Re: [wsbpel] Issue - R15 - Proposal for Vote

[Alex Yiu <alex.yiu@oracle.com>]

Proposal for Vote:

Change paragraph in Section 5.5 FROM:
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A business process instance ends either normally or abnormally. The process ends normally when the main activity of the process completes. The process ends abnormally if either:

• a fault reaches the process scope, regardless of whether it is handled or not (see section 10.10. Immediately Ending a Process – Exit), or
• the process instance is explicitly ended by an exit activity (see section 10.10. Immediately Ending a Process).

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TO:
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A business process instance ends either normally or abnormally. The process ends normally when the main activity of the process completes without propagating any fault. The process ends abnormally if either:

• a process level (explicit or default) fault handler completes without propagating any fault or
• the execution of a process level fault handler itself faults (the effect of this particular case is similar to an <exit> activity or
• the process instance is explicitly ended by an exit activity (see section 10.10. Immediately Ending a Process).

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(Note: Adding "without propagating any fault" consistently to qualify and clarify what "completes" means in Section 5.5. It applies to Section 11.6.2 also)

In section 11.6.2: (this is not a normative change but a clarification change)
From:
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When activity A completes, the following steps MUST be performed to determine the effect of the links on other activities: ...
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To:
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When activity A completes without propagating any fault, the following steps MUST be performed to determine the effect of the links on other activities: ...
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Regards,
Alex Yiu