to quality rather than quantity). • Revise the scope of the activity ‘DEXLib Infrastructure’ to update the DEX development and documentation environment (DEXLib) to reflect the key concept in the recommended DEX framework. Accepted by the Steering Group. • To capture the agreed changes in scope and the delayed deliverables, a revised project plan was established. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

4. ‘Events’ in the period Jab 07 – 23 April 07 • The following ‘events’ have been performed in the period (Telecons are not listed): • 9 Feb 07: Steering Group telecom (#1) • 13-15 Feb 07: Core Team Workshop in Bristol • 6-9 March 07: Core Team Workshop in Stockholm • 8 March 07: Steering Group telecon (#2) • 12 April 07: Steering Group telecon (#3) • 13 April 07: Workshop for establishing reference data review checklist • Various telecons and net-meetings PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

5. Summary • Limited access to resources • Due to limited access to key resources, the deliverables of the review check lists are 2-5 weeks delayed. Of same reason deliveries of the ‘DEXLib Help section’ activities are delayed. Re-arrangement of resources has been performed to cover up for part of this situation. But still there is an issue with respect to access of key resources for this activity. • Issue resolving activities on ‘hold’ • 24 templates have assigned status ‘issue’, which means issues have to be resolved prior to review activities. The responsible editors have to be involved in the resolving discussions. At present some of these editors are not funded and therefore the activity is set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering Group. • Harmonization of overlapping templates • Some of the templates (approximately 6) are overlapping. Responsible editors should be involved in the harmonization discussions. At present some of the editors have no funding for this activity, which implies the activity is set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering Group. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

6. Project main activities • Management • Core Team Activities • TOG Support Management • Check lists and Processes • DEXLib infrastructure • DEXlib Help section • Develop, review and update templates • Develop, review and update capabilities • Develop and harmonize DEXs • Review and update DEXs • Preparations for establishing Implementers Forum • Final report PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

7. Activity #1 - Management • Establishing a detailed project plan, and lately a revised version of it • Establish a Core Team • Arrange Core Team kick-off meeting • Arrange Core Team workshops and telecons • Reports to Steering Group (total 3 Steering Group meetings in the period) • Various telecons and net-meetings • Day-to-day management of the project PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

8. Activity #2 - Core Team Activities • A kick-off meeting has been arranged 13-15 Feb • Focus: Agree on DEX framework concepts and the DEX publication process • Workshop in Stockholm 6-9 March • Focus: Reference data • Several telecons/Net meetings have been arranged • A review checklist for templates has been established • Establishing a review checklist for reference data is on-going PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

9. Activity #3 TOG Support Management • This activity has not started yet PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

10. Activity #4 Check lists and Processes • Review checklist for Templates established • Review checklist for Reference data started • Review checklist for Capabilities exists but has to e updated according to agreed DEX framework • Process for supporting the harmonization process of reference data agreed in Core Team. Draft documentation established • DEX publication process proposed. Draft documentation established • Check lists and other documentation will be sent TOG (OASIS PLCS Technical Oversight Group) for acceptance. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

11. Activity #5 DEXLib infrastructure • In this period the Core Team has reviewed the proposed activities and deliverables identified May 2006. A revised proposal for this activity has been established and presented for the Steering Group. • Specifications for each sub-activity have been drafted as part of the revised plan. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

12. Activity #6 - DEXlib Help section • Basis for documentation of DEX Framework (key concepts), DEX publication levels and reference data process have been delivered from the Core Team workshops. • Detailed documentation of reference data process on-going • Detailed documentation of the reference data process has started. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

13. Activity #7 –Develop, review and update templates • 124 templates are registered in DEXLib • Scope for this project: 108 templates • 32 templates are ready for review • 24 templates have status ‘issue’. • These templates were developed in relation to a UK MOD project. The issues have to be resolved prior to review. At present there is no funding to resolve the issues before review. Issue resolving activities are set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering group. • 18 templates without status (property related templates). To be clarified by the Core Team • 7 templates under development. Planned ‘Ready For Review’ by 20 April • 4 templates ‘RFR’ by 11 May • 15 templates ‘RFR’ by 27 May • Overlapping templates • Overlapping templates (‘Norwegian’ vs ‘UK’ templates) have to be harmonized. No funding on the ‘UK template’ side for doing this harmonization. This is an issue for the Steering Group. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

14. Activity #8 –Develop, review and update capabilities • 61 capabilities are registered in DEXLib • 45 templates are scope for this project. 15 of these are ready for review • The Core Team has recommended prioritizing templates before the capabilities. The main reason for this is that DEX longforms will be generated from the templates PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

15. Activity #9 - Develop and harmonize DEXs • All three DEXs are uploaded to DEXLib • Aviation Maintenance DEX is ready for review. Review activities awaits review checklist • The two task DEXs have to be harmonized prior to review. Harmonization not started PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

16. Activity #10 - Review and update DEXs • This activity is not started. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

17. Activity #11 –Preparations for establishing Implementers Forum • This activity is not started. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

18. Activity #12 – Final report • This activity is not started. PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

19. Comments to Progress (1 of 2) PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

20. Comments to Progress (2 of 2) PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

21. Progress (% of completeness) PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

22. Schedule PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

23. Costs PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

24. The end PLCS Inc. (c) 2002