Instead of releasing an early demo our plans have changed and we are nearing completion of version 1.0. Come see it at the 2008 ACORD Implementation Forum.

Until then, you can watch my interview with Lloyd Chumbley of ACORD at the October '07 Standards Forum.

An Introduction to Schemadex

The XML schemas for the ACORD standards are difficult to work with. Our new schema management application known as Schemadex makes it easy.

I've worked on ACORD standards for just over 10 years now. One thing no one outside the industry seems to realize is just how complex the insurance standards are. They are complex, of course, because the business that drives them is complex. That is why generic schema tools built without understanding the complexity of the insurance standards fail to cut through it.

If you are starting or managing an ACORD XML standard implementation (PCS 1.x, Life, or AML) you need to take a look at Schemadex. Our static XPAC Help System has made working with the PCS 1.x standard easier for over 275 registered users. Schemadex takes what has been done in our help system and injects it with real power. It is a fully interactive desktop application. It works with any XML schema, but specifically recognizes the design patterns, terminology, and extension models used by the ACORD XML schemas.

A brief list of features:

Powerful interactive navigation and search
Custom version-independent notes on schema items
Create custom views (also called slices or subsets) of the schema. Limit messages, elements, and codes.
Add company unique extensions and manage separate extension sets for use with multiple implementations.
Generate schemas based on custom views and extensions either optimized for production validation or with embedded documentation.
Produce standalone help file documentation for portability and sharing with trading partners.

Upcoming Events

Schemadex will be on display at the 2008 ACORD Implementation Forum in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on October 15-17.

More information coming soon

Look for more information regarding Schemadex and its set of features in the upcoming weeks.

Thank you,
Jamie da Silva
Silverlake Software LLC