MISMO Engineering Guidelines 0005 (Unicode and Internationalization) V2.0
MISMO® announced that it is seeking member comment on several updated MISMO Engineering Guidelines (MEGs). The 30-day member comment period runs through August 13th, 2025.
Updates to this MEG include:
- Updated formatting
- Replaced outdated terms and conditions with the current disclaimer, licensing, and copyright
- Improved terminology and added more detailed explanations
- Replaced the “assumptions” section with document status
As described in MEG0002, MISMO has defined a profile for XML within the context of Real Estate Finance. The MISMO Profile is based on the Unicode Character Set. As with many other standards, Unicode is a complex standard with multiple versions, multiple optional features, and multiple divergent implementations. MEG 0005 provides guidelines for the use of a profiled subset of Unicode’s features aimed at minimizing the interoperability problems that can result from this complexity.
MEG 0005 describes the use of Unicode within the MISMO Architecture. This MEG is concerned solely with the XML that flows between services that use MISMO transactions. It is not concerned with what goes on behind service boundaries and places no restrictions on what XML features or technologies are used within the confines of a service. The XML files the MISMO publishes to define standards (XSD, XSLT etc.) will obey these guidelines.
Access Information for Members
MISMO Members can access MEG 0025 within the Resource Library housed on MISMO's Collaboration Site, "MISMO Connect" here.
Access Information for Non-Members
Non-MISMO members can access MEG 0005 here.