Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative The State of Kansas Vs GJXDM Or Experience Gained and Lessons Learned from Partial Deployment of GJXDM Presented by Shlomo Ginsburg, Kansas DOC IT October 20, 2005

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Global Justice Information Sharing
InitiativeThe State of Kansas
VsGJXDMOrExperience Gained and Lessons
Learned from Partial Deployment of
GJXDMPresented by Shlomo Ginsburg, Kansas DOC IT
October 20, 2005
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NGA Grant Primary Goals and Status

• Convert the Kansas Data Dictionary into a
  GJXDM-conformant dictionary.
• Status The initial conversion of about 1,300
  elements has been completed.
• Verification by SMEs (subject matter experts) is
  expected to be completed by January 1, 2006.

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NGA Grant Primary Goals and Status

• 2. Develop a KDR exchange from a District
  Attorneys Office to the KBI using the GJXDM.
• Status The KDR (Kansas Disposition Report)
  exchange, from Shawnee Countys DA Office to KBI
  has been developed, and is being tested.
• Technical note The transport is based on SOAP. A
  publisher-subscriber model is deployed at both
  locations. Mapping of data elements to GJXDM is
  in progress.

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Experience and Lessons Learned

• Governance - Keys to Success.
• Nominate a project manager.
• Identify and select stakeholders.
• Optimal allocation of human resources favors a
  focused, relatively small group that is
  dedicated, flexible, and easy to manage.
• Assess the pros and cons of in-house development
  and/or outsourcing.
• Closely monitor the process.

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Experience and Lessons Learned

• 2. Technical Issues on Users End
• Obtain GJXDM Training.
• Study and choose tools XML, UML (Unified
  Modeling Language), Wayfarer, GJXDM Subschema
  Generation Tool, Spreadsheet, other.
• Identify the required elements and those which
  could be
• eliminated from the dictionary. This is an
  opportunity to gain better insight into your
  business, and to reassess various existing
  components of your IT.
• Develop extensions and constraints that are not
  in GJXDM. Utilize private namespaces.
• Develop techniques and procedures for effective
  mapping, generation of schemas, etc.

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Experience and Lessons Learned

• 3. Technical Issues with GJXDM (Growing Pains).
• The current tools are good, and get the job done.
• Enhancements could be helpful e.g., examples to
  be included in the definitions, easy access to
  facets or enumerations, etc.
• The compromise between XMLs flexibility and
  the imposition of a dictionary and schema need to
  be further studied by Global. Feedback from
  developers and users will provide useful input.
• A mechanism for simple and quick expansion is
  needed e.g., for adding elements to the GJXDM.