Index review - content

Typo:

Appendix A.4    "...commercial UBL 
tools A list of tools ..."  missing full-stop

 

 

In appendix B.1  "..models following the UBL Naming and Design Rules 
described in Section B.4 according to.."    - this may need to be 
reworded, depending on what NDR document is included.

 

Typo:

Appendix B.2   "..The document domponent model is 
the result .." 

 

 

Appendix B.2  "The components in these models do not have any specific navigation 
described. This is defined as part of the structural assemblies required for 
each document type."    I agree the wording here is unclear. Tim 
has already reworded

this, "The associations in these model do not have any specific direction 

defined.  They can be navigated in either direction.  It is when 
we 
assembly documents that we define the navigation path for each 
association."

But how about:  "The models at this conceptual stage have 
associations without directional arrows. The associations are given 
direction in the next stage when documents are assembled."

 

Typo:

Appendix B.3, paragraph 2   "Document 
asssembly.."

 

Perhaps this second paragraph in Appendix B.3 could 
be worded more clearly, e.g. a replacement for the word "traversing" in "All the other Aggregate BIEs (object classes) for 
the document type are derived by traversing the associations from this Aggregate 
BIE to..." or perhaps replacing "derived" with "identified".

 

B.3.3  Reusable 
BIEs spreadsheet:   Description needed here? (though none is 
given for each of the document spreadsheets, so perhaps not) 

e.g. something like

"This model 
provides the Aggregate Business Information Entities (ABIEs) that are used 
throughout UBL, serving, in effect, as an “ABIE type database” for constructing 
the main documents. This model may be modified in customization." ( - derived 
from the CAC Schema description).

 

B.3.3  Specialised Datatypes 
Spreadsheet:   Perhaps add "...This model may be modified in customization." 
or the like at the end of the description.

 

 

D.2    first paragraph  
"be specified, as must the 
“fittings&#x201D (handles, stays 
etc.)"

 

 

D.2    penultimate 
paragraph    "In order to 
encourage speedy payment of the amount due, the Seller offers a discount for 
prompt settlement, which the buyer can deduct if paying within 30 days. 
(Note that VAT regulations assume it will be taken, so the tax 
is calculated on the trade discounted total of line items plus any charges and 
less the settlement discount amount.)"

 - Not sure if this is currently accurate. Also, UK VAT now frowns, I 
think, on "mixed implementations", i.e. on "... a paper copy is signed and 
returned as proof of receipt. Hence the UBL Receipt Advice is not used."  
I'm just a little worried about how accurately all this represents 
current UK VAT regulations (recently revised with the 
recent provision of EU VAT directives). Need a bit of time to look at this. 
Can we water it down a bit?

 

 

Steve