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WHAT IS OFDAXML?
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Two years ago, many would have
thought it impossible for the major
office furniture manufacturers and
office furniture dealer software
providers to sit and work together
in the same room. But it happened,
and out of that initial meeting, the
OFDA Technology Committee formed.
Since the initial
meeting, the OFDA Technology Committee has become a vital working
committee with one mission; "to develop related data schema for
the office furniture industry and a process for validating and
maintaining those schema."
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Specifically, through
the work of four subcommittees; the Catalog Data; Project Header;
Graphics; and Research subcommittees, the OFDA Technology Committee
is on a mission to migrate from the current SIF text standard and
create a new, open XML (extensible markup language) standard.
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By working through
the OFDA and collaborating in a neutral environment, the committee
is creating the framework for the next era of data communications
for the office furniture industry: OFDAXML. This new industry
standard will provide a consistent way of communicating information
throughout the entire order fulfillment process, from the publishing
of manufacturer catalogs, to the placing and shipping of customer
orders.
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Dealers Alliance. All Rights Reserved.
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