[REVISION 1] Agenda for OData TC meeting 2012.08.23

["Ram Jeyaraman (MS OPEN TECH)" <Ram.Jeyaraman@microsoft.com>]

Here [1] is a revised agenda (revision 1) for the OData TC (Technical Committee) meeting scheduled on Thursday August 23, 2012 during 8-9am PT. For additional information, such as dial-in details, timeline, and chat room, refer to [2]. Feel free to suggest additions or modifications.

 

Changes relative to previous draft:

·       Added new agenda item: section 6 “Additional folder for proposals, etc.”

·       Added action items #0010, #0014, #0013 for review and possible closure.

·       Merged discussion item on representation of Proposed state with action item #0009.

·       Identified issues that are in Proposed state (in section 7a).

·       Moved discussion on next F2F to an earlier time.

 

Thanks.

 

[1] Draft agenda for 2012.08.23 OData TC meeting (revision 1)

 

1. Roll call [8:00am PT]
2. Approve agenda [8:05am PT]
3. Approve minutes from previous meeting(s) [8:10am PT]
   1. Minutes from Aug 16, 2012 TC meeting: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/odata/download.php/46701/odata_meeting-3_on-20120816_minutes.html  

 

4. Review action items [Action item list: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/odata/members/action_items.php] [8:15am PT]
   1. Action items due by Aug 23, 2012

                                                               i.      #0009: Best practices document for issue handling [owner: Ram Jeyaraman]
Document: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/odata/download.php/46752/Best%20Practices%20for%20Issue%20Handling%20v6.docx (contains description of how to handle issues including how to represent the Proposed state) [Thanks to Ralf and Mike]

2. Action items NOT due by Aug 23, 2012 but MAY be ready for closure

                                                               i.      #0011: Prepare Working Draft 01 (WD01) version of OData CSDL specification [owner: Michael Pizzo]

                                                             ii.      #0015: Prepare Working Draft 01 (WD01) version of OData Atom Format [owner: Martin Zurmuehl]

                                                            iii.      #0016: Prepare Working Draft 01 (WD01) version of OData JSON Format [owner: Ralf Handl]

                                                            iv.      #0010 Prepare Working Draft 01 (WD01) version of OData protocol specification [owner: Michael Pizzo]

                                                             v.      #0014 Prepare Working Draft 01 (WD01) version of OData Batch Processing Format [owner: Michael Pizzo]

                                                            vi.      #0013 Prepare Working Draft 01 (WD01) version of OData URL Conventions [owner: Michael Pizzo]

                                                          vii.      NOTE: For completed actions items pertaining to producing Working Draft 01 (WD01) version of the specifications, in addition to closing those actions, we will also formally (via a motion) approve the WD01 productions resulting from those actions as baseline documents.

 

5. Press Release (PR) to announce OASIS OData TC [8:30am PT]
   1. https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/odata/email/archives/201208/msg00131.html
   2. Note: Last date for providing quotes (by OASIS Sponsor-level members) is Friday Aug 24. The PR is scheduled for release on Aug 27^th.

 

6. Additional folder (in TC document repository) for proposals, etc. [8:35am PT]
   1. Let’s discuss if we need an additional folder for uploading proposals, etc. and decide on the name of such a folder.

 

7. Next F2F? [8:40am PT]
   1. Discuss results of the e-ballot (https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/odata/ballot.php?id=2278) on possible dates for the next F2F.
   2. Host for the next F2F? Any volunteers?
   3. Venue?

 

8. Process issues [Issues list: https://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&mode=hide&pid=10103] [8:45am PT]
   1. Issues in Proposed state

                                                               i.      ODATA-22: Issues with Prefer header [component: OData Protocol]

                                                             ii.      ODATA-23: Remove "MERGE", use "PATCH" instead [component: OData Protocol]

2. Issues ripe for resolution?

                                                               i.      ODATA-1: ABNF rule for GUID [component: OData ABNF Construction Rules]

                                                             ii.      ODATA-15: precision for functions that have Edm.DateTime or Edm.DateTimeOffset parameters [component: OData CSDL]

                                                           iii.      ODATA-17: Define which DataServiceVersion this specification defines: 3.0 or 4.0 [component: OData Protocol]

                                                           iv.      ODATA-18: There are syntax errors in the core OData grammar [component: OData ABNF Construction Rules]

                                                             v.      ODATA-20: Feedback to document revision [component: OData ATOM format]

                                                           vi.      ODATA-21: Feedback to document revision [component: OData CSDL]

 

9. Timeline and next steps [8:55am PT]
   1. Let’s review the timeline [3] and discuss the immediate next steps.

10.   Next meeting [8:56am PT]

1. Thursday Aug 30, 2012 8-9am PT?
10. AOB and wrap up [8:57am PT]

[2] References

 

·       Conference call details: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/odata/download.php/46401/TC%20meeting%20dial-in%20details.htm

·       Chat room: http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room/odatatc

·       Timeline (based on the F2F discussions and information we currently have)

o   Aug 31

§  All the core specs (seven in total) imported to OASIS specification template.

§  All known issues on core specs have been filed

o   Sept 20

§  Based on the outstanding issues, the TC will determine a reasonable timeline for the core specs.