Re: [ebxml-cppa] Re: [ebxml-cppa-negot] RE: BSI distinguishingsuccess, failure, and transition conditions

[Karsten Riemer <Karsten.Riemer@Sun.COM>]

Duane,

I actually think there SHOULD be a spec for the BSI.
People want to build software for ebXML, and one of the things they need to
build is a BSI. But nowhere do we describe clearly what exactly we expect such
a BSI to be able to do, and as importantly, what we do not expect it to do.
There are bits and pieces in the various specs, but it is so scattered that no
two readers would get the same collective view of a BSI, and subsequently no
two implementations will probably be fully interoperable.

-karsten


>I wish to clarify what a BSI is for all those who have been actively
>discussing the subject.
>
>The Business Service Interface is an abstract architectural concept that
>is declared by several implementable artifacts.  Those artifacts include
>the CPP/A, Message Service and the Business Processes/Collaborations and
>other associated information.  Together,  the instance values/details
>contained in those artifacts must represent all the possible information
>that another party would need to conduct business with you
>electronically.  Thus,  these declare the interface one may use for
>servicing e-business. 
>
>The BSI is not something that will be described in a specification or
>built as a stand alone application.
>
>This is not represented clearly in the current draft due to us not
>receiving an editable version of the overview (ahem - Mr. Yunker, may we
>please have this?).  The BSI is akin to the UMM Business Service View
>collection, albeit not exactly.  Please be aware that there are several
>changes due for the current archtiecture draft and there is no current
>comment period hence we are not collecting comments.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Duane Nickull
>
>
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