Re: TPA reference element?

[Martin W Sachs <mwsachs@us.ibm.com>]

We already have such an element although it is "hidden" :-)  In the early
versions of what became tpaML, we (IBM Res.) had a LegalText element.  The
spec stated that this could be used to record the ID of an accompanying
paper contract.  When people inside IBM started advising us not to tangle
with the legal profession, we changed the element name to Comment and that
has persisted into CPP-CPA V 1.0.

Since we have more recently seen that the legal community is in fact
interested and friendly to us, I agree that we could add an element
specifically for identifying an accompanying contract.  Presumably, this
element would be CPA-only. Since it would be directly under the root
element, we can enforce the restriction to CPA only in the DTD and Schema.
We probably should use the term "TPA" only as an example of such a
contract.

Regards,
Marty

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Dale Moberg <dmoberg@cyclonecommerce.com> on 06/26/2001 02:18:36 PM

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Subject:  TPA reference element?



Another issue for next month's kickoff--
probably under the small additions category--
is to add an optional element that can reference a TPA
that is to be associated with a CPA.

Just as we now have pointers off to trading
partner information, and business process specifications,
a pointer to a TPA might also be useful.
Some industry groups, RosettaNet for example,
are exploring specifying TPAs
for their communities in the near future.