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* Reconciliation occurs following the HL7 GOM, bylaws, and processes, and also subject to the various committee DMPs
 
* Reconciliation occurs following the HL7 GOM, bylaws, and processes, and also subject to the various committee DMPs
* The only difference between the FHIR ballot reconciliation process and other ballots is that FHIR uses gForge to track the status of the ballot line items
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* The only difference between the FHIR ballot reconciliation process and other ballots is that FHIR uses gForge to track the status of the ballot line items instead of using the ballot spreadsheets
 
 
  
 
The FHIR gForge process:
 
The FHIR gForge process:
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* initial triage is performed in the spreadsheet - assigning responsible committees, cross-linking related ballot line items, assigning priorities
 
* initial triage is performed in the spreadsheet - assigning responsible committees, cross-linking related ballot line items, assigning priorities
 
* all valid line items are uploaded to gForge, one task for each line item
 
* all valid line items are uploaded to gForge, one task for each line item
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** todo: tooling details for the upload
 
* committees work on ballot line items like any other gForge comment - they are prioritised / resolved / etc  
 
* committees work on ballot line items like any other gForge comment - they are prioritised / resolved / etc  
 
* for ballot line items, when the items are approved by committee, the disposition details are recorded in the appropriate fields for subsequent extraction
 
* for ballot line items, when the items are approved by committee, the disposition details are recorded in the appropriate fields for subsequent extraction
** gForge fields are named the same as in the ballot spreadsheet
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** gForge fields for this use are named the same as in the ballot spreadsheet
  
 
Why FHIR uses gForge:
 
Why FHIR uses gForge:
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== Finalisation of Ballot Reconciliation ==
 
== Finalisation of Ballot Reconciliation ==
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* Once all line item tasks for a given ballot are resolved (easily done by setting the appropriate filter in gForge search), the ballot can be closed
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* An extract is taken from gForge and converted to a ballot spreadsheet
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** todo: tooling details for the extraction
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* the ballot is closed using the normal procedure on the ballot desktop (upload ballot reconciliation spreadsheet etc)

Revision as of 05:00, 19 February 2015

This page is a draft as we refine the FHIR ballot process. This is a working page; the final version may be published in some other form.

Submission of Ballot Comments

  • ballot comments are submitted through the standard ballot procedure (e.g. excel spreadsheets)
  • as befits the FHIR publishing differences, the spreadsheets have slightly different columns. Columns:
    •  ?? (docunent differences from normal spreadsheet)


Reconciliation Process

  • Reconciliation occurs following the HL7 GOM, bylaws, and processes, and also subject to the various committee DMPs
  • The only difference between the FHIR ballot reconciliation process and other ballots is that FHIR uses gForge to track the status of the ballot line items instead of using the ballot spreadsheets

The FHIR gForge process:

  • once the ballot closes, the spreadsheets are consolidated (including text comments from the ballots), and one of the FHIR editors checks each entry for integrity (is the line item understandable, is the vote valid, are the references correct. Non-valid line items are marked
  • initial triage is performed in the spreadsheet - assigning responsible committees, cross-linking related ballot line items, assigning priorities
  • all valid line items are uploaded to gForge, one task for each line item
    • todo: tooling details for the upload
  • committees work on ballot line items like any other gForge comment - they are prioritised / resolved / etc
  • for ballot line items, when the items are approved by committee, the disposition details are recorded in the appropriate fields for subsequent extraction
    • gForge fields for this use are named the same as in the ballot spreadsheet

Why FHIR uses gForge:

  • scale the ballot reconciliation process to involve multiple committees
  • provide far greater visibility and transparency to the process
  • integrate the ballot issues with other standing issues
  • provide open public traceability for all changes to the specification

Finalisation of Ballot Reconciliation

  • Once all line item tasks for a given ballot are resolved (easily done by setting the appropriate filter in gForge search), the ballot can be closed
  • An extract is taken from gForge and converted to a ballot spreadsheet
    • todo: tooling details for the extraction
  • the ballot is closed using the normal procedure on the ballot desktop (upload ballot reconciliation spreadsheet etc)