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CONFERENCING INFO
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REFERENCING THE SPECIFICATION
One of the following should be used as a specific citation:
- OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.4
- OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.3
- OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.2
- OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) v2.1 (ISO/IEC 19845:2015)
The following would be used for a general (any version) citation:
- OASIS UBL (ISO/IEC 19845)
The canonical 2.4 documents are available in the OASIS repository:
The canonical 2.3 documents are available in the OASIS repository:
The canonical 2.2 documents are available in the OASIS repository:
The canonical 2.1 documents are available in the OASIS repository:
The ISO/IEC catalogue entry for UBL 2.1 is found at:
The ISO/IEC document and attachments for UBL 2.1 are found at:
STANDING ITEMS
Wikipedia page
Updates and maintenance of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Business_Language
Review of Atlantic call minutes
Minutes available under "Discussion" in the new Community Workspace: https://groups.oasis-open.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer?communitykey=556949c8-dac8-40e6-bb16-018dc7ce54d6
Membership status review
https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#membership
New member orientation information:
https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=59647
Voting status is determined by the following:
- existing voting members must not miss two consecutive meetings to maintain voting status
- non-voting members must attend two consecutive meetings to obtain voting status
- members formally on leave by prior request must not attend and their voting status is not impacted
After the shift to the new system, the TC is no longer able to maintain the roster on the OASIS website. The list below is therefore the definitive and authoritative record of voting rights. Current UBL TC voting member list (alphabetical):
- Todd Albers
- Member of X9, X12 B2X, ISO 20022 Payment SEG, OASIS BDXR, and convenor of the Business Payments Coalition e-Invoice work groups
- Kenneth Bengtsson
- Chair OASIS BDXR TC, Observer OASIS ebXML, DK Expert UN/CEFACT
- Peter Borresen
- Andrea Caccia
- Paul Donohoe
- Kees Duvekot (Leave of Absence)
- Member OASIS BDXR, Member of the NEN TC 434
- Sander Fieten
- Cochair OASIS ebXML Messaging Services TC, Cochair OASIS BDXR TC
- Ken Holman
- Member OASIS BDXR, member OASIS Code List Representation TC
- Wim Kok
- Ole Madsen
- Svante Schubert
- Dragos Stoica
Members losing voting status after this meeting:
TC Vitality Check
The TC must next appoint or reappoint chair(s) in January 2027.
Next TC vitality check must be made in January 2029.
EVENTS CALENDAR AND UBL.XML.ORG
OASIS will send us a .zip with all the site and database information, and will redirect traffic from ubl.xml.org to our TC homepage.
UBL 2.4
Review of UBL 2.4 submission to ISO closed on 14 September 2024. The submission of UBL 2.4 is approved by the TC, OASIS executive management, as well as OASIS membership.
UBL 2.4 submitted to JTC 1, who has confirmed reception. Awaiting feedback from ISO.
UBL 2.5
Deprecation policy
The TC has approved a UBL Deprecation Policy version 1.0 available here:
Result of review of supplementary components available here: https://wv2agsty.nocodb.com/#/nc/kanban/bd3026b2-8250-46b5-ae42-c3272e5060b2
Timeline and milestones:
Timeline for UBL 2.5:
- November 2025: Committee Specification Draft 02
- January 2026: Committee Specification approved
- May 2026: OASIS Standard
Open Jira tickets:
Complete list: https://issues.oasis-open.org/issues/?filter=16270
Unresolved issues:
- UBL-470 Making LineIDs optional (new)
- UBL-464 update hub document to explain the deprication of the attributes
- UBL-457 Review prose text for pre-award in the hubdoc/main specification
- UBL-452: Review of Pre-award Party definitions
Review of Party definitions
Agreed that each SC will review in advance of this week's meeting and record and proposed changes or objections in Jira:
JSON specification
First draft was published here: https://groups.oasis-open.org/discussion/draft-json-syntax-binding-for-review
Kenneth is working on an update with the changes as discussed in Milan.
Publishing:
Agreed to move multipart update to UBL 2.6.
- Ken and Kees are working on updating the publishing environment to support multipart output.
- The JSON syntax specification (Kenneth) and updated pre-award prose (Natalie) will be provided in Word format, Ken will handle conversion to DocBook format.
- Progress is being tracked here: https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/UBL-465
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
UBL Post-award
As comes forward
UBL Pre-award and Organisation Master Data Subcommittee
As comes forward
UBL Transportation Subcommittee (TSC)
As comes forward
Payments and Finance SC
As comes forward
TC LIAISONS
CEN TCs 434 and 440
The CEN TCs 434 and 440 are responsible for the standardization of e-invoicing and public procurement in Europe, respectively.
Agreed at the Copenhagen face-to-face meeting that the UBL TC is open to establish a formal liaison with CEN TC 434 to create a European or international standard for electronic invoicing, if there is an interest from the CEN TC.
OASIS has reported that there is an agreement on a way forward. The TC has agreed to appoint Wim Kok liaison officer to the CEN TC 434, and Peter Borresen as liaison officer to the CEN TC 440, as recorded here: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202301/msg00017.html. The appointments have been communicated to OASIS.
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32/WG 1
Working Group 1 of SC 32 is the eBusiness working group of the ISO data management and interchange subcommittee. Of specific interest to UBL, WG1 focuses on e-invoicing standardization.
Decision to appoint Andrea as liaison representative between ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 and the TC recorded here: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202007/msg00014.html
OASIS has been in contact with the SC 32 secretariat. SC 32 has provided an application form to apply as CAT A Liaison. Currently waiting on OASIS to return the form.
ISO TC 323 (WG5)
TC 323 is the Circular Economy technical committee of ISO, which develops the Product Circularity Data Sheet (PCDS) within Working Group 5.
Decision to appoint Andrea as liaison representative between ISO TC 323 (WG5) and the TC recorded here: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/202402/msg00004.html. Awaiting feedback from OASIS.
ISO TC 207
TC 207 is the ISO committee on environmental management. The ISO 14000 series, in particular, is relevant to UBL and our efforts to support emerging ESG requirements in supply chain data exchange.
The TC has appointed Kenneth Bengtsson liaison officer as recorded here https://groups.oasis-open.org/discussion/minutes-of-atlantic-ubl-tc-call-15-january-2025-1500utc. The appointment has been communicated to OASIS.
ISO/TC 68 AG2
ISO/TC 68 the committee responsible for creating global standards for the financial services industry. TC 68 is responsible for standards that cover core banking, capital markets including asset management, payments, credit card processing, and information security aspects specific to financial services. AG2 focuses on the global regulatory community and is responsible for responding to consultations regarding regulatory and compliance requirements established by governing bodies.
The TC has appointed Todd Albers as the Liaison Officer as recorded here: https://groups.oasis-open.org/discussion/minutes-of-atlantic-ubl-tc-call-22-january-2025-1500utc. The decision has been communicated to OASIS.
SUBCOMMITTEE CONFERENCE CALLS
- The Pre-award SC will be meeting Wednesdays at 15:00 CET starting June 19.
- Other subcommittees will be meeting on an as-required basis.
TC CONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULE
Face-to-face meetings
Spring 2026 meeting:
- Agreed to have our next face-to-face meeting in the UAE, possibly week before the Exchange Summit.
- Kenneth will try to find a venue, possibly in Abu Dhabi.
Autumn 2026 meeting:
- Proposal to meet in Paris, possibly with the Ministry of Finance.
Call schedule
Agreed to temporarily suspend the Pacific calls while we have no participants from the Pacific region. Pacific calls will be reinstated upon request from any TC member.
2025-11-19
- Atlantic: 09:00MSP/10:00Ottawa/14:00UTC/16:00Europe
2025-11-26 – Tentative voting meeting
- Atlantic: 09:00MSP/10:00Ottawa/14:00UTC/16:00Europe
2025-12-03
- Atlantic: 09:00MSP/10:00Ottawa/14:00UTC/16:00Europe
2025-12-10
- Atlantic: 09:00MSP/10:00Ottawa/14:00UTC/16:00Europe
2025-12-17
- Atlantic: 09:00MSP/10:00Ottawa/14:00UTC/16:00Europe
2025-12-24
2025-12-31
TC calendar
https://groups.oasis-open.org/communities/community-home/recent-community-events?communitykey=556949c8-dac8-40e6-bb16-018dc7ce54d6
OTHER BUSINESS
As comes forward
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