Re: [regrep] ebXML Registry "Brochure" (Was Re: [regrep] PR for specs)

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

I can definitely see that order as well. So far it appears that we all
agree that "(a) Registry Brochure" would be the highest priority.

I think we should include some information on XML registries (or we can
call them "E-Business Registries") in general, as well as their
benefits. Here is an excerpt from the "Requirements for an XML Registry"
report I wrote for EPA 2 years ago (the points are perhaps too concise
and need expansion, but they're good for general ideas):

<Excerpt>
The benefits of an XML registry are numerous:

- Promotes reuse
- Enables efficient version control
- Promotes unified understanding of registered objects
- Ensures consistency across organizational areas
- Promotes selective access to registered objects
- Enables collaborative development.
</Excerpt>

And an excerpt from a WebServices.org article I wrote in April:

<Excerpt>
An e-business registry is a software product that acts as an organizing
focal point for the wealth of information and interactions that
conducting e-business requires. E-business registries serve various
purposes, including:

- Enabling the discovery of trading partners and their various
capabilities 
- Classification, association of e-business artifacts such as XML
schemas, Document Type Definitions (DTDs), and trading partner profiles 
- Registration and discovery of Web service descriptions, such as Web
Services Description Language (WSDL) documents 

E-business registries are central to the execution of e-business because
they allow for the registration, management, and discovery of those
critical items that are crucial for the conduct of e-business. 
</Excerpt>

Joe

Farrukh Najmi wrote:
> 
> Chiusano Joseph wrote:
> 
> ><Quote>
> >How do people see the relative priority of above 3 possibilities?
> ></Quote>
> >
> >I see them in the order listed, with (a) highest priority.
> >
> >Joe
> >
> I almost agree. My order is (a), (c), (b). Here is why.
> 
> I think (a) is most important because it has the most bang for the buck.
> We could actually get this done in relatively short time. Bteween (b)
> and (c) I see close overlap and prefer an web version of (c) as it
> provides a superset of what (b) may provide.
> 
> >
> >Farrukh Najmi wrote:
> >
> >
> >>So far we have:
> >>
> >>a) Registry brochure
> >>
> >>b) Registry quick start guide
> >>
> >>and I would like to add as a possibility
> >>
> >>c) Registry Tutorial
> >>
> >>I see (a) being very light weight and high impact. I see (b) being a
> >>litle more meat than (a). I see (c) being quite detailed but designed
> >>according to use cases and filled with examples. A few good examples
> >>come to mind:
> >>
> >>http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/
> >>http://java.sun.com/webservices/docs/1.1/tutorial/doc/
> >>
> >>How do people see the relative priority of above 3 possibilities? It
> >>would be great to hear from actual users trying to grapple with the
> >>specs even if they are not TC members.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Farrukh
> >>
> 
> --
> Farrukh
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