2. Application of Standard

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2.1 Audience

The intended audiences for this Standard are business and technical analysts, data architects and developers. Readers are assumed to have in-depth knowledge of XML technologies, including schema, parsers, and programmatic navigation tools and libraries.

2.2 NZ e-GIF status

Upon approval by the e-GIF Management Committee, this Standard will enter the NZ e-GIF as Under development (U), and graduate to Recommended (R) after a successful, documented implementation. This Standard is expected to graduate to Adopted (A) once there is a track record of proven successful implementations.

For guidance on agency responsibilities for compliance with NZ e-GIF standards at each status level, see the latest version of the NZ e-GIF (www.e.govt.nz).

2.3 Accessing advice on this Standard

In the first instance refer to the OASIS website, e-Commerce community section, Customer Information Quality (www.oasis-open.org) for advice on this Standard. Further advice can be obtained from the agency initially responsible for this Standard:

e-GIF Operations
State Services Commission

Postal: PO Box 329, WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 495 6600
Fax: 04 495 6669
Email: e-gif@ssc.govt.nz
Web: www.e.govt.nz

2.4 Interpretation

The following words, defined in Key words for Use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels (RFC 2119), are used in this Standard:

• ‘MUST’ – identifies a mandatory requirement for compliance with this Standard
• ‘SHOULD’ – refers to practices that are advised or recommended
• ‘MAY’ – refers to practices that are optional.

Agencies deviating from a ‘SHOULD’, MUST document:

• the reason for the deviation
• an assessment of the residual risk resulting from the deviation
• a date by which the decision will be reviewed
• management’s approval of the above.

When cross-referencing sections of this Standard, the number only is quoted.

2.5 Definitions

For the purposes of this Standard, the following definitions apply:

Customer Information Quality v3.0 Specifications (CIQ v3.0)

The CIQ v3.0 Specifications are XML-based OASIS standards that define a vocabulary to represent customer data, including identity related data. CIQ v3.0 includes: eXtensible Name and Address Language (xNAL), eXtensible Party Information Language (xPIL) and eXtensible Party Relationship Language (xPRL). XNAL itself comprises eXtensible Name Language (xNL), and eXtensible Address Language (xAL).

NOTE – CIQ v3.0 is scheduled for public release mid 2006.

eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

XML is a simple, very flexible text format derived from SGML. Originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also playing an increasingly important role in the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere.

eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)

XSL ... is a language for expressing stylesheets ... Designers use an XSL stylesheet to express their intentions about how that structured content should be presented; that is, how the source content should be styled, laid out, and paginated onto some presentation medium.

[Edited from http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl/]

Government Logon Service (GLS)

An all-of-government shared service that provides ongoing re-confirmation of online identity to participating agencies to the desired level of confidence.

Identity Verification Service (IVS)

An all-of-government shared service that provides individuals with the option to verify their identity authoritatively, online, and in real-time with participating agencies to a passport-level of confidence.

OASIS

Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) is a not-for-profit international consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business standards.

XML Linking Language (XLink)

XLink allows elements to be inserted into XML documents in order to create and describe links between resources.

XML Metadata Interchange (XMI)

XML Metadata Interchange is an open information interchange model that allows developers who work with object technology to exchange programming data over the Internet in a standardised way.

XML Path Language (XPath)

XPath is a language for addressing parts of an XML document, designed to be used by both XSLT and XPointer.

XSL Transformations (XSLT)

XSLT is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents. XSLT is designed for use as part of XSL (defined above). XSL specifies the styling of an XML document by using XSLT to describe how the document is transformed into another XML document that uses the formatting vocabulary.

[Edited from http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt]