Tools

The XCRI community has created a range of relevant tools that are available for use or further development. Many of these are open source and can be freely used immediately.

Validators

There are a large number of freely available and commercial products that will enable developers to test the validity of XML files, including against specific schemas.

Here are links to XCRI-CAP validators that have been made available through the wider developer community:

  • Craig Hawker’s XCRI-CAP validator
  • David Sherlock’s XCRI-CAP validator

XCRI base libraries

XCRI base libraries – A base library to generate XCRI feeds

XCRI-CAP Java classes – A Java binding for XCRI-CAP on Github

MUSKET Tools

The project aim was to develop and deliver a software application that will support employer engagement and workforce planning requirements by providing a CRM based integrated view of employer based, professional and tertiary sector education. There are two tools:

  • one that will allow non-technical specialists to import MS Word documents containing course descriptions, provide semantic mark-up, and export into the JISC XCRI-CAP standard creating a database;
  • one that will support employer-led learner route planning.

XCRI eXchange Platform (XXP)

A service platform for XCRI-CAP enabled tools and services, XXP includes webForm, a data collection tool with XCRI-CAP output generator, an XCRI-CAP feed register, and a growing number of import, export and other services.

ASAP, Advanced Search Algorithm Protocol

The ASAP prototype service is a web-based demonstrator of a subject search system that showed how a user can select a search term from a keyword list or subject classification system and obtain search results from a different keyword list or classification system used in the course information system.Last Updated on Thursday, 14 March 2013 12:54