RE: [dss] Core versus Extended Profile Handling

["Edward Shallow" <ed.shallow@rogers.com>]

No, I don't disagree. If I can merge schemas in order to get the stronger
typing, I'm cool. This sort of emerged in the dialog of the last 48 hours.
We're making progress (I hope). I'll just ask you to confirm my profile
assumptions with some examples, but I basically I agree with the jist.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: Trevor Perrin [mailto:trevp@trevp.net] 
Sent: November 7, 2003 5:19 PM
To: Edward Shallow; 'Rich Salz'
Cc: dss@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [dss] Core versus Extended Profile Handling

At 04:47 PM 11/7/2003 -0500, Edward Shallow wrote:

>Guys,
>
>     I don't mind following this track if it takes us to completion, 
>but the profile engagement rules are clearly evolving from eMail to eMail.

yeah.

>  Don't
>shoot the messenger, I'm simply looking for (helping to flush out ?) a 
>way to write a profile.

Sure, that's helpful.

>  If writing a profile is obvious to everyone on the list but yours 
>truly, then excuuuuuse meeee.

We've proposed a way of doing profiles (normative text saying which options
and outputs are supported).  The core rules about the options/outputs are in
the process of being nailed down (no ordering of options and outputs; the
server can return outputs that aren't requested; that's it so far).

Anyways, you'd rather have profiles that have stronger schema-typing.
That's reasonable.

I think what Rich and I are saying is that these two approaches are
equivalent.  You can describe a profile with normative text, *or* write a
schema for it.  However, either way you do it, you need to respect the rules
laid down in the core about ordering and etc..

So we still need to write text to account for those rules, and any others 
that pop up.   But in broad outline, I'd say that's the leading 
proposal.  So the ball's sort of in your court to accept or reject this, or
suggest variations etc., if you think that's the wrong approach.  And of
course, the more concrete your suggestions, the better.



>     I will try out some options along these lines, run them thru 
>XMLSPY, and pass them by you.

Cool, thanks.

Trevor 


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