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Currently the largest working group in BIAN, peaking at 30 members, representing multiple banks,
vendors, universities, and industry standard organizations.
PNC
IBM
Discover
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
CIBC
IFX
SAP
etc.
BIANs guidelines enable banks & suppliers to derive semantic APIs in a top
down manner and to categorise APIs according to referenceable criteria.
and for different banks and suppliers to derive the same semantic API
definition for the same service exchange.
Current activity seems to target broadly established B2B and B2C message
interactions
The services also tend to be commodity/transactional in behavior where
automation/streamlining activity is one if not the only key business driver
Intended value from the APIs seems to be on the efficiency of implementing
machine-level standard SW interfaces
Without an organizing framework to ensure the scope and purpose of the APIs can be
defined in agreed/standard terms adoption will be fragmented. Furthermore with a
bottom-up focus on systems implementation a good question is whether other high value
business interactions are being overlooked?
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Top
Down
Bottom
Up
KEY: Process
monthly billings
C - Create
Process due Get balance, determine Generate and send Process Check for late
R - Read accounts minimum payment out invoice payments payment status
U - Update
Run month Filter any Identify Get account Calculate Get billing Print Add sales Stuff and Receive Post Update Check for
D - (Delete) end due
card extract
cards in
suspense
customer
account #
activity history
(30 days)
minimum
payment
address &
details
billing
invoice
& marketing
materials
send out
letters
inbound
payment
payment to
account
account
status
payments
received
Customer
Reference Data R R R R R R R R R R R
Customer
Terms & Conditions R R R R R R R U U
Product
Specification R R R R
Card Transaction
Records R R R R C R R
Billing & Payment
Records R C U R C U U C U U R
By defining a shared data model the assumption made is that all functions act on the
same data set. In practice this is a significant constraint.
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BIAN Semantic API Webinar November 2016
Project Overview Mike Downs
In the BIAN service model business information is encapsulated
Because the Service Domain encapsulates the control record information, service
exchanges tend to involve much more focused/specific information content
Card Transaction
Records
Semantic Shard
Agreement of External
Terms Vocabulary
Current Position
Account Keeping
SELECTION
TOPIC LIST
Semantic
Data Presentation Data Exchange
Exchange Semantic Exchange Interpretation Non-cognitive<- Non-cognitive<->Non-
Type Cognitive<->Cognitive Cognitive<->Non- >Cognitive cognitive
cognitive
Semantic Exchange Semantic Interpretation Data Presentation Data Exchange Exchange Type
Conversation (any media) Conversation (any media)
Interactive data extract Interactive data extract
Exchange Data capture form Data capture form
Type Interactive data presentation Interactive data presentation
Data publishing Data publishing
Transaction exchange Transaction exchange
File transfer File transfer
Mainframe (P2P) Svs Enabled (C/S, ESB) Distributed (Cloud) Public Networking Deployment Environment
User Interface User Interface
Data exchange interface Data exchange interface
Technical Session management Session management
Environment Service directory Service directory
Service exchange Service exchange
Encapsultation Encapsultation
Secrity assurance Secrity assurance
Fit for Purpose (Base) Enhanced Security Subscriber Assurance Inter-Enterprise Service Assurence
Base level CIA Base level CIA
Base level auditability Base level auditability
Service Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA
Assurance Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability
Authentic/authorized Authentic/authorized
Appropriate Appropriate
Aligned/qualified/coordinated Aligned/qualified/coordinated
Information Type
Information items Single items of business information Semantic vocabulary Ontologies & Vocabularies
Data elements Machine representation of single items of data/information Semantic examples Data dictionaries
Information form Structured collection of information items (optional and mandatory) Semantic description Industry templates/form layouts
Data record Structured collection of single items of data (optional and mandatory) Semantic description Data/transaction record standards
Narrative log (any media) A log of an exchange supporting interpretation and analysis Semantic context/content User interaction behavioral analysis/mining
Recording (any media) A presentation/recording of unstructured information using any mechanism/media Semantic context/content Recording/publishing standards (any media)
Analysis A presentation of analysis using any suitable format, mechanism/media Analysis description Analysis views and algorithm standards
Deployment Environment
User Interface Information/data presentation and capture screen design Semantic context/content Screen display standards
Data exchange interface Message/data exchange interface Semantic exchange Data/message standards
Session management Session access control Role/responsibility context Session access/control standards
Service directory Service discovery and classification mechanisms BIAN Service Landscape Service & message standards
Service exchange Service operation to message mapping techniques BIAN Service Operations Industry service and message standards
Encapsultation Optimised function and information partitioining and service enablement BIAN Service Domain
Secrity assurance Access control mechanisms Role/responsibility context RACF SSC etc
Service Assurance
Base level CIA Confidentiality, Accuracy, Authenticity, Completeness, Performance, Resilience Semantic exchange Information security standards
Base level auditability Labeling, audit & analysis techniques Semantic context Audit standards
Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA Semantic exchange Specialist security standards
Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability Semantic context Enhanced audit standrads
Authentic/authorized Service subscriber management (Authentic/Authorized) Role/responsibility context Service access standards
Appropriate Appropriate usage assurance Service Domain Context SLA Service Definition
Aligned/qualified/coordinated Enterprise alignment strategy, policy, controls M4Bank framework SLA Enterprise Agreement Standards
Business
Development
BIAN Semantic API Webinar November 2016
Guideline Approach Guy Rackham
The Standard Interface Types
Provide a range of different interactions, each using different topics of the guidelines
Calling Service Offering Service Domain &
Interface Description
Domain service operation
Customer buys the travel package, paying from their current Current Account
3 - Customer Initiated
account to an internal account for the travel agent (Note the Contact Dialogue - Execute Current Account
Transaction (financial)
booking confirmation is not covered here) (Payment inter account)
4 - Automated
Customer uses their credit card to make purchases when on Credit/Debit Card Fulfillment
Customer Transaction Financial Capture
holiday - Execute Card Transaction
(financial)
Inventory Tracking
ATM Operations checks that a customer card has been
5 Interactive Read ATM Operations - Retrieve Card Status (check
approved for use in a foreign country
country usage)
6 - Reporting Request
Travel Agent obtains card usage reports for analysis. (Note, pre Credit/Debit Card Fulfillment
(Pre-formatted Business Development
arranged access and security aspects not covered here) - Retrieve Card Usage Analysis
asynchronous))
Travel Agent requests allocation of rewards points to bank Reward Points Awards and
7 Batch Financial
customers. obtains card usage reports for analysis. (Note, pre Merchant Relations Redemptions
Transaction
arranged access and security aspects not covered here) - Execute batch awards
Information Type Information Type Information Type Information Type Information Type Information Type Information Type Information Type
Information items Information items Information items Information items Information items Information items Information items Information items
Data elements Data elements Data elements Data elements Data elements Data elements Data elements Data elements
Information form Information form Information form Information form Information form Information form Information form Information form
Data record Data record Data record Data record Data record Data record Data record Data record
Narrative log (any media) Narrative log (any med) Narrative log (any med) Narrative log (any med) Narrative log (any med) Narrative log (any med) Narrative log (any med) Narrative log (any med)
Recording (any media) Recording (any media) Recording (any media) Recording (any media) Recording (any media) Recording (any media) Recording (any media) Recording (any media)
Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis
Deployment Environment Deployment Env. Deployment Env. Deployment Env. Deployment Env. Deployment Env. Deployment Env. Deployment Env.
User Interface User Interface User Interface User Interface User Interface User Interface User Interface User Interface
Data exchange interface Data exch interface Data exch interface Data exch interface Data exch interface Data exch interface Data exch interface Data exch interface
Session management Session management Session management Session management Session management Session management Session management Session management
Service directory Service directory Service directory Service directory Service directory Service directory Service directory Service directory
Service exchange Service exchange Service exchange Service exchange Service exchange Service exchange Service exchange Service exchange
Encapsultation Encapsultation Encapsultation Encapsultation Encapsultation Encapsultation Encapsultation Encapsultation
Secrity assurance Secrity assurance Secrity assurance Secrity assurance Secrity assurance Secrity assurance Secrity assurance Secrity assurance
Service Assurance Service Assurance Service Assurance Service Assurance Service Assurance Service Assurance Service Assurance Service Assurance
Base level CIA Base level CIA Base level CIA Base level CIA Base level CIA Base level CIA Base level CIA Base level CIA
Base level auditability Base level auditability Base level auditability Base level auditability Base level auditability Base level auditability Base level auditability Base level auditability
Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA Enhanced CIA
Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability Enhanced audiability
Authentic/authorized Authentic/authorized Authentic/authorized Authentic/authorized Authentic/authorized Authentic/authorized Authentic/authorized Authentic/authorized
Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate
Aligned/qualified/coordinated Align/qual/coord Align/qual/coord Align/qual/coord Align/qual/coord Align/qual/coord Align/qual/coord Align/qual/coord
Service Service
Domain A Domain B
Service Service
Domain A Domain B
For example consider the second interface in the case study where the bank customer
browses the travel agents offerings to select a holiday. In one implementation the
servicing rep in the contact center may simply describe the holiday offers. In another the
agent may be able to publish their brochure as a window within the banks website
application
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BIAN Semantic API Webinar November 2016
Agenda
On todays call
Developed
using IFW
REST API
tooling
3 - Customer
Standard Interface Initiated
Type Transaction
(financial)
Implementation A
Provide specific customer 2 - Automated
characteristics (structured Standard Interface Customer
Type Interactive
data) Dialogue
Lookup pre-screened
offers based on customer
characteristics Conversation (any media) Conversation (any med)
Interactive data extract Interactive data extract
Provide list of matching Data capture form Data capture form
offers (structured data) Interactive data presentation Interactive data pres.
Data publishing Data publishing
Transaction exchange Transaction exchange
File transfer File transfer
Legacy Systems
Security & Control
Scalable Runtime
Developer Portal
JavaScript/Java
Deploy
DevOps Repository
Customized Integration
3rd Party Apps
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