http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/training/crane-courses.rss This includes both a calendar of upcoming deliveries of publicly-subscribed training and a catalogue of all training courses offered by Crane Softwrights Ltd. A calendar entry describes an event, while a catalogue entry describes a course. Use the shared value of the respective course identifier elements when matching a catalogue entry with all of its associated calendar entries. 2013-06-14T18:40:33-04:00 This includes both a calendar of upcoming deliveries of publicly-subscribed training and a catalogue of all training courses offered by Crane Softwrights Ltd. A calendar entry describes an event, while a catalogue entry describes a course. Use the shared value of the respective course identifier elements when matching a catalogue entry with all of its associated calendar entries. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/training/crane-courses.rss "XML in the Corporation" introduces the concepts of the XML specification and the XML documents it describes. Subtitled "A Manager's Technical Overview", this course does not attempt to teach the bits and bytes syntax of the standards, rather, key terminology is covered as well as an overview of how the technology is applicable in a corporate information plan. Pointers to available resources are listed for further research. This material is delivered as a 60-minute briefing, Legacy half-day (3 hours) and full-day (6 hours) formats are no longer offered. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#xmlcorp XML in the Corporation Extensible Markup Language (XML) xmlcorp This presentation overviews how each of the XSLT and XQuery specifications are suited for both push and pull processing of XML structured information. Examples illustrating the techniques are included. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#pushpull Contrasting Push and Pull Processing in XSLT and XQuery XSLT XQuery pushpull Crane Softwrights Ltd. makes freely available the XSLStyle™ embedded documentation methodology, used to embed DITA, DocBook or any other XML vocabulary directly in an XSLT stylesheet as documentation. Using available stylesheet libraries, the embedded documentation for an import tree of XSLT fragments can be exposed as formatted HTML. This equips the stylesheet writer to document their work without using external documentation files that may get out of sync or lost. This presentation overviews the technical aspects of large stylesheet libraries, including the mechanics of using them, guidelines on creating them, strategies for sharing them, and the use of XSLStyle™ as a technique for documenting them. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#xslstyle Overview of the XSLStyle™ methodology XSLStyle™ xslstyle "Practical XPath" overviews the entire scope of the XML Path Language (XPath) versions 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath and 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20 W3C Recommendations, used for writing expressions involving data types, locations in XML documents and simple queries. The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the Recommendations, to overview all the constructs of the Recommendations, to contemplate and write XPath expressions, and to efficiently navigate the available documentation and resources. The relationships of XPath to XSL and to XQuery are explained, though details of XSL and XQuery are not included. This hands-on course combines the use of lectures and exercises to convey the material. For the practical exercises, attendees are invited to bring a personal computer (with a USB port) and their own XPath environment or they can use public-domain XPath software that will be made available for a Java-based environment. This course runs in a two-day format. Time is allocated on the XPath perspectives of XML syntax and more exercise time or work with the instructor on one's own XML content. Please review the syllabus regarding special notes on timing, language and intensity of the class. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#pxp Practical XPath XML Path Language (XPath) pxp "Practical Transformation Using XQuery and XPath" overviews the entire scope of the XML Query Language (XQuery) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/XQuery, and XPath 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20 W3C Recommendations, used for transforming structured information from files or projected from databases (e.g. XML to XML, XML to HTML, XML to XSL-FO, XML to text, etc.). The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the Recommendations, to overview all the constructs of the Recommendations (the four-day delivery covers every keyword), to design and develop XQuery modules, and to efficiently navigate the available documentation and resources. This hands-on course combines the use of lectures and exercises to convey the material. Students For the practical exercises, attendees are invited to bring a personal computer (with a USB port) and their own XQuery environment or they can use public-domain XQuery software that will be made available for a Java-based environment. This course runs in either a one-day or four-day format. The one day is more of an introduction with exercises than a comprehensive tutorial as it is not long enough to cover every construct. The four-day format covers everything and is the recommended length. Time is allocated on the XQuery and XPath perspectives of XML syntax and more exercise time. Please review the syllabus regarding special notes on timing, language and intensity of the class. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#ptuq Practical Transformation Using XQuery and XPath XML Query Language (XQuery) XML Path Language (XPath) ptuq "Practical Transformation Using XSLT and XPath" overviews the entire scope of the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt, XSLT 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20, the XML Path Language (XPath) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath and XPath 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20 W3C Recommendations, used for transforming structured information (e.g. XML to XML, XML to HTML, XML to XSL-FO, XML to text, etc.). The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the Recommendations, to overview all the constructs of the Recommendations (the five-day delivery covers every element, every attribute, and every function), to design and develop XSLT scripts, and to efficiently navigate the available documentation and resources. The relationship of XSLT to XSL is explained, though details of XSL Formatting Object semantics are not included. This hands-on course combines the use of lectures and exercises to convey the material. For the practical exercises, attendees are invited to bring a personal computer (with a USB port) and their own XSLT environment or they can use public-domain XSLT software that will be made available for either a Java-based or a Windows-based environment (see syllabus link above for details). This course runs in either a one-day or five-day format. The one day is more of an introduction with exercises than a comprehensive tutorial as it is not long enough to cover every construct. The five-day format covers everything and is the recommended length. Time is allocated on the XSLT and XPath perspectives of XML syntax and more exercise time. Please review the syllabus regarding special notes on timing, language and intensity of the class. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#ptux Practical Transformation Using XSLT and XPath Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) XML Path Language (XPath) ptux "Practical Transformation Using XSLT, XQuery and XPath" overviews the entire scope of the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt, XSLT 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20, the XML Query Language (XQuery) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery, the XML Path Language (XPath) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath and XPath 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20 W3C Recommendations, used for transforming structured information (e.g. XML to XML, XML to HTML, XML to XSL-FO, XML to text, etc.). The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the Recommendations, to overview all the constructs of the Recommendations (the five-day delivery covers every element, every attribute, every function and every keyword), to design and develop XSLT and XQuery scripts, and to efficiently navigate the available documentation and resources. The relationship of XSLT to XSL is explained, though details of XSL Formatting Object semantics are not included. This hands-on course combines the use of lectures and exercises to convey the material. Students can choose to complete the exercises in either XSLT or XQuery or both, as both solutions are provided and reviewed in class. For the practical exercises, attendees are invited to bring a personal computer (with a USB port) and their own XSLT or XQuery environment or they can use public-domain XSLT and XQuery software that will be made available for a Java-based environment. This course runs in either a one-day or five-day format. The one day is more of an introduction with exercises than a comprehensive tutorial as it is not long enough to cover every construct. The five-day format covers everything and is the recommended length. Time is allocated on the XSLT, XQuery and XPath perspectives of XML syntax and more exercise time. Please review the syllabus regarding special notes on timing, language and intensity of the class. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#ptuxq Practical Transformation Using XSLT, XQuery and XPath XML Query Language (XQuery) Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) XML Path Language (XPath) ptuxq "Practical Formatting Using XSL-FO" overviews the Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl and XSL-FO 1.1 http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl11 W3C Recommendations, used for the paginated presentation of structured information (e.g. printing XML). The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the Recommendation, to overview basic constructs of the Recommendation, to design and develop XSL-FO scripts using XSLT and XPath (both of which are assumed to already be known by the attendee), and to efficiently navigate the available documentation and resources. This hands-on course combines the use of lectures and exercises to convey the material. For the practical exercises, attendees are invited to bring a personal computer (with a USB port) and their own XSL-FO environment or they can use XSL-FO software to produce Adobe PDF that will be made available for a Java-based environment (see syllabus link above for details). This course runs in either a one-, two- or three-day format. The two- and three-day deliveries overview every formatting object and highlights properties of interest in each. The one-day delivery is a subset of the other deliveries. The three-day delivery gives more time for exercises and more in-depth detail. None of the three lengths is sufficient to cover all of the properties and their respective values defined in the Recommendation, but all versions of the course provide foundation instruction that can be used to work with the remainder of the technology. Please review the syllabus regarding special notes on timing, language and intensity of the class. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#pfux Practical Formatting Using XSL-FO Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO) pfux "Practical XML Information Description" is a thorough and detailed examination of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 http://www.w3.org/tr/xml11, including the XML Information Set (Second Edition) http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-infoset and Namespaces in XML 1.1 http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-names11. The issue date for the above standards is February 4, 2004. The objectives of the course are to understand all of the functionality available when authoring or generating XML documents using these base standards, and to efficiently navigate the available documentation and resources. This hands-on course combines the use of lectures and exercises to convey the material. For the practical exercises, attendees are invited to bring a personal computer (with a USB port) and their own validating environment or they can use the validating software that will be made available for a Java-based environment. This course runs only in a concentrated one-day format. Please review the syllabus regarding special notes on timing, language and intensity of the class. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#pxid Practical XML Information Description Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 Document Type Definition (DTD) XML Information Set (Second Edition) Namespaces in XML 1.1 pxid "Practical XML Information Modeling" overviews, compares and contrasts a number of modeling facilities for use with the Extensible Markup Language (XML) http://www.w3.org/tr/xml. The objectives of the course are to understand the function and benefit of modeling XML documents, to distinguish different ways XML documents can be modeled, to be introduced to the role and utility of each of Document Type Definitions (DTD), ISO/IEC 19757-2 RELAX NG http://www.relax-ng.org, XML Schema http://www.w3.org/XML/Schema, ISO/IEC 19757-3 Schematron http://www.schematron.com, and the ISO/IEC 19757-4 Namespace-based Validation Dispatching Language (NVDL) http://www.nvdl.org, and to efficiently navigate the available documentation and resources. This hands-on course combines the use of lectures and exercises to convey the material. For the practical exercises, attendees are invited to bring a personal computer (with a USB port) and their own validating environment or they can use the validating software that will be made available for a Java-based environment. This course runs in either a one-day or three-day format. The one-day delivery is a subset of the three-day delivery. Both versions of the course provide foundation instruction, at different levels of detail, that can be used to work with the remainder of the technology. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#pxim Practical XML Information Modeling Extensible Markup Language (XML) W3C XML Schema ISO/IEC 19757-2 RELAX-NG ISO/IEC 19757-3 Schematron pxim "Practical Code List Implementation" overviews in detail the representation and validation of controlled vocabularies such as code lists and identifier lists for XML documents of any XML vocabulary. The OASIS genericode 1.0 format http://docs.oasis-open.org/codelist/genericode is used for the representation of values, and the OASIS context/value association using genericode specification http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=34713 (a work item of the OASIS Code List Representation Technical Committee http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/codelist/) is used for the data entry or the validation of instances of any XML document model with controlled values. Students are encouraged to bring to the hands-on class their own code lists and their own business document instances of their own XML vocabularies to supplement the exercises. Time is provided in class for students to create simple code lists and validation files for their own business documents as pro-forma artefacts that can be embellished after class into their own production files. Otherwise, the instructor brings documents and code lists for the exercises. This is a course supporting the development and deployment of controlled vocabularies, including meta data specification, list maintenance, list restriction, list extension and the implementation and application of validation processes against instances that include constrained information items. Please review the syllabus regarding special notes on timing, language and intensity of the class. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#pcli Practical Code List Implementation Controlled vocabularies (code lists & identifiers) pcli "Practical Universal Business Language Deployment" (formerly titled "Practical Use of UBL Artefacts") overviews the OASIS Universal Business Language (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ubl/) suite of publicly-available files, process and methodology descriptions, deployment strategies and documentation from a technical perspective of the roles that all these artefacts play in information systems and how to work with each artefact with hands-on experience. UBL is the product of an international effort to define a royalty-free library of standard electronic XML business documents such as purchase orders and invoices. Developed in an open and accountable OASIS Technical Committee with participation from a variety of industry data standards organizations, UBL is designed to plug directly into existing business, legal, auditing, and records management practices, eliminating the re-keying of data in existing fax- and paper-based supply chains and providing an entry point into electronic commerce for small and medium-sized businesses. The second day overviews the customization of UBL in detail, including the conception, specification and deployment of subsets and extensions of UBL document models and schemas. Also included is creating your own non-UBL documents using the UBL library and adding non-UBL constructs to existing UBL documents. Hands-on exercises walk the student through the creation of conformant subset UBL schemas and validating instances with those schemas. This is a course supporting the deployment and use of UBL artefacts, but this is not a course in the interpretation of specific UBL information items in a business context or the adaptation of financial systems to the semantics expressed by UBL. The instructor is not in a position to offer financial or legal advice regarding the application or suitability of UBL to any particular scenario or purpose. Hands-on exercises are provided in a turnkey fashion for a Java-based environment under either Windows command-line or Linux shell invocation. Students may use any editing tool they wish for modifying the exercise files when completing the exercise objectives. Customization exercises on the second day are run on top of OpenOffice 3 using the Crane-UBLProfile software available in class. Attendees of the second day are encouraged to bring their customization requirements to class to exercise the concepts and tools with their own objectives in mind. Students will be creating customized subset schemas and associated documentation in class using the software tools provided as part of the curriculum. Please review the syllabus regarding special notes on timing, language and intensity of the class. Note that while this UBL class refers to code lists, there is no detailed code list part of the syllabus. Candidate attendees of this UBL class, especially those responsible for specifying UBL for a community of users, may be interested the Practical Code List Implementation full-day hands-on class because that methodology for code lists supports the code lists defined in UBL. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#publd Practical Universal Business Language Deployment Universal Business Language (UBL) publd "Tradeshift API Sandbox Quick-start" overviews the Tradeshift (http://www.Tradeshift.com) language-independent Application Programmer's Interface (API). In this class the student creates buyer and seller accounts in the Tradeshift sandbox (http://sandbox.Tradeshift.com). Documents are exchanged using the web interface and using the programming-language-independent API through an open-source Python implementation of that API and sample programs. Attendees interested in the API are assumed to be programmers, but a working knowledge of Python is not required in order to understand how the Python code accesses the interface. The independence of the Tradeshift API allows access to Tradeshift using any programming language to implement the principles covered in this class. This is a course including information regarding the deployment and use of UBL artefacts on Tradeshift, but this is not a course in the interpretation of specific UBL information items in a business context or the adaptation of financial systems to the semantics expressed by UBL. The instructor is not in a position to offer financial or legal advice regarding the application or suitability of UBL to any particular scenario or purpose. Hands-on exercises form the basis of this class. In a classroom setting, students are expected to have access to the Internet. In a web-conference setting, this class is taught on a one-on-one basis where the instructor has the opportunity to monitor the student and, where helpful, operate the student's computer remotely to assist. At the end of the class the student will have successfully set up sample buyer and seller accounts in the sandbox, sent documents back and forth between accounts using both the web interface and the API interface, downloaded documents from an account to their computer, edited and validated documents, uploaded documents from their computer to an account, and forwarded uploaded documents from one account to the other. Principles of XML, UBL and the Tradeshift API are overviewed and related so that the student understands what aspects of the document exchange are under what purview. This course is three hours long in either the classroom setting or the web conferencing setting. Until further notice, classes delivered in the web conference setting are available to be taught in two time slots on the available days: 12:00UTC-15:00UTC and 17:00UTC-20:00UTC. Please contact Crane Softwrights Ltd. at info@CraneSoftwrights.com to schedule one of the available dates and time slots. Should another time of the day be required for where you live, please mention this when you contact us. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#tsaqs Tradeshift API Sandbox Quick-start Universal Business Language (UBL) tsaqs "XML Models, Stylesheets and Transformations" is a lecture-style presentation that overviews the use of a number of presentation vocabularies, modeling technologies, and stylesheet and transformation technologies with which to either present Extensible Markup Language (XML) information or manipulate it for web services and electronic commerce. This is a high-level overview with working examples to compare and contrast various vocabularies and languages from a technical perspective, but does not attempt to teach the details. Overviewed are Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Stylesheet (CSS), Wireless Markup Language (WML), Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO), Document Type Definitions (DTD), Regular Language for XML (RELAX-NG), Schematron, W3C XML Schema, the Simple API for XML (SAX), the Document Object Model (DOM) and the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). Principles regarding the appropriateness of each type of presentation, modeling, stylesheet and transformation technology are covered. The presentation is a half-day (3 hours) long. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#xmlstyle XML Models, Stylesheets and Transformations Extensible Markup Language (XML) Document Type Definition (DTD) W3C XML Schema ISO 19757-2 RELAX-NG Schematron Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO) Cascading Stylesheets (CSS) Simple API for XML (SAX) Document Object Model (DOM) Wireless Markup Language (WML) xmlstyle "An Introduction to XQuery and XPath" is a lecture-style tutorial introducing the concepts of the XML Query Language (XQuery) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/XQuery, and XPath 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20 W3C Recommendations, used for transforming structured information from files or projected from databases (e.g. XML to XML, XML to HTML, XML to WML, XML to text, etc.). The course overviews the processing model and the basic principles behind the languages as described in the W3C Recommendations. Approaches to using XQuery and XPath for file and database access are reviewed. The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the standard, be introduced to the models upon which the standard is built, and identify available documentation and resources. The presentation runs in either 45 minutes, 90 minutes, a half-day (3 hours) or a full-day (6 hours) format in a lecture style. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#i2xq Introduction to XQuery and XPath XML Query Language (XQuery) XML Path Language (XPath) i2xq "An Introduction to XSLT and XPath" is a lecture-style tutorial introducing the concepts of the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt, XSLT 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20, the XML Path Language (XPath) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath and XPath 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20 W3C Recommendations, used for transforming structured information (e.g. XML to XML, XML to HTML, XML to XSL-FO, XML to text, etc.). The course overviews the processing model and the basic principles behind the languages as described in the W3C Recommendations. Approaches to using XSLT and XPath for each of the display, formatting and arbitrary semantics are reviewed. The relationship of XSLT to XSL is explained, though details of XSL Formatting Object semantics are not included. The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the standard, be introduced to the models upon which the standard is built, and identify available documentation and resources. The presentation runs in either 45 minutes, 90 minutes, a half-day (3 hours) or a full-day (6 hours) format in a lecture style. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#i2xslt Introduction to XSLT and XPath Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) XML Path Language (XPath) i2xslt "Principles of XSLT for XQuery Writers" introduces the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt and XSLT 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20 W3C Recommendations to an audience already familiar with the XML Query Language (XQuery) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery W3C Recommendation. All these specifications are used for transforming structured information (e.g. XML to XML, XML to HTML, XML to XSL-FO, XML to text, etc.). The course overviews the processing model and the basic principles behind the languages as described in the W3C Recommendations. Approaches to using XSLT and XPath for each of the display, formatting and arbitrary semantics are reviewed in comparison to how similar functionality is achieved using XQuery. The relationship of XSLT to XSL is explained, though details of XSL Formatting Object semantics are not included. The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the standard, be introduced to the models upon which the standard is built, and identify available documentation and resources. This course runs in a one-day format and is designed as an introduction with exercises and not a comprehensive tutorial as it is not long enough to cover every construct. Please see Practical Transformation Using XSLT, XQuery and XPath for a comprehensive treatment of all of these specifications, or Practical Transformation Using XQuery and XPath for a focused class. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#xq4xslt Principles of XQuery for XSLT Writers XML Query Language (XQuery) Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) XML Path Language (XPath) xq4xslt "Principles of XSLT and XPath" is a lecture-style tutorial introducing the concepts of the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt, XSLT 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20, the XML Path Language (XPath) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath and XPath 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20 W3C Recommendations, used for transforming structured information (e.g. XML to XML, XML to HTML, XML to XSL-FO, XML to text, etc.). The course overviews the processing model and the basic principles behind the languages as described in the W3C Recommendations. Approaches to using XSLT and XPath for each of the display, formatting and arbitrary semantics are reviewed. The relationship of XSLT to XSL is explained, though details of XSL Formatting Object semantics are not included. The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the standard, be introduced to the models upon which the standard is built, and identify available documentation and resources. This course runs in a one-day format and is designed as an introduction with exercises and not a comprehensive tutorial as it is not long enough to cover every construct. Please see Practical Transformation Using XSLT, XQuery and XPath for a comprehensive treatment of all of these specifications, or Practical Transformation Using XSLT and XPath for a focused class. Also the Practical Transformation Using XSLT and XPath Video is an alternative for self-paced study. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#xslt4xq Principles of XSLT for XQuery Writers XML Query Language (XQuery) Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) XML Path Language (XPath) xslt4xq "Introduction to XML Information Modeling" overviews, compares and contrasts at a high level a number of modeling facilities for use with the Extensible Markup Language (XML) http://www.w3.org/tr/xml. The objectives of the course are to understand the function and benefit of modeling XML documents, to distinguish different ways XML documents can be modeled, to be introduced to the role and utility of each of Document Type Definitions (DTD), ISO/IEC 19757-2 RELAX NG http://www.relax-ng.org, XML Schema http://www.w3.org/XML/Schema, ISO/IEC 19757-3 Schematron http://www.schematron.com, and the ISO/IEC 19757-4 Namespace-based Validation Dispatching Language (NVDL) http://www.nvdl.org, and to efficiently navigate the available documentation and resources. The presentation runs in either 90 minutes, a half-day (3 hours) or a full-day (6 hours) format in a lecture style. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#i2xim Introduction to XML Information Modeling Extensible Markup Language (XML) Document Type Definition (DTD) W3C XML Schema ISO/IEC 19757-2 RELAX-NG ISO/IEC 19757-3 Schematron ISO/IEC 19757-4 NVDL i2xim "Practical Use of oXygen XML" is a collection of instructor-led hands-on classes guiding the student in the operation of the oXygen XML editor and author tools. The emphasis is on practical use of the tool and as such this course is not a comprehensive treatise of the product. The objective is to quickly get productive in using the tool as either an author or as a developer. The material includes how to create and customize complete authoring environments called "frameworks". Please see the syllabus for exact details to ensure you choose the desired configuration of the class to meet your needs. Not all configurations of the class cover all of the features of this very powerful and comprehensive tool. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#puxx Practical Use of oXygen XML oXygen XML puxx "An Introduction to XSL-FO" is a lecture-style tutorial introducing the concepts of the Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl and XSL-FO 1.1 http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl11 W3C Recommendations, used for expressing the paginated (e.g. printed) output of XML structured information. The course overviews the formatting model and the basic principles behind the vocabulary as described in the W3C Recommendations. The objectives of the course are to understand the role and utility of the standard, be introduced to the components of the vocabulary, and to identify available documentation and resources. The presentation runs in either 45 minutes, 90 minutes, a half-day (3 hours) or a full-day (6 hours) format in a lecture style. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#i2xslfo Introduction to XSL-FO Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO) i2xslfo "Introduction to the Universal Business Language (UBL)" overviews the development of, components of and methodologies used in the global encumbrance-free electronic commerce XML vocabulary developed by the OASIS UBL Technical Committee http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ubl/. This OASIS Standard documented at http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.0/UBL-2.0.html is attracting a lot of worldwide attention as an XML vocabulary and common library for 31 business documents including purchase order, invoice, and other procurement documents, transportation documents and catalogue documents. Customization features allow one to utilize UBL in a conformant fashion while tailoring it to one's needs in a government, industry or trading business environment. The presentation is 60 minutes long in a lecture style. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#i2ubl Introduction to the Universal Business Language (UBL) Universal Business Language (UBL) i2ubl This is a totally unstructured discussion of up to three hours regarding XML and related technologies, directed entirely by the audience while being moderated by the speaker who answers technical questions and makes comments pertinent to the discussion. This programme is best suited for an enthusiastic audience of people interested in learning more about standardized markup strategies, perhaps having had a background in SGML or proprietary text processing technologies. The speaker engages the audience "Donahue-style" with a (hopefully!) wireless microphone inviting people to share their experiences, their problems and their plans, while commenting on strategies and technologies that may be appropriate. This offering is only as successful as the participants wish to make it! And it has been very successful and well received in the past. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#xmltown XML Town Hall Extensible Markup Language (XML) xmltown "Introduction to Code List Implementation" overviews the use of Genericode and Context/Value Association files for the representation and validation of controlled vocabularies such as code lists and identifier lists for XML documents of any XML vocabulary. The OASIS genericode format http://docs.oasis-open.org/codelist/genericode is used for the representation of values, and the OASIS context/value association using genericode specification http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=34713 (a work item of the OASIS Code List Representation Technical Committee http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/codelist/) is used for the data entry or the validation of instances of any XML document model with controlled values. The presentation is 30 to 60 minutes long in a lecture style. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#i2cli Introduction to Code List Implementation Extensible Markup Language (XML) Code lists Identifier lists Genericode Context/value association i2cli Comprised of excerpts from other management and technical lectures and hands-on courses, this presentation guides the audience through basic concepts of XML markup, transforming XML to other vocabularies using XSLT and XQuery, and the pagination of information using XSL-FO. This is a brief overview of the roles and function of the XML Query Language (XQuery) and the two components of the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) family of standards, XSL Transformations (XSLT) and the XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO), used respectively for the transformation and pagination of structured XML information. When it is necessary to visualize structured information, be it perhaps authored by hand, or extracted from a Topic Map, or exported in a structured form from a database tool, the raw XML form that is created is not appropriate for direct display to users. Sometimes information needs to be accessed in databases or other sources and transformed from XML to XML. Sometimes information needs to be presented on a web screen, where the XML has to be transformed into HTML and CSS, the display languages of the web browser. When the information needs to be presented in a paginated paper form, the XML can be transformed into XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO). XSL-FO is similar to HTML and CSS, but the vocabulary is designed to express the pagination of information with headers, footers, page number citations, and other layout constructs specific to the printed form. An XSL-FO engine can produce PDF files or other printed forms of the XML information. The XML Query Language (XQuery) and the XSL Transformations (XSLT) language are used to express how to construct new arrangements of information found in structured sources such as XML documents. These new arrangements can be serialized as XML, HTML, XSL-FO or any vocabulary. Both XQuery and XSLT are different skins on top of the same processing model and transformation engine, sharing many common components of their specifications. Finally, if you have to move information from a Topic Map or a database into an XML-aware application, XSLT and XQuery can be used to transform an instance of the source vocabulary into an instance of the vocabulary expected by the XML-aware application. This presentation reviews the different scenarios in which XQuery, XSLT and XSL-FO play roles, setting the stage for where these standards can provide help in an information flow. Based on the time available, the audience is invited to participate throughout the presentation with comments on their own experiences and situations. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/schedule.htm#xslq Introduction to XML, XSLT, XQuery and XSL-FO Extensible Markup Language (XML) Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) XML Query Language (XQuery) Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO) xslq