ebBP 12/5/2005: Minor Updates on Composability

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

On Tuesday's call, we discussed how overloaded the term composition is 
in the marketplace. We decided to consider some minor editorial changes 
to Section 2.3.  I'd encourage your comment here and if other changes 
may be needed. Thanks.

Section 2.3
Change from:
As with other specifications in the ebXML framework, an ebBP process 
definition may be composed and used with other technologies.  That 
flexibility and composability are important aspects not only to the 
adoption of these standards but their effective use and successful 
deployment into heterogeneous environments and across domains.  In the 
context of this technical specification, Business Collaborations may be 
executed using the ebBP process definition and/or composed with other 
technologies. As it relates to the other specifications in the ebXML 
framework, an ebBP process definition supports the loose coupling and 
alignment needed to execute Business Collaborations. This specification 
may also be used when several other software components are composed and 
being specified to execute Business Collaborations. One example is the 
use of web services mapped to business transactions activities.  The 
ebBP technical specification is used to specify the business process 
related configuration parameters for configuring a BSI to execute and 
monitor these collaborations.

Change to:
As with all the other specifications in the ebXML framework, an ebBP 
process definition may be effectively used with other technologies. From 
the onset, these specifications have sought to be aligned as much as 
practical and capable of being composed together and capable of being 
used with other technologies. That flexibility and composability are 
important aspects not only to the adoption of these standards but their 
effective use and successful deployment into heterogeneous environments 
and across domains. 

In the context of this technical specification, Business Collaborations 
may be executed using the ebBP process definition and/or used with other 
technologies. As it relates to the other specifications in the ebXML 
framework, an ebBP process definition supports the loose coupling and 
alignment needed to execute Business Collaborations. This specification 
may also be used when several other software components are used to 
enable the execution of Business Collaborations. One example is the use 
of web services mapped to business transactions activities.  The ebBP 
technical specification is used to specify the business process related 
configuration parameters for configuring a BSI to execute and monitor 
these collaborations. The ebBP business semantics and syntax are also 
well-suited to enable definition of modular process building blocks that 
are combined in complex activities  to meet user community needs.