Re: [ebxml-cppa] recent discussions of context

[Sandy Klausner <klausner@coretalk.net>]

Marty,

> If someone who is watching this list is in a position to submit a proposed
> definition of internationalization context, I urge the CPPA team to
> consider it.

This question opens a large can of worms. There are many dimensions to the
concept of 'internationalization context' and I'm not sure how deep the CPPA
team wants to go digging? I am at least glad to see a realization for the
need to separate party from context.

Sandy 

> From: Martin W Sachs <mwsachs@us.ibm.com>
> Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 21:16:07 -0500
> To: ebxml-cppa@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [ebxml-cppa] recent discussions of context
> Resent-From: <klausner@cubicon.com>
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> 
> The recent discussions of context have centered around the PartyRef
> document as the source of context information. I am starting to think that
> PartyRef is the wrong place for context information and that context
> information belongs in the CPP and CPA proper. In other words, Duane's
> "typo" (PartyInfo) may be the correct answer.
> 
> The PartyRef document is intended to be nothing more than a "telephone
> directory" whose contents are likely to change at any time because of
> personnel changes or organizational changes. There is a specific admonition
> in the CPPA Specification to dereference the pointer to PartyRef only when
> the information is needed. I also note that last week, the CPPA team agreed
> to add a schema location attribute to PartyRef.
> 
> I believe that context information, and especially internationalization
> information, will be, or will include, deployment information, which is why
> it should be in the CPP and CPA themselves.   The context information might
> also have to be negotiated. I don't know enough about internationalization
> to understand exactly what would be included in a CPP or CPA but I would
> imagine that at a mininum it would include a code for the Party's
> geographical region and perhaps internationalization policy information
> which might include such things as which party is responsible for
> translating between two different geographical contexts.
> 
> If someone who is watching this list is in a position to submit a proposed
> definition of internationalization context, I urge the CPPA team to
> consider it.
> 
> Regards,
> Marty
> 
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