This is the official community gathering place and information resource for the OASIS UBL (ISO/IEC 19845) International Standard. UBL defines a royalty-free library of standard electronic XML business documents such as purchase orders and invoices.
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UBL Technical Committee co-chair Tim McGrath is creating videos guiding viewers on the navigation of the UBL 2.1 specifications.
The first one is now ready to watch:
The UBL (Universal Business Language) standard from OASIS defines a common standard XML library of business documents such as purchase orders, invoices, inventory reports, and so on. Now, it’s easy to work with UBL in XMLSpy 2015, which ships with the latest version, 2.1.
I was asked this question recently and my response is available at:
http://blog.tradeshift.com/the-strongest-case-ever-made-for-an-international-e-document-standard/
A guest blog by Christian Lanng published by Neelie Kroes the Vice-President of the European Commission emphasizes the significance of the EU project PEPPOL ("Pan-European Public Procurement Online") for the UK's National Health Service and other public procurement initiatives.
PEPPOL specifications are based on profiles of UBL developed by the CEN workshop on Business Interoperability Interfaces (BII).
3. Where does UBL stand at this point?
4. Is UBL a 'true' global standard for electronic business?
5. How can I get the UBL 2.1 package, and what's in it?
6. How much will it cost to use UBL?
7. Where can I discuss UBL with other users?
9. Is the UBL effort still open to participation?
10. Can UBL be customized to meet specific business requirements?
11. Has UBL been successful in real-world implementations?
12. What is the UBL semantic data model?
13. Can I use UBL in other contexts?
14. How does UBL facilitate international trade?
15. Can I use UBL in a Single Window environment?
16. What is the relationship of UBL to ebXML?
17. How does UBL support the European electronic invoicing Directive?
18. Can I use digital signatures to electronically sign UBL documents?
