Foreword
1 Introduction
2 References
3 Organisation of the Harmonization Process
3.1 Business rules to operate a joint working committee
3.2 Assign classes to specific organizations
3.3 Financial aspects for the future maintenance
of harmonization
4 Toolset for maintaining the system of product classifications
4.1 Data repository
4.2 Website
5 XML schemas to be used for the maintenance process: OntoML
5.1 OntoML creation
5.2 OntoML structure global overview
5.2.1 Ontology XML schema
5.2.2 Instances XML Schema
5.2.3 Catalogue XML Schema
5.3 Ontology OntoML Schema
5.3.1 Reference mechanism
5.3.2 Translations representation
5.3.3 External resources
5.3.4 Ontology identification
5.3.5 Global/Upper level
5.3.6 Class representation
5.3.7 Property representation
5.3.8 Data type system
5.3.9 Named type structure
5.3.10 Document structure
5.4 Instances OntoML Schema
5.5 Catalogue OntoML Schema
5.6 Example: catalogue description of a washer parts family
6 Relationship with UN/CEFACT
6.1 Identification mechanism
6.1.1 Information provider identification
6.1.2 OPI
6.1.3 Ontology entry identification
6.1.4 Representation in cCAT
6.2 Technical properties/values representation
7 Web services
7.1 Generic business protocols
7.1.1 BP1: request_supplier_identification (SOS)
7.1.2 BP2: request_ontology_entry_definition (CNS)
7.1.3 BP3: request_ontology_class (CNS)
7.1.4 BP4: request_ontology_property (CNS)
7.1.5 BP5: request_ontology_domain (CNS)
7.1.6 BP6: request_ontology_individual (CNS)
7.1.7 BP7: request_ontology_subset (OS)
8 Methodology for Harmonization
8.1 Gathering of relevant information sources
8.2 Definition of elements for analysis
8.3 Comparison of elements
8.4 Propose changes to given product classifications
9 Multilingual electronic catalogues and their respective
data modelling
Annex A OntoML Schema
Annex B XML document based on OntoML
Annex C German Independent Automotive Aftermarket
Abstract
Introduction
Analysis of product classifications in the
automotive aftermarket
Conclusion
Annex D Table of product classification systems and
their structure