Re: [wsbpel] Issue - 179 - Type Compatibility in Assignment of EPRs

["Yaron Y. Goland" <ygoland@bea.com>]

I believe this is a duplicate of issue 51. 51 calls for us to fix the 
assignment rules once and for all. I think that is preferable then 
trying to fix them bit by bit.

	Just my two cents,

		Yaron

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>     Issue - 179 - Type Compatibility in Assignment of EPRs
> 
> *Status:* received
> *Date added:* 12 Nov 2004
> *Categories:* Data handling <#category_data_handling>
> *Date submitted:* 12 November 2004
> *Submitter:* Dieter Koenig <mailto:dieterkoenig@de.ibm.com>
> *Document:* Specification working draft, Section 9.3.1, "Type Compatibility in 
> Assignment".
> *Description:* In Section 9.3.1, the second list bullet reads:
> 
>     The from-spec is a variable of a WSDL message type and the to-spec is not,
>     or vice versa. This is not legal because parts of variables, selections of
>     variable parts, or endpoint references cannot be assigned to/from variables
>     of WSDL message types directly. 
> 
> One could interpret this as if an assignment from a variable of a WSDL message 
> type to a partner link is not allowed because the partner link is not itself a 
> variable of a WSDL message type. Likewise for assignments in the reverse direction.
> *Submitter's proposal:* Clarify that an assignment to/from a partner link IS 
> allowed when the from/to spec is a variable of a WSDL message type.
> 
> The endpoint reference is in a message part of this WSDL message, either the 
> complete part or an element contained in the part.
> *Changes:* 12 Nov 2004 - new issue
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