Development Life Cycle and Tools for Data Exchange Specification

Published

May 19, 2008

Author(s)

Katherine C. Morris, Puja Goyal, Simon P. Frechette

Abstract

In enterprise integration, a data exchange specification is an architectural artifact that evolves along with the business. Developing and maintaining a coherent semantic model for data exchange is an important, yet non-trivial, task. A coherent semantic model of data exchange specifications supports reuse, promotes interoperability, and, consequently, reduces integration costs. Components of data exchange specifications must be consistent and valid in terms of agreed upon standards and guidelines. In this paper, we describe an activity model and NIST developed tools for the creation, test, and maintenance of a shared semantic model that is coherent and supports scalable, standards-based enterprise integration. The activity model frames our research and helps define tools to support the development of data exchange specification implemented using XML (Extensible Markup Language) Schema.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2008

Conference Dates

August 3-6, 2008

Conference Location

Brooklyn, NY

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

development life cycle, XML, enterprise integration, data exchange specification, architectural artifact, semantic model, standards, interoperability

Citation

Morris, K. , Goyal, P. and Frechette, S. (2008), Development Life Cycle and Tools for Data Exchange Specification, Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2008, Brooklyn, NY, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=824658 (Accessed May 11, 2026)

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