Re: [ebxml-bp] Managing Context Instance and Activity

["Monica J. Martin" <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

David RR Webber wrote:

> Team,
>  
> Referencing the current schema - the signal part of package looks
> well placed to allow indicating use of a context instance to manage
> aspects of the interchange.
>  
> And this would be coupled with the use of specificationID to show
> that the signal is infact a context item.
>  
> Here is how this works:
>  
> <Package>
>     <Signals>
>        <Signal name="sample context" nameID="context-01"
>                    specificationLocation="http://context.mycompany.com/bpss/buyingcarsfast.xml"; 
>
>                    
> specificationID="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ebxml-BP/context/";>
>     </Signals>
>     <!-- rest of BPSS package goes here -->
> </Package>
>  
> Now the only other functionality I can see that would be nice to have 
> is ability to toggle
> context use at the DocumentEnvelope level - to enable or disable context.
>  
> So we would need to add a flag to <DocumentEnvelope> after 
> isTamperDetectable - which
> would be useContextInstance = true / false.
>  
> Since we already have the signal method - this allows a partner to 
> signal the use of
> context - and then the useContextInstance indicates when during the 
> interchange.
>  
> Thanks, DW

mm1: Dave thanks for the contribution. You have a jump on your work item 
for v3.0! We'll consider after we get the v2.0 schema ready to bake.  
Thanks.