How UDEF Works
UDEF will bring semantic links, across assigning an intelligent, derived ID as an attribute of a information element, fundamentally labeling the element as a specific information construct. Once this UDEF ID is around each source & target formats, it potty so exist as utilized as an easily analysis point vithe a match report, & then when a primary pivot point for transformations between source and target.

UDEF Commitee Objectives

a todays goal of the UDEF committee is to propose a standard for metadata identification, for utilize through the net inside Semantic Web & B2B messaging activities, & within enterprise integrations.

History of UDEF

Ron Schuldt, Sr. Enterprise Information Architect, Lockheed Martin, originated a UDEF construct according to ISO-11179 Metadata standards approximately 15 years ago.

Ownership of UDEF intellectical property

AFEI is an noetic landowner of the UDEF. AFEI is presently shopping for to grant public have licensing, across the Memo of Understanding, to the ".org" non-non-profit-making that is awarded a hanker term hosting & maintenance of the UDEF Registry & Repository.

A Supplier Management Council Electronic Enterprise Working Class action of the Aerospace Industry Association (AIthe) supports a UDEF when the appellative convention guide to XML interoperability between standards that include completely functions throughout a product's lifecycle & is working across the swell defined run to obtain approval of this position from either AIA & its member corporations.

A UDEF is presently giving important interest & activity in a standards organizations, computer software marketer, office, & more sectors.

See Also
ISO-11179 National Information Exchange Model Metadata Semantics Semantic web Semantic equivalency Data element