INTRODUCTION TO XML-MTF
XML-MTF allows considerable operational knowledge captured in MTFs to be opened up to the range of XML tools and capabilities.
Course Overview
Delegates are introduced to the requirement for concept and detail of the XML-MTF mapping specification and associated XML-MTF schema derivation procedures provided by NATO to describe to a common method of translating MTF messages to, and from, the equivalent XML representation.
Duration
1 day
Audience
Anyone from operational or technical communities/backgrounds needing to understand XML-MTF
Course Content
- Introduction to the XML-MTF mapping specification and Schema Derivation Procedure
- How to translate between an MTF and its XML-MTF equivalent
- Examples to illustrate specific considerations such as Tag naming conventions and ambiguity issues
- Detailed walkthroughs of a number of XML-MTF schema derivation examples
Skills Learned
Upon completion of the course, delegates will understand:
- The need for XML-MTF
- XML-MTF mapping specification
- Representation of MTF structure and rules
- XML Schema Derivation Procedures
- Representation of MTF structure rules, e.g. Segmentation
- Specification legal field content, e.g. data items
- Details of MTF rules not supported by XML-MTF schemas
Course Prerequisites
IT literacy with basic keyboard skills
Time in Exercises
20%
Tools
- IRIS Standards Management
