RE: [ebxml-bp] [Fwd: [ebxml-msg] Status of MSH configuration by CPA and MSH API]

[Martin Sachs <msachs@cyclonecommerce.com>]

Steve,

Does the CPP play a part in your process of generating a partner-specific 
deployment CPA? A CPP contains a prospective trading partner's preferences 
and requirements on a CPA.

Regards,
Marty


At 01:55 AM 7/25/2004, Steve Capell wrote:


>For my 20c, the automated configuration of an ebXML MSH from a CPA is one of
>the key values of the the whole ebXML architecture and so should remain a
>part of any future specs.  The only little issue is that this pre-supposes
>that you have an easy way to get a CPA in the first place.  After some
>"experiments" we believe that the best route to a CPA is to generate partner
>specific deployment CPA's from "abstract" template CPAs that are, in turn,
>generated from UMM (FSV) model data.  In this way we are pretty much able to
>automate the entire deployment from model data.
>
>Steve Capell
>Red Wahoo Pty Ltd
>+61 410 437854
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Monica J. Martin [mailto:Monica.Martin@Sun.COM]
>Sent: Wednesday, 21 July 2004 2:54 AM
>To: ebXML BP
>Subject: [ebxml-bp] [Fwd: [ebxml-msg] Status of MSH configuration by CPA and
>MSH API]
>
>FYI: Questions to ebMS team, good insight Sacha.
>
>Sacha Schlegel wrote:
>
> >Hi ebXML Messaging Team
> >
> >I was wondering what the status of the following two questions are:
> >
> >a) Is it implicit that a MSH could/should be configured with a CPA? Do
> >you push this in the ebMS specification 3.0? Do you have real world
> >experience how todays MSH's are configured? eg. Hermes from
> >www.freebxml.org uses a properties.xml file or similar but no CPA.
> >
> >b) Will you provide an API of the MSH? Without practical experience I
> >would think that current ebMS systems communicate straight with the
> >backend applications. As I am interested in an ebXML Business Service
> >Interface (BSI) which executes (or monitors) a BPSS I am wondering of a
> >standardiesd interface between BSI and MSH. In the sense that I could
> >easily exchange an MSH. Any attempts to specify this in version 3.0?
> >
> >Kind regards
> >
> >Sacha Schlegel
> >
> >
> >

*************************************
Martin Sachs
standards architect
Cyclone Commerce
msachs@cyclonecommerce.com