TM Approval procedure
1 General
(Source: New Technical Working Procedures and previous TM meetings.)
NOTE As a result of taking into use the "Decision Support" application there has been minor modifications to the procedure. However the basic concept previously being used has remained unchanged. For details on the Decision Support application please refer to the above link to the application and select the ? for the application's help information.
Deliverables shall be approved by correspondence. For the correspondence electronic communication (e-mail, ETSI server) shall be used. Also for resolution of PE comments electronic procedures should be used as far as possible.
The WG Chairmen shall send the draft deliverables (drafted according to the ETSI Drafting rules) electronically to the ETSI Secretariat.
The ETSI Secretariat shall start a new TM Approval by Correspondence
procedure when requested, i.e. normally when a deliverable has reached WG
approval status. Relevant information (work item number and duration) for the procedure
will be
sent out on the TM membershiplist TM@list.etsi.org
.
To check your current ETSI email list subscriptions go to TBmembershiplist.
NOTE: While taking in use the Decision Support application it is now possible for any ETSI member who is subscribed to the TM membershiplist to participate in the approval process.
There is a period of 30 days allowed to reply (14 days more around Christmas and July/August).
Click here to see the main steps in the TM AbC process:
Different procedures
(Source: 14th meeting of TC TM)
Previously one TMAbC ballot could contain several deliverables. Currently when using the Decision Support application deliverables are processed one by one.
2.1 Consensus measuring, procedure where consent is expected (TMAbC)
The following procedures were agreed at the TM meeting #14, Madrid, Spain, April 2001 (see annex 7 of the report).
A positive response
If you are satisfied with the content of the document submitted to the consensus measuring procedure, no response is required. However you may also vote "in favour" and in addition submit editorial comments concerning the document if you desire - these will be sent to the rapporteur for consideration.
A negative response
If you are not satisfied and you wish to vote against the document, please indicate this by voting against the document i.e. "strong objection", (a reason is required).
In the event that a negative response is received the following actions will be taken:
- The ETSI Secretariat will send the comments to the rapporteur with a request to contact the commenting member(s) and attempt to resolve the comments.
- When the resolution has been completed, the rapporteur will return the modified draft to the ETSI Secretariat.
- The ETSI Secretariat will send the modified draft on to the next step (e.g. PE, Vote) and inform about the outcome on the TBmembershiplist.
If it is not possible to resolve the comments received, subclause 1.7.1 Item b) of the ETSI Technical Working Procedures will be applied, i.e. individual weighted voting. If at least 71% of the votes are in favour, then the document is approved. For conducting the voting the form as given in section 2.2 is used.
2.1 Voting by correspondence, when consent might be failed (TMVbC)
The "Decision Support" should be used for the voting by correspondence.
EXPLANATION OF VOTING PROCEDURE
What is the vote about?
The xxxx draft xx is submitted to TM for approval.
Following this voting procedure, if successful, the draft xx will be
published/sent for further processing.
Who can participate in the vote?
Only one representative of each ETSI full or associate member may vote. The
Decision Support application allows anyone from the same organisation to act
as the voter. The vote can be changed until the vote is closed, by any
person belonging to the same organisation and being subscribed to the TM
membershiplist.
What happens if I vote YES?
You agree with the technical content of the document and that it should be
published/further treated.
You may supply editorial comments in addition to your vote, if you desire.
NOTE: The Consensus measuring (TMAbC) does not normally require those in favour of a document to formally indicate this (i.e. it is taken that no reply is equivalent to approval). In case of a Vote (TMVbC), it is requested that all organizations respond, even those in favour.
What happens if I vote NO?
You do not agree with the content of the document and that is should be
published/further processed.
You are obliged to provide an explanation of your reason for voting no, in the
form of specific technical comments on the document (i.e. identify specific text
together with a proposal for a change to that text and an explanation for the
change).
You may also supply editorial comments, if you desire.
How will the vote result
be determined?
The vote results will be evaluated according to the
decision making rules in subclause 1.7 of the ETSI Technical Working Procedures
(i.e. individual weighted voting by each ETSI full and associate member). If 71%
or more of the votes are in favour of the proposal, it is deemed to be approved.
Abstentions and failures to vote are not included in the evaluation process.
How are the editorial comments handled?
Editorial comments should be included in the document.
2.3 Results of approval procedures
Results of consensus measuring and vote procedures can be found at Decision Support.
Location of "old" TMAbC procedures can be found at:
http://docbox.etsi.org/tm/tm/tmapprov/
Access to the documents available on the ETSI server is permitted to all ETSI members with EOL (ETSI on line) UserId and Password.
Using WEB access:
ETSI server (Sophia Antipolis) - using ftp:
Server address: docbox.etsi.org
Path: /tech-org/tm/Document/tm/tmapprov/abcNN
A username and password may be requested from ETSI:
and a password can be obtained from: http://webapp.etsi.org/CreateAccount/form.asp
or by contacting ETSI helpdesk:
phone: +33 4 92 94 49 00
fax: +33 4 92 96 03 07
email: helpdesk@etsi.org
Last updated: 2010-03-01 14:19:51