2 Day Training Program

ACORD XML

P&C Standards, 1.x to 2.0 conversion

2 Day Training Program

ACORD first introduced its ACORD XML for P&C standards in 2000.   Since then, additional lines and message types have greatly expanded the scope.  XML schemas have also become commonplace.  As a result, ACORD's membership decided to address sizing issues with the standard as well as incorporate new schema features unavailable when the standard was first introduced. This gives us a new standard, '2.0'.  It is in the process of being published, while 1.x is maintained simultaneously.    Early versions of the 2.0 schemas are available for implementation, and can be applied for both internal and external integration needs.  

If you already have implemented 1.x, you need to know what's new and different in order to be positioned to make the move.   This course will prepare you to make the conversion.

Topics include:

        - Use of namespaces for extending ACORD

        - Use of inheritance 

        - Use of abstract classes

        - *Note: This course expects that you already have the

            knowledge specific of what is provided in Vallue's 

        - Parties (persons and organizations)

        - Building Associations

        - Various types of insurance covering: 

           Personal lines

           Commercial Lines

           Surety

        - Data Structures

        - Transactions 

        - Mapping issues

        - Customized messages

        - Extending data structures

Prepare in advance:

Use your time wisely and provide the instructor with specific issues you are trying to work through.  When feasible, examples provided at least one week prior to the course will be worked into the use cases.

Target Audience:

This class targets business analysts and developers who have already implemented version 1.x of the ACORD XML for P&C Standard.