RE: [ebxml-msg] Issue 15: Use of the word OPTIONAL

[David Fischer <david@drummondgroup.com>]

Chris,

When you proposed the Role element you said it was OPTIONAL and the team agreed
to add it as OPTIONAL.  When you proposed this element (see original issue
128 -- attached) you said:

Issue	Add Role as an optional element within both From and To
	elements. Role should be indpendently wihtin the messaging
	spec with a non-normative note that describes how it
	relates to the BPSS spec.

The minutes from 11-05-01 again say Role is OPTIONAL.

Why are we changing now?  Role has always been OPTIONAL, let's leave it alone.

Regards,

David.

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Ferris [mailto:chris.ferris@sun.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 2:18 PM
Cc: ebXML
Subject: Re: [ebxml-msg] Issue 15: Use of the word OPTIONAL


+1

I think it critical that we leave no room for doubt
as to our intent. The Role element is not optional,
it has a cardinality of zero or one.

Cheers,

Chris

Arvola Chan wrote:

> +1.
>
> -Arvola
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Bunting <dougb62@yahoo.com>
> To: ebXML <ebxml-msg@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 2:10 PM
> Subject: [ebxml-msg] Issue 15: Use of the word OPTIONAL
>
>
> David has disagreed with Chris' statement that OPTIONAL is misused
> (according
> to 2119) in a number of contexts.  The basic issue here is a conflict
> between
> something that may or may not appear in an instance of an ebXML message and
> something that must or may be implemented by a compliant ebMS system.  In
> the
> specified uses of the word OPTIONAL, the first is meant but our document
> conventions (section 1.1.1) restricts us to using OPTIONAL only when the
> second is intended.  I would strongly recommend making the change Chris
> suggested.
>
> thanx,
>     doug
>
>
>
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