Re: [ebxml-cppa] FYI: SEED and ebXML CPPA

[Pete Wenzel <pete@seebeyond.com>]

I was not able to find a specification for the SEED package.  However,
the general description below implies that it would contain a subset
of a CPP.

--Pete

--- Begin Excerpt from BizTalk Server 2002 Enterprise Edition Help File ---
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/techinfo/productdoc/2002/BTdownload.asp

The BizTalk SEED Wizard enables companies to package their Microsoft
BizTalk Server 2002 configurations into a SEED package and make it
available to trading partners through the Internet. Companies that
create a SEED package still have to manually configure BizTalk Server
to receive documents. However by creating a SEED package, trading
partners are able to configure BizTalk Server, test their
configuration, and begin exchanging documents with the initiating
company. A SEED package helps companies rapidly start conducting
business with partners.

A SEED package contains:

- The name of the initiating company.
- The test Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and production URL
  information.
- A reference to specifications and instance data. 

After a SEED package is created, trading partners (recipients) can
download the file, install it, and then configure it with additional
information, such as their:

- Port information (which includes the test drop location)
- Receive drop location 

Because each trading partner relationship is unique, it is necessary
for the recipient to specify these unique attributes.

--- End of Excerpt ---


> Someone asked me today if SEED was functionally equivalent or
> possibly a subset of the functionality supported by
> CPP and CPA use cases. 
> Here is one pointer I found to SEED:
> http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1884%2526a%253D22554,00.asp
> Anyone have any thoughts on this?
> Thanks
> Dale Moberg

-- 
Pete Wenzel <pete@seebeyond.com>
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