PSTC Working Group Teleconference Minutes, August 18th, 2003

["Sodhi, Gavenraj S" <Gavenraj.Sodhi@ca.com>]

All,

Here are the formal minutes for the July 21st, 2003 PSTC Working Group Teleconference.  Please provide me any comments, errors you may find.

Thanks,

- Raj

 

Gavenraj Sodhi, MBA

Computer Associates

Product Manager, eTrust

Office:  +1 310 957 3632 (internal: 63632)

Mobile:  +1 949 350 8808

gavenraj.sodhi@ca.com

 

Title: OASIS Provisioning Services Technical Committee (PSTC)

OASIS Provisioning Services Technical Committee (PSTC)
Meeting Minutes

Logistics
Roll-call
Other Business
Business In Order
Action Items & Motions
References

Logistics

Meeting Date	08/18/2003
Meeting Time	10:00 am CDT
Location	Dial-in Number: 888-742-8686 / 303-928-2600 (Outside of the United States/Canada)  Conference ID: 7104622
Duration	1 Hour
Chair	Darran Rolls
Recording Secretary	Gavenraj Sodhi
Agenda	As published as of August 18, 2003

Roll-call

Present

(GS)	Gavenraj Sodhi, Computer Associates
(JB)	Jeff Bohren, OpenNetwork Technologies
(DR)	Darran Rolls, Waveset Technologies
(RE)	Rami Elron, BMC
(DC)	Doron Cohen, BMC
(GW)	Gerry Woods, IBM
(HL)	Hal Lockhart, BEA Systems
(PM)	Paul Madsen, Entrust

 

Other Business

None

 

Business In Order
 
1 - 10:05 Order and role-call

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Roll-call

 

2 - 10:07 Accept meeting minutes from 07/21/2003 

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Minutes available at [1] - Accepted

 

3 - Post Open Review - Final 1.0 Changes

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Jeff had proposed a solution to the DSMLV2 name space/referencing problem in which we would put a modified version of the DSMLv2 XSD file on the PSTC web site and refer to that XSD instead on the one on the DSTC... 

 

-        Way we had structured had ended up in the SPML namespace versus the DSML namespace

 

Doron:  Are we taking out any DSML reliance on the XML schema. 

Jeff:  Have not changed DSML or SPML protocol. 

Darran:  Any potential conflicts with any of the vendor implementations?  No, just adding element definition.

 

Motion: The SPML XSD file will reference a modified copy of the DSMLv2 XSD file that will be maintained on the PSTC web site.  – Accepted

 

Action:  Jeff will update the respective files. Darran will update the website with this reference.

 

4 - 10:10 Specification Ratification Process/Update

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Here is the process moving forward to OASIS Open Standard:

 

1. The TC chair submits "the package" to OASIS Admin by the 15th of next month. 2. Between the 15th and end of month check it and work with us to clean up the submission as necessary.

3. By the 1st of the next month OASIS announce a two week "familiarization period" to the membership. (Not a review; did that already)

4. By the 15th OASIS sends out a Call For Vote to the voting reps of the OASIS member organizations.

5. Voting ends at the end of October and OASIS announces the results within seven days

6. Done?

 

The package consists of:

 

1.  Spec and schema files

2.  Summary of the spec

3.  Certification of its use in line with OASIS IPR

4.  Issues from open review

5.  Pointers to comments archive

6.  Certification of know IPR from Chair

 

5 - FAQ

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PSTC is required to pull together an FAQ section.  There are some stock questions.  We need a volunteer to champion this effort.

 

- Action:  Jeff will take this on.

 

6 - XML 2003 Interoperability

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Some talk about holding a repeat interop event at XML 2003 December 7-12 in Pennsylvania.  Does the committee wish to pursue this opportunity?

 

- Gavenraj:  Propose a F2F and interop at this event.

- Action:  Darran:  KAVI vote will be placed to have an interop and F2F at the XML 2003 show.

 

8 - Analyst Update Required - Status

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At the 7/21 meeting the committee decided to draft a note to Burton explaining issues raised at Catalyst.  Does the committee still wish to pursue this, if so status and next steps.

 

-        Rami:  Have assembled core response and willing to forward to committee.

-        Darran:  Is anyone against this? – No

-        Action:  Rami will send this to the committee this week for review before sending it out to the Burton Group.

 

9 - The Issues List, 2.0 & Support for Complex Objects

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With 1.0 now truly at the "done" phase and as we focus on 2.0, how do we best move forward to address IBM's concerns on complex XML object support in SPML.  Review the goals on 2.0 and discuss the road forward.

           

-        DR:  Consolidation is an issue for 2.0.  Meeting the needs for IBM and Microsoft for 2.0.

-        DR:  Does anyone want to summarize the issues for 2.0?

-        DR:  Operations issue and ability to support complex XML-schema based attributes, and XML-schema

-        DC:  Have several proposals and allow the committee to review and vote; Most productive area for this is at a F2F

-        RE:  Best way is to discuss F2F

-        JB:  Anyone interested should submit formal proposal and then discuss at F2F

-        GW:  If are to build an SPML 2.0, we need to have a correct foundation in place.  Needs to be raised in front so nothing has to be torn down later.

-        DC:  Create some constraints, milestones for the timeline.

-        Staging point for proposals:  September 15^th.

o        Formal in direction but informal in detail

o        Need to include examples message of provisioning events

o        Address what are the issues.

-        Staging date for F2F:  September 22^nd.

 

Any issues or comments:  JB: Suggestion to all:  Try latest schema to test for any other issues.

 

9 - 11:00 Motion to Adjourn

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To reconvene 9/01/2003.

 

[1] http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/provision/download.php/2472/pstc-minute-07212003.htm