OASIS-vel@ConnectedCommunity.org
Contacts
Chair: Uwe Ryssel, pure-systems GmbH
uwe.ryssel@pure-systems.com
Chair: Michael Schulze, pure-systems GmbH
michael.schulze@pure-systems.com
OASIS Staff Contact: Kelly Cullinane
kelly.cullinane@oasis-open.org
Description
Defining the standard for exchanging variability information across variant management tools and systems
Group Notes
Table of Contents
Announcements
Participation in the OASIS Variability Exchange Language (VEL) TC is open to all interested parties. Contact join@oasis-open.org for more information.
For more information, see the VEL TC Charter.
The first meeting of the OASIS VEL TC was held on 12 November 2018 via teleconference with 13 proposers attending. Dr. Michael Schulze and Dr. Uwe Ryssel of pure-systems GmbH were elected by the members as co-chairs. For information on participating in the TC, see How to Join a Committee.
On 30 October 2018, Dr. Uwe Ryssel of pure-systems GmbH presented an overview of VEL. If you missed the webinar, you can watch a reply of it here.
Overview
VEL TC members are developing an interoperability standard that will enable the exchange of variability information among variant management tools and systems development tools. The goal is to enable the exchange of variability information among tools for variant management tools and systems development tools.
Variability is a widely used model for describing common and unique features of systems at all stages of the lifecycle. It describes the ability of artifacts to be used in different contexts by changing or customizing some characteristics of them, and those changeable characteristics are localized somewhere within the artifacts. VEL will eliminate the cost of building customized interfaces by defining a standard way for information to be exchanged among corresponding tools. Using VEL, a variant management tool will be able to read the variability from a development tool and pass configurations of selected system features to a development tool. By defining a common variability data interface that can be implemented by both the development tools and the variant management tools, VEL will enable a continuous development process for variable systems and more flexible use of tools.
For more information, see the VEL TC Charter.
Technical Work Produced by the Committee
The committee has not yet produced any technical work.
Other Work Produced by the Committee
The committee has not yet produced any other supporting work.
Subcommittees
No subcommittees have been formed for this TC.
TC Liaisons
No TC Liaisons have been announced for this TC.
TC Tools
External Resources
No external resources address the work of the TC.
Mailing Lists and Comments
vel: the discussion list used by TC members to conduct Committee work. TC membership is required to post, and TC members are automatically subscribed. The public may view the OASIS list archives.
vel-comment: a public mailing list for providing feedback on the technical work of the VEL TC. To send a comment, follow the instructions on the TC's public web page here or view the OASIS comment list archives.
Press Coverage and Commentary
29 October 2018: OASIS Variability Exchange Language (VEL) webinar presented by Dr. Uwe Ryssel of Pure Systems. Watch the recording of the session here.
Additional Information