Business Messages Workgroup
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 Business Messages Workgroup (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)
  

Implemenation Guidelines

RNIF

• Implementation Guide RNIF XML (v1.0)

AS2

• Implementation Guide AS2 XML (v1.2)

Business Process Guidelines

Documents Currently Under Review

• RN Specification Revision (v1.0) - DRAFT
  

Workgroup Projects, Presentations and Meeting Notes

Projects

• RN Specification Revision (Active)
• Invoice Field Usage Guidelines (Proposed)
  

Contact Information for Business Messages Workshop

Charles Sewell
BMWG Chair
Baker Hughes
281-209-7640
charles.sewell@bakerhughes.com

Steven Robinson
BMWG Vice Chair
Techstone Technology Partners
832-656-4235
srobinson@techstonellc.com