[ebxml-cppa-negot] Work item 1 of 6 or so: CPA template and draft CPA, elaboration

[Dale Moberg <dmoberg@cyclonecommerce.com>]

[line 270] Modifiying first bullet points:

 

Following are the objectives for the design of this specification.

 

·        The design is based on negotiating the contents of a CPA starting with a CPA template (or draft CPA) that one prospective trading partner sends to the other as an initial offer. A CPA template will normally contain dummy values for the Party specific values of the party to which the CPA  template is being sent. A draft CPA, on the other hand, will typically have been formed by pruning and combining CPPs of each of the Parties in the Negotiation process, and so can contain all “real” values . For convenience, both documents, though having different origins, will be referred to by the term “CPA template” because the process of Negotiation proceeds the same way for either templates of draft CPAs. However, sensible use of CPA templates requires that the dummy values be marked as negotiable and that acceptance does not occur until the dummy values have been replaced. That is, using a template will typically require a counter proposal, while using a draft CPA may not require any suggested changes in the draft CPA.

·        A Party can publish or retrieve CPA templates and CPPs using a registry, and can create draft CPAs from its CPP and the prospective trading partner’s CPP or CPA template.