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xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/FML/1.0.1 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/fml-1.0.1.xsd" title="Fosstrak EPCIS - Frequently Asked Questions">

<part id="general">

<title>General</title>

<faq id="what-is-epcis">

<question>What is EPCIS?</question>

<answer>EPCIS is a standard to exchange RFID-related events between businesses. For more information, please see EPCglobal's EPCIS FAQ at <a href="http://www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/epcis/epcis_1_0-faq-20070427.pdf">http://www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/epcis/epcis_1_0-faq-20070427.pdf</a>.</answer>

</faq>

<faq id="reference-impl">

<question>Is this a reference implementation of the EPCglobal EPC Information Services (EPCIS) Specification?</question>

<answer>No, but the Fosstrak EPCIS repository has been EPCglobal certified.</answer>

</faq>

<faq id="contribute">

<question>Can I contribute to this project even if I am not part of the Auto-ID Labs or EPCglobal?</question>

<answer>Yes. While initiated by the Auto-ID Lab at ETH Zurich/University St. Gallen and the Distributed Systems Group at ETH Zurich, it is open for participation by everyone.</answer>

</faq>

<faq id="support">

<question>Where can I get further information and/or support?</question>

<answer>First, you should read the <a href="docs/user-guide.html">user guide</a>. If you can't find the information you are looking for you should check the <a href="mail-lists.html">mailing list</a> archive and, as a last resort, you can post your question to the <a href="mail-lists.html">mailing list</a>.</answer>

</faq>

</part>

<part id="how-to">

<title>How-to</title>

<faq id="how-to-use">

<question>How do I interact with the repository?</question>

<answer>Please consult the <a href="docs/user-guide.html">user guide</a>.</answer>

</faq>

<faq id="how-to-build">

<question>How do I build the project?</question>

<answer>Please consult the <a href="docs/developer-guide.html">developer guide</a>.</answer>

</faq>

<faq id="authentication">

<question>How can I get authentication and authorization in order to secure my repository?</question>

<answer>You can easily add these features to an Fosstrak-based EPCIS installation by setting up an instance of the Apache Webserver as a proxy and using Apache's authentication mechanisms.</answer>

</faq>

<faq id="other-databases">

<question>How can I use Fosstrak with other database backends (e.g., PostgreSQL)?</question>

<answer>The database backend officially supported by Fosstrak EPCIS is MySQL. However,

Thomas Rudfoss wrote a very nice <a href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=23157984">tutorial</a>

on how to run Fosstrak EPCIS on top of PostgreSQL or Oracle. Stephen Tan also provided some great

<a href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=21116989">hints</a>

on how to use Fosstrak EPCIS with Microsoft SQL Server.</answer>

</faq>

</part>

</faqs>