Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) The Information Backbone to transform the Logistics Enterprise

1. Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS)The Information Backbone to transform the Logistics Enterprise PLCSlib status PLCS OASIS TOG Filton, UK 09-03-2012 Rob Bodington Eurostep Limited

2. TOG recommendations to TC: • What • To adopt the new SysML approach • To freeze development within DEXlib and focus OASIS PLCS TC efforts on new approach: PLCSlib • That all future OASIS PLCS TC standards will be based on PLCSlib with DEXlib being deprecated • To request that the implementers forum focus their efforts to PLCSlib based implementations • TC support • How • PLCSlib is released into the public domain • All stakeholders review the new approach • TOG provides further webinars to explain approach • TOG develop a plan for completion of PLCSlib • Include the development and deployment of at least one DEX • TC determine when to shutdown DEXlib • Recommendations from PLCS TOG Meeting • Filton, UK • 24-25 Aug 2011 PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

3. Plan • Plan • Release into PLCSlib public domain • Provide further training • Develop some PLCSlib DEXs • Timescales: • PLCSlib draft released ASAP • PLCSlibbaselined and published before Dec 30.Including: • Stable PLCS PSM • Use PSM as is, but change Date / Value in XML • Set of templates • Set of Ref data • Exemplar Dex • Guidance on development within PLCSlib • Develop checklists as we develop the DEXs + components • PLCSlib • XSLT environment • DEXpro • Infrastructure setup • CM process • Recommendations from PLCS TOG Meeting • Filton, UK • 24-25 Aug 2011 PLCS Inc. (c) 2002

4. UK MoD / LOG NEC Delivery Partner project • Project partners: UK MoD, LOG NEC Delivery Partner (Boeing Defense UK), Eurostep, Rolls-Royce • Assess the new approach • Develop DEX • Develop exemplar XML • Evaluate • Building a DEX • DEX data • Develop necessary/essential PLCSlib components to take PLCS forward with the new approach • DEX components • PSM • XSD • DEX • Templates • Reference data (Out of scope – being developed on FMV project) • ISO 10303-239e2 • PLCSlib development/ publication infrastructure • Transition DExlibe2 to OpensourcePLCSlib • Scripts for creating / publishing DEX components • Error checking • DEX development guidance • Webinars / how to guides • Model usage guide

5. LOTAR AP242/PLCS PSM harmonization project • Project partners: LOTAR project, Eurostep, PdTEC • Deliverable (Phase 1): • A set of recommendations for harmonization in the following areas: • Identification, Classification • Properties • Physical Instance / Product As Realized • Part • Common XSD Approach • Propose changes to AP242 BOM and PLCS PSM to the PLCS and AP242 communities for consideration. • Deliverable (Phase 2) – not yet started: • A set of recommendations for harmonization in the following areas: • Common XSD Approach Part 2 • Assemblies • Breakdown • Requirements • Activity/Work Order/Work Request • Specification Control (if time)

6. FMV Reference Data project • Project partners: FMV, TNC, Eurostep • Simplify the RDL file structure • Remove the need for personal RDL files • Separate development from publication • Improve the quality of the Reference Data • Improve the descriptions – using Terminological experts (TNC) • Ensure consistency • Extend Reference Data • allow multi-language labels and descriptions • Identify alternative labels • Changes • Use of OWL2 DL – improved annotation capabilities • Use of SKOS – to support additional annotations • Correct use of DC – removed PLCS extensions • Investigating SWRL/SPARQL for Quality rules

7. PLCSlib Status: Infrastructure • PLCSlib • Refactored to be PLCSlib • Publically available - Released as SourceForge project for collaborative development • http://sourceforge.net/projects/plcslib/ • Managed under CVS • Using SourceForge bug tracking • Help files provided • How to guides provided, • Documented XSD • Webinars in development • Utilities • Ant scripts to: • Set up Templates, DEXs etc. • Build HTML • Tool dependence • Reduced dependence on Magicdraw

8. PLCSlib Status: Components • PSM / XSD • Proposed a number of changes for harmonization with AP242 • Proposed changes to PSM and XSD • Templates • Developed a number of proposed OASIS templates • As before – but modified to be based on proposed harmonized PSM • DEX • Developed Exemplar DEX “ConsumptionOfLife” • Developed Exemplar business templates required for the DEX • Developed example data set for DEX • Reference Data • Updated reference data to be based on proposed harmonized PSM • Updated OWL Dublin Core annotation properties to consistently use DC properties • Updated to use SKOS for support of Terminological entries (separate out definition from description, add Example, Comment annotations and additional labels. • Multilingual support • Model usage guides • Initiated development • Using Concept model as framework for structuring guidance

9. Discussion • SourceForge • use of Wiki, web and email exploders? • setup PLCSlib on plcs.org? • PSM • Further harmonization possible • Change impact on Templates / Ref Data / Model usage guides • Route to standardization? • Governance • Templates • Review proposed templates • Develop missing templates • DEX • Develop OASIS DEXs • Maintenance & Repair • Item Identification • Task Specification • Reference Data • Review • add Units • Add improved definitions • Infrastructure • Develop checklists