NSI MIT XML Based Messaging for Retailers 1.0
Conformance Requirements

NAME

NSI MIT XML Based Messaging for Retailers

LABEL for LOGO

INSTANT TICKET XML BASED MESSAGING

When the NASPL Certification Logo, along with this label, is used on, or in relation to, a business practice registered as conformant to this Conformance Requirements Document, it must be accompanied by an attribution in the form defined in Schedule 4 of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries Certification Trademark License Agreement.

DESCRIPTION

This Conformance Requirements document is for the business practice of providing Instant Ticket Inventory Sales Activity between Retailers and Lotteries via a set of XML based messages.

Retailers may also implement NSI MIT XML Based Messaging defined by the Best Practice for information exchange to manage Instant Ticket inventory. The Best Practice also defines how these XML Messages should be provided and optionally allows Retailers to support Instant Ticket Validation and Pack Activation through an XML Message set.

CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Conformance Requirements are derived from the following Best Practice:

• Management of Instant Tickets Best Practice, Version 1.1, Document Number BP0801, August 2008, and any Corrigenda issued against such Best Practice, supplemented by any Interpretations applicable to this particular version and revision of the Best Practice.

A conformant practice must:

• Implement all the requirements for reporting Summary Sales Activity via XML Messages, as defined in Section 4.7 of the Management of Instant Tickets Best Practice and for which "Retailer" is identified as the Practitioner in Appendix A.
• If the Conformance Statement indicates support of any optional requirements, then the optional requirements must be implemented in accordance with the Best Practice.

Appendix A of the Best Practice provides a checklist of the mandatory, recommended, and optional requirements. This Appendix should be considered normative with respect to the assigned Practitioner for each requirement, but in the case of any conflict between the content of the checklist and the main body of the Best Practice, the Best Practice shall take precedence.

A conformant practice may:

• Implement Detailed Sales Activity reporting via XML Messages, as defined in Section 4.7 of the Management of Instant Tickets Best Practice.
• Implement part or all of the Core Messages and/or Enhanced Messages, as defined in Sections 4.5 through 4.6 inclusive of the Management of Instant Tickets Best Practice and further defined in Appendix C.
• Implement part or all the optional elements, as defined in Section 4.5 through 4.6 inclusive of the Management of Instant Tickets Best Practice and further defined in Appendix C.

OVERRIDING STANDARDS

None.

INDICATORS OF CONFORMANCE

• A completed Validation Report that incorporates:
  • A completed checklist.
  • XML samples of Sales Reports.
  • XML samples of required Messages expanded with any implementations of Optional elements supported.
  • XML samples of any enhanced Messages supported.

MIGRATION

None.