Rule Interchange Format

Announcements

Schedule Announced for RIF Phase 1 (2006-10-12)

Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group chairs Chris Welty and Christian de Sainte Marie have released a new schedule for the Phase 1 work.

New Public Working Draft (Use Cases and Requirements) (2006-07-10)

The Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group has published a new Public Working Draft of RIF Use Cases and Requirements. The first draft, in March, had only use cases. Now requirements are included, along with goals and a rough cut of the space of rule systems likely to be addressed in Phase 1. The group invites comments through 8 September.

First Public Working Draft (Use Cases) (2006-03-27)

The Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of RIF Use Cases and Requirements. Synthesized from nearly fifty use cases, the document specifies use cases and requirements for a format that allows rules to be translated between rule languages and thus transferred between rule systems.

Working Group Formed (2005-11-07)

The W3C has announced the formation of the Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group.

Workshop Report Published (2005-06-07)

The report, minutes, and slides from the Workshop are now available.

Workshop Is Held (2005-04-27)

The W3C has brought together over sixty industry and research organizations in a Washington, DC Workshop.

Workshop Announced (2005-02-14)

W3C will be holding a Workshop to bring together rule system vendors, rule users with a need for interoperability, and others to work toward developing a standard rule language for the Web. Details in the Call for Participation.