Business Messages Workgroup (BMWG)
This workgroup develops and maintains PIDX's business message standards for electronic commerce, encourages the adoption and use of PIDX's business message standards, and collaborates with other industries in developing standards for the oil and natural gas industry.

The BMWG is composed of active and experienced eCommerce practitioners working to develop and maintain a pragmatic set of open standards for the Upstream Oil and Gas industry. The group’s efforts are focused on the maintenance and enhancement of the PIDX Recommended Practice 3901 - PIDX XML Transaction Standards.The latest version of which is RP3901 200602 and can be found here:

Approved Standards

Current:  RP 3901 - Sep2007

Historical RP 3901

Business Usage Guidelines:

Invoice

• PIDX XML Invoice Cancellation Usage Guidelines (v1.2)
• PIDX XML Invoice Response Usage Guidelines (v1.1)
• PIDX XML Invoice Usage Guidelines (Proposed)

Implementation Guidelines

RNIF

• PIDX RosettaNet Specification Revision - New
• Implementation Guide RNIF XML (v1.0)

AS2

• Implementation Guide AS2 XML (v1.2)

Business Process Guidelines

Documents Currently Under Review

• None Pending Review

Workgroup Projects, Presentations and Meeting Notes

Projects

• RN Specification Revision (Complete)
• Business Document Usage Guideline (Active)
• Business Messaging Documentation Framework Project (Proposed)
• PIDX RP3901 Version Control Compatibility Project (Proposed)
• Field Ticket Modifications (Pending)
• Purchase Order Modifications (Pending)

Contact Information for Business Messages Workshop

John Stukes
BMWG Chair
OFS Portal
832 681 7314 (Office)
713 870 8871 (Mobile)
+52 55 8421 7903 Mexico, D.F.
jstukes@ofs-portal.com

Steven Robinson
BMWG Vice Chair
Techstone Technology Partners
srobinson@techstonellc.com