NIEM, CAM and Open-XDX tools

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David Webber, NIEM Team, Oracle Public Sector

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Agenda

W hy NIEM? Quick Overview
• National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
• Who, What, Why, How?
• Technology thoughts

N IEM information exchange anatomy
• Exchange structures and schema
• NIEM domain schema
• NIEM IEPD
• NIEM enterprise dictionaries (aka EIEM)

M aking It Real – CAM tools and Open-XDX for NIEM
• Rapid XML exchange development
• Not just transactions – web services
• Open-XDX – the future for Open Data APIs

S ummary
• Project Overview
• Resources

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W NIEM Turned 7 years old in April –
Where have we COME with NIEM

• NIEM Chartered on April 19, 2005
• First Major Version: 1.0, published in 2006
• Next Major Version: 2.0, published in 2007
• Current Minor Version: 2.1 minor release, published in 2009
• 2012 - NIEM 3.0 work in progress + NIEM UML profile

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W FEDERAL AGENCY COMMITMENTS
AGENCY USE OF NIEM
Department of Agriculture Committed to Use
Department of Defense Committed to Use
Department of Education Committed to Use
Department of Energy Committed to Use
Department of Health and Human Services Committed to Use
Department of Homeland Security Committed to Use
Department of Housing and Urban Development Committed to Use
Department of Justice Committed to Use
Department of Labor Committed to Use
Department of State Committed to Use
Department of the Interior Committed to Use
Department of the Treasury Committed to Use
Department of Transportation Committed to Use
Department of Veterans Affairs Committed to Use
Environmental Protection Agency Further Evaluation Required
General Services Administration Committed to Use
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Further Evaluation Required
National Archives and Records Administration Committed to Use
National Science Foundation Committed to Use
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Will Not Use
Office of the Director of National Intelligence Committed to Use
Social Security Administration Further Evaluation Required
Geospatial Line of Business Will Not Use
Grants Management Line of Business Further Evaluation Required
Financial Management Line of Business Committed to Use
Human Resources Line of Business Committed to Use

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W
NIEM’s Newest Domains

NEWEST DOMAINS

NIEM Government Resource
Management Domain

NIEM Health Domain

NIEM Human Services Domain

DOMAINS IN PLANNING
NIEM Agriculture

NIEM Education

NIEM Transportation


W National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
 Created a centralized organization to promote 1 Centralize - Joint DOJ /
standardization of information exchange for cross DHS / HHS program
jurisdictional information sharing.
 NIEM’s governing structure is comprised of
Federal, State, Local, Tribal and private
organizations. NIEM is managed at an executive
level by the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)


W NIEM is still improving…
• Collections of complex XML Schema
• Verbose components
• Embedded context in names
• Currently facing significant scaling challenges
• Inconsistencies; too much manual management; slow lifecycles
• Dictionary technology incubating
• Enhanced code lists mechanism incubating
• UML profile is evolving initiative with OMG
• Attempt to marry modelling techniques and XSD Schema syntax
• Policy and Security mechanisms incubating
• Need to embrace enabling tools for rapid expansion of domains
and community collaboration


W National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
Tools for enabling
3 interoperability

Provides the tools for
enabling interoperability at
the data layer within and
across systems supporting
information sharing, while
preserving investments in
current technology and
optimizing new technology
development.

COMPLEXITY
multiple
disconnected
components +
closed coded


N

• Exchange structures and schema
• NIEM domain schema
• NIEM IEPD
• NIEM enterprise dictionaries (aka EIEM)

INFORMATION EXCHANGE
ANATOMY


N National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
2 Repeatable, Reusable Methodology
(Exchange Specification Lifecycle)

• Design
• Develop
• Deploy
• Document
• Dictionaries
• Discovery
• Differentiate
• Diagnose

IEPD - Information Exchange Package Documentation


N NIEM IEPD / Exchange Delivery Lifecycle

Dictionaries
Requirements
Discovery
Updates
Drag and Drop
Visual
Design Designer

Diagnose
Develop Exchange XML Samples

Templates 1
Production
Results Differentiate XSD Schema
2

Deploy Document
NIEM IEPD 3
Reports

Validated
Templates / XMI / UML
Models 4 Required
Schema
IEPD artifacts
Documentation
5


M

• Rapid XML exchange development
• Not just transactions – web services
• Open-XDX – the future for Open Data APIs
• Real reuse – Collaborative Component Dictionaries

MAKING IT REAL


M CAM Toolkit
• Minimal learning curve for practitioners
• Provide technology neutral methods, tools and techniques
• Leverage visual metaphors – WYSIWYG
• Business Rule Validation
• Conformance Test Suites
• SQL data mapping / XML generation (code-free methods)

SIMPLICITY
integrated
components +
visual metaphors +
open source

• Creates technical artifacts needed for a NIEM IEPD
• Deliver the NIEM domain and core component sets in format
that can be quickly adapted and reused


M IEPD Delivery Tasks / Tools Matrix

Open-XDX
CAM CAMV (OPX)
Exchange Schema Development X
Canonical Model Development / Generation X
Exchange Schema Generation X
NIEM Compliance Checking / Reporting X
WSDL / JAXB Binding Generation X
Operation Message Test Case Generation X
Production Services Message Generation X
SQL Schema Mapping X X
NIEM IEPD Artifact Generation X
- Cross-reference spreadsheet X
- UML model X
- Business Rules Report X
- XSD schema package X
Conformance Test Suite X
Run time XML instance validation X

In order to be NIEM-conformant, the IEPD must adhere to:
1. NIEM Conformance Document
2. NIEM Naming and Design Rules (NDR) v1.3
3. NIEM Model Package Description (MPD) Specification v1.0

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M CAM Runtime Validation Framework
- Data Exchanges

Structure
SQL Query
Rules Database
Template
Lookup
(compiled)
Code Lists (optional)

Results XML

Information Exchange

XML Java Handler
instance CAMV Errors and
Warnings


M CAM Open-XDX Deployment
- Data Exchanges
SQL Mapping
Structure
SQL Query
Rules
Template Database
Code Lists (compiled) Lookup
Diagnostics
and
Metrics

Open- XML
System SQL
XDX Instance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVXtJIZVvRA


M Integration Deployment View
Open XDX / CAMV architecture

Design Test Deploy Data Delivery

CAM Editor SQL
DB
Open XDX CAMV

XML Open XDX
SQL XML

FMW

CAMV Web • Device

• Visual Editor • Generate Data • Browser

• SQL Browser • Validate Data • Open XDX • Server

• Dictionaries • Send Data • Web Services
• Drag and Drop • FMW / BPM


S

• Project Overview
• Resources

SUMMARY


S CAMeditor.ORG Project Statistics

SNAPSHOT OF
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
50,000 CAMeditor.org
page visits in one year

140 countries have
downloaded tools;
27% of visitors are from
U.S.;
600+ downloads weekly

1000+ video training
minutes viewed monthly

6 languages now
available

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S Links and References

DOWNLOADS -
http://cameditor.org

NIEM MATERIALS -
Oracle NIEM website
http://www.oracle.com/goto/niem
Oracle XMLOrb blog site
http://blogs.oracle.com/xmlorb
Online NIEM tutorials
http://www.niemtrainingvideos.org


S Formal NIEM IEPD Packaging Details
IEPD Artefact Description
Exchange Files

Subset Schema (SSGT) Subset of the full NIEM schema—a compressed directory of schemas to distinguish from other schema sets. Generated
using CAM
User requirements -distinguishes user-required data components from components they depend on for conformance. Generated by and up-loaded to the
Wantlist Schema Subset Generation Tool (SSGT). This is an open specification and the SSGT is not required to create a wantlist, though it is easier.

Base document schema that defines the XML root element and is generally named after the IEPD itself. Also known as the document schema, reference
Exchange Schema schema, or root schema.

Constraint Schema Constraints for separate constraint validation path—a compressed directory of schemas to distinguish from other schema sets. Never Used

Extension Schema Specification for extended components—separate local name-spaces of components not contained in NIEM.

Sample XML Instance Example instance(s) – may reference optional stylesheet.

Stylesheet (generic) Example stylesheet for display of instance(s).

Documentation

The Master Document is the main document for which all of the context and details around the exchange are explained. This document includes, the Word
Master Documentation overview, as well as details surrounding the exchange, business drivers and requirements Document

Exchange model in standard open format (xmi, vsd, zargo) and standard open graphic (jpg, pdf, etc.) preferably a Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Exchange model XMI model.

Business rules in one of the following formats: (1) plain or structured English, (2) written into master documentation, (3) Schematron or other formal
Business Rules business rule language, or (4) generated by a development tool.

Mapping to NIEM Mapping of domain components, tagged with constraints (i.e., cardinality, etc.) to NIEM components; preferably the Component Mapping Tool (CMT).

Components created because they were not in NIEM—may be part of mapping spreadsheet and include structure and definitions of new components. Prefer
Extended Components CMT.

Change log Record of cumulative changes from previous IEPD versions. The initial IEPD simple records its creation date.

Catalog Manual
Entry
Catalog XML file A machine-readable list of artifacts in the IEPD in an open, portable and browser-displayable format (simple manual edit).

Metadata XML file All metadata of owner and domain to be registered with the IEPD (simple manual edit).


S CAM Toolkit Capabilities


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