Modified on 2011-08-11 13:10 by Jim Wilson
AgGateway standards cover a broad range of technologies: EDI, XML, bar codes, etc. A frequently asked question is, "What standards are supported and not supported?" Sometimes the motivation for the question is simply to be generally informed. Sometimes the motivation for the question is related to an impending implementation where one party prefers one version of a standard and the other party prefers a different version. In either case it is important that AgGateway have a policy regarding standards support.
Before we answer the question, "What does it mean to support a standard?" we should answer a more fundamental question. What do we mean by "standard?" In this context (i.e., what AgGateway supports), by "standard" we typically mean a specific version of XML schemas (e.g., Ag eStandards version 5.1.1.) Sometimes we also mean associated guidelines. For the purposes of this policy, for now, we'll restrict our definition to be a specific version of XML schemas. Later we may expand the policy to address other standards or guidelines.
The ultimate expression of support for a standard is to implement it. AgGateway doesn't implement standards, but facilitates implementation. In that context, AgGateway may support a standard in one or more of the following ways:
Support Resource / Activity | EDI | 2.0.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1* | 5.1.1 | 5.2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available on AgGateway Website | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | |
Inform Availability on OAGi Website | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | |
Budget Resources to Answer Implementation Questions | no | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | |
Available for Use in New Projects | no | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | |
Facilitate Implementation in Projects | no | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | |
Provide Suggested Use Guidance | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
* Ag eStandards 5.1 contained a critical flaw that was corrected in version 5.1.1. AgGateway and OAGi agreed to withdraw 5.1 availability and refer implementers to 5.1.1.