Re: [ciq] xPRL Draft Data Model

[Ram Kumar <ram.kumar@oasis-open.org>]

David,

Thanks for your comments.
The whole purpose of xPRL is to define the relationships between parties.
It does not go to define the policies, access credentials, or privacy as 
we have clearly stated that this is outside the goal of CIQ.
If we try to get into this area, we are opening all sorts of issues.
The purpose of "audit" is to track the relationship status (e.g. when 
was the contact established last - this is
very important for business purpose). The repetition has to occur 
particularly, if you want to define complex
relationships such as representing an entire organisation structure. 
e.g. A had a relationship with B, B has a relationship
with C, C has a relationship with D and E, etc.

All the diagram says is that a party or a group of parties (Primary 
Party/Party Group)and their relationships
with party(ies) or group of party(ies) (Secondary Party/Party Group).

Regards,

Ram

David RR Webber (XML) wrote:
> Ram,
>  
> This seems oddly repetitive.  Also not sure what the purpose of 
> "audit" part is?
>  
> Just seems the diagram is telling you nothing like what your text is 
> hinting at!?!
>  
> Also - surely the notion of circles and groups comes in hugely here.  
> Therefore there is really TWO models - one for the circle/group notion 
> including privacy and access policies, and access logging - and then 
> person / participant.
>  
> Then a third diagram that shows how the two parts interact - and how 
> the participants can manage and control access themselves - inspect 
> access tracking - restrict and invite as needed.
>  
> I'm not getting any of this from the one diagram you have here! 
>  
> Thanks, DW
>
> "The way to be is to do" - Confucius (551-472 B.C.)
>
>
>     -------- Original Message --------
>     Subject: [ciq] xPRL Draft Data Model
>     From: "Ram Kumar" <kumar.sydney@gmail.com>
>     Date: Sat, July 14, 2007 3:17 am
>     To: ciq@lists.oasis-open.org
>     Cc: "liz.kolster@ssc.govt.nz" <liz.kolster@ssc.govt.nz>
>
>     TC Members,
>      
>     Please find enclosed a draft data model of extensible Party
>     Relationships Language (xPRL) v3.0.
>     PartyGroup refers to more than one party or organisation as a
>     group (e.g. football team, a group
>     of organisations together bidding for a project, family) and the
>     party group could be a legal or a
>     non legal entity for organisation group.
>      
>     xPRL covers only the following types of relationships:
>      
>     - Person(s)  to Person(s) relationship(s)
>     - Organisation(s) to Organisation(s) relationship(s), and
>     - Person(s) to Organisation(s) relationships and vice versa,
>      
>     Let me know your views.
>      
>     Regards,
>      
>     Ram
>

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