OASIS Mailing List ArchivesView the OASIS mailing list archive below
or browse/search using MarkMail.

 


Help: OASIS Mailing Lists Help | MarkMail Help

ebxml-iic message

[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [Elist Home]


Subject: ebXML IIC TC -- materials from face-to-face meeting


All,

Please find attached the following documents related to the face-to-face
meeting that the ebXML IIC TC held in San Jose on August 14. We can discuss
these further in the conference call on Monday, September 10. Please also
remember to send in your candidacy for the open positions by
close-of-business Friday, September 7, so that we may discuss and start the
voting procedure on Monday.

1. List of attendees (provided by Jeff Eck of GE(GXS); errors and omissions
are mine); please let me know if you were inadvertently left off;
2. Revised charter document (thanks to Steve Yung for writing this down);
3. Structure of the TC (chair, co-chair, editor, secretary, various
subgroups, and liaisons) (thanks again to Steve);
4. Presentation by Iwasa of Fujitsu on TC activities;
5. Presentation by David Fischer/Rik Drummond of Drummond Group (DGI) on
DGI's conformance activities.

The charter and structure documents capture the discussions in those areas
quite well. Some discussion ensued after Iwasa's presentation on the need
for APIs, and if so, at what level. The issue here is that APIs may
facilitate coordinated testing, e.g. logging and interpretation of test
results and specification of higher-level tests, but the argument can also
be made that we should just test the messaging specifications at the lowest
level, and not require the adherence to an API (in order to give
implementers a chance to do an implementation of their choice).

Pete Wenzel of SeeBeyond gave us a good overview of RosettaNet conformance
testing.

We heard from David Fischer and Rik Drummond of DGI. There was substantial
discussion by those present on what the interaction, if any, should be
between the DGI activities and those of the ebXML IIC TC. DGI made the point
that ebXML interoperability activities could get a headstart from the work
that DGI is doing (pretty much along the lines of what they did w.r.t. the
AS1 and AS2 standard). Concerns were raised by some about the IP issues
involved (i.e., how proprietary are the tests that DGI has produced?, can
they be leveraged by ebXML IIC TC?, etc.) and also about the cost. Those
present resolved not to take any action on this subject for now. However, it
is an issue that we will need to resolve, and that we will need to get
perspectives on from other parties (OAG, e.g., is a strong endorser of the
DGI ebXML interoperability activity).

Jeff Eck captured the essence for his participating in ebXML IIC TC as
follows:
Why am I here:
·         The OASIS ebXML IIC TC established itself to provide test plans
that companies can use to verify their ebXML software complies with the
ebXML specifications.
Regarding 3rd party companies providing ‘conformance/interoperability’
testing:

·         The OASIS ebXML IIC TC is pleased that companies are promoting the
use of ebXML internationally. The OASIS ebXML IIC TC is in the process of
defining conformance and interoperability test plans.


-Philippe

Philippe De Smedt
Chief Systems Architect
Agentis International, Inc.
ebXML IIC TC chair
pdesmedt@agentisinternational.com
(925) 746-5019

ebXML_IIC_group.doc

ebXML_IIC_charter.doc

ebXML IIC TC attendance.xls

DGI IIC 8-14-01.ppt

IIC_Activities.ppt



[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [Elist Home]


Powered by eList eXpress LLC