This email contains important information for XDW implementers planning to test at the Bern connectathon.
(1) XDW Change Proposals in effect for Bern testing
In response to inquiries to this email list and questions that arose during test development, two change proposals (CPs) have been submitted against the XDW Trial Implementation supplement. These CPs contain important corrections that will be in effect for testing at the Bern connectathon. Unfortunately, because of the short timeframe, these CPs will not be included in an official CP ballot prior to the connectathon. However, the CPs have undergone close review by the XDW technical team (supplement editors), and we believe these changes will be accepted. Certainly conforming your implementation to these changes will make it closer to the final version than the existing XDW supplement text.
(2) Update to XDW example and schema in line with the CP changes
(3) Updates to the XDW validator for pre-Connectathon testing
The pre-Connectathon tests using the XDW validator **have not yet** been updated to take the Change Proposals into account. This work is underway and we expect to be able to announce later this week that it is ready.
(4) Connectathon tests are now published
I have completed a draft of the XDW tests that will be run at the connectathon. You can find them in gazelle on your main connectathon page (gazelle menu Connectathon-->Connectathon) or using menu Test Definition-->Manage Test Requirements. I welcome comments or questions on the tests; these can be sent on this list or to me individually. In the coming weeks, I expect to add an optional test or two that would give vendors a chance to do early testing of some XDW content profiles currently under development (eg tumor board and others). If these test become available, I will announce them here.
I look forward to working on XDW tests with many of you in Bern.
With kind regards,
Lynn Felhofer