The flow of information between IT systems lies at the core of the digital services used today by citizens, businesses and public administrations. Such exchanges are made possible by ensuring IT...
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Last update: 03/05/2021
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Thank you for registering! We look forward to greeting you on the day of the webinar, on June 9th, 2021, at 09h30 CET. Prior to the webinar's start, the Test Bed team will send you a reminder with the...
Last update: 03/05/2021
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This privacy statement provides information about the processing and the protection of your personal data. Processing operation: Webinar registration Data Controller: European Commission, DG...
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User case studies
Introduction The best way to understand the use and value of a solution is often through real world examples. This page presents two selected case studies that illustrate the use of the Test Bed: The...
Last update: 30/05/2024
Users
The following sections list a selection of known projects and initiatives that are using (or have used) the Test Bed for either conformance testing, validation or both. The listing is not meant to be...
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Last update: 06/06/2024
Documentation
Organisation user guideOrganisation users are responsible for executing tests and reporting on behalf of their organisation, using a simplified and largely read-only interface. Organisation admin...
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Last update: 22/03/2024
Detailed information
Quick referenceUse the following links to jump to a specific section:How does the Test Bed work?When to use (and not to use) the Test BedStandalone validatorsTechnical capabilities (technology...
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Last update: 29/05/2024
ITB in support of EMSA and the EMSWe
The Interoperability Test Bed (ITB) will be used to support the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for the conformance testing of Member States using the European Maritime Single Window environment Common Databases. The European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe) is a legal and technical framework for the electronic transmission of information in relation to reporting obligations for port calls in the Union defined by Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 establishing interoperability and reducing the administrative burden for shipping companies. The EMSWe facilitates the transmission of…
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Last update: 08/05/2024
New complex test development guide
The Test Bed team has published a new guide with detailed information and a step-by-step tutorial to support test developers with complex conformance testing needs. The Interoperability Test Bed, and in a particular the GITB software and its supporting specifications, is a comprehensive conformance testing solution for a project’s semantic and technical specifications. Its typical use case is to validate exchanges between IT systems, in which the Test Bed acts as a testing counterpart to the systems under test, exchanging data with them according to specific scenarios, and validating…
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Last update: 12/04/2024
ITB v1.22.0 released
A new release of the Interoperability Test Bed software is now available. Release 1.22.0 of the Interoperability Test Bed software, based on the GITB CWA specifications, is now available.This release significantly extends the Test Bed’s reporting capabilities by introducing new report types at various aggregation levels, as well as customisable certificates and XML reports at all levels for machine-based post-processing. In addition, conformance status monitoring was enhanced by allowing users to view their status in earlier conformance snapshots, and by introducing a new hierarchical view per...
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Last update: 25/03/2024
New SEMIC Style Guide validator available
In collaboration with the Interoperability Test Bed, SEMIC has launched a new validator for the validation of OWL vocabularies and SHACL shapes to ensure their alignment with the SEMIC Style Guide. The mission of SEMIC is to foster semantic interoperability through the definition of common semantic specifications and the sharing of knowledge and best practices on their application. The SEMIC Style Guide is an important tool in this effort as it defines guidelines for semantic engineers, helping them extend and reuse SEMIC specifications such as the eGovernment Core Vocabularies to address…
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Last update: 29/12/2023
ITB used for eDelivery conformance testing
The Interoperability Test Bed has now become the next-generation conformance testing platform for eDelivery, used to ensure access point implementations conform to the eDelivery AS4 specifications. eDelivery is one of the Building Blocks produced as part of the Digital Europe Programme to provide standards-based, open and reusable components implementing common capabilities in support of Europe’s digital transformation. The eDelivery Building Block in particular focuses on secure digital data exchange, providing technical specifications as a profile of the ebMS3 and AS4 OASIS standards…