1. Program Objective -

Leverage existing PIPs (3B12, 3B13, 3B14 and 3B3) to facilitate electronic data exchange. Ensure PIPs are flexible enough to meet industry needs.

2. Assumptions, Preconditions, or Dependencies -

• New process will support pre-booking, booking, cancellation and status for both Integrators and Freight Forwarder services.
• No existing functionality will be removed
• Existing 3B PIPs will likely be aligned to the development effort of the SNM Program

3. Specification Development Effort Scope - IN SCOPE -

This program focuses on refining and re-factoring PIPs within the 3B Cluster to ensure they meet the needs of the industry. This effort is currently expected to include:

1. Removing inconsistencies between the PIPs and the RIGs (3B12 and 3B13)
2. Ensuring the PIPs:
   1. Support industry needs to communicate pre-booking and booking of shipment orders (3B12 and 3B13)
   2. Events are enhanced to accurately communicate status information (3B3)
   3. Migrate cancel shipment bookings (3B14) to a schema and validate
   4. Are all re-factored into schema and validated by multiple trading partners prior to release to the public

4. Specification Development Effort Scope - OUT OF SCOPE -

5. Specification Development Expected Output -

Re-factoring of 3B12 3B13 3B14, and 3B3.

• Define the scope, requirements, use cases, and scenarios
• Create the eBusiness Process Definition
• Create XML schema validated PIPs

6. Documentation and Implementation Support Expected Output  

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Return on Investment study (ROI)
• RosettaNet Implementation Guide (RIG)