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6.2.3 An example: Identification Address
This example creates the address for a learner. The example contains all of the IMS LIP
information required to construct the instance record.
A basic example of an address in an Identification.
basic_6003
identification_01
Private
address_01
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Towerview Apartment 3A, 34 Oxford St
Towerview
34
Oxford
Street
3
A
West-end
London
UK
SE23 2RR
GMT
57.01.49N
00.00.00E
Note:
IMS LIP is based on XML, and is not intended for human reading. For other examples, see
IMS Learner Information Packaging Best Practice & Implementation Guide Final
Specification Version 1.0.
6.2.4 References
IMS Learner Information Packaging Information Model Specification; Final Specification,
Version 1.0; IMS Global Learning Consortium, March 2001.
http://www.imsglobal.org/profiles/lipinfo01.html
For examples:
IMS Learner Information Packaging Best Practice & Implementation Guide Final
Specification Version 1.0
http://www.imsglobal.org/profiles/lipbest01.html
6.3 HR-XML (xml for human resource management)
Human Resource represents another domain that has worked on the standardisation of the
data that is manipulated in order to facilitate the design and the interoperability of Human
Management systems.
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Practically, the HR-XML consortium (
http://www.hr-xml.org/
) (a non-profit organisation) has
produced a library of more than 75 interdependent XML schemas covering the major
elements to be found in HR systems processes (such as Payroll, Healthcare, or Recruiting and
Staffing).
6.3.1 Employees information in HR-XML
In HR-XML a variety of schemas that are used to represent person’s information are defined
such as:
PersonName Prescribes the form of the Person Name object
PostalAddress Prescribes the form of the Postal Address
JobAndPosition The Job and Position Header specifications are high-level entities that may
be used within a variety of HRM models and business processes. Both entities may be
categorised into fragments such as Duties and Responsibilities, Work Policy, Requirements,
and Work Schedule.
Competencies (Measurable Characteristics) The competencies schema allows the capture of
information about evidence used to substantiate a competency and ratings and weights that
can be used to rank, compare, and otherwise evaluate the sufficiency or desirability of a
competency.
Resume The Resume specification provides a definition for an XML Resume. The Resume
specification includes modules for employment, education, and military history.
Benefits Enrolment The specification supports enrolment and maintenance of human
resources in (1) tier-based coverages -- such as medical, dental and vision; (2) Spending
Accounts -- more commonly known as flexible spending accounts (FSA); and (3) rate-based
coverage -- such as life, short term disability, and long term disability.
Employee StockPlan The StockPlan schema defines the data
used to create and maintain
plan records for stock option, stock purchase, and stock award programs.
TimeExpense This specification for an "XML timecard" supports the reporting of time
worked by the staffing resource performing work on the assignment over a particular time
period as well as certain expenses that might be reported by contract or temporary staff.
6.3.2 The case of competency (Measurable Characteristics)
Let’s describe a little bit more in detail the competency facet. (see “Competencies
(Measurable Characteristics) Recommendation, 2004-08-02”,
http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_3/HR-
XML-2_3/CPO/Competencies.html
, for the complete description of this specification).
The aim of the competencies schema is to allow the capture of information about evidence
used to substantiate a competency and ratings and weights that can be used to rank, compare,
and otherwise evaluate the sufficiency or desirability of a competency.
HR-XML defines a competency as specific, identifiable, definable, and measurable
knowledge, skill, ability and/or other deployment-related characteristic (e.g. attitude,
behaviour, physical ability) which a human resource may possess and which is necessary for,
or material to, the performance of an activity within a specific business context.