From: Simon Holdsworth [mailto:simon_holdsworth@uk.ibm.com]
Sent: 18 April 2013 11:31
To: sca-bindings@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [sca-bindings] Bindings work products progression
Folks, I've checked with TC admin and the following appears to me to be the best way forward for the WS binding work products:
A) WS Binding Specification:
Move current CSPRD03 to Committee Specification, subject to four designated cross-references:
1) Normative references for SCA-Assembly, SCA-Policy and SCA-JCAA updated to use the "Latest" reference for each work product.
2) Non-normative reference to WS-Testcases to be updated to point to the "Latest" reference for that work product.
Note: the "Related work" references to 1) and 2) already use the "Latest" references.
Note from TC admin (Paul Knight): "Yes, that's right, it can be handled using the designated cross references (DCR) process. We might also suggest using the "Latest" references (instead of references to specific CS publications), so they will not need to be updated as the various specifications move to higher stages. This is preferable to constantly using DCRs.
Note that OASIS does not have a prohibition against using variable (Latest) references in Normative References. Some other standards organizations or individual TCs may desire specific stage references. OASIS does prohibit a DCR from introducing a change to a new numeric Version (capital V) of a reference."
If there's an objection to using the "Latest" reference to the other SCA specifications then we would need to coordinate this with the other TCs so that we can have the update made to their CS versions. Note that the "Latest" reference is only "Latest 1.1", any version change beyond that would require an update to the URLs anyway, so at this point I don't see a need to refer to anything more specific.
One comment on the current CSPRD is that for some reason the internal hyperlinks (e.g. [SCA-Assembly]) while hyperlinked in the PDF version are not generated as links in the HTML version. I don't know if its possible to have the HTML version re-generated from the PDF (and checked!) as part of this process to fix the links.
Here's the TC admin suggested motion for the move to CS with designated cross references (modified a bit by me):
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[someone] moves that the TC approves the Chair requesting that TC Administration hold a Special Majority Ballot to approve the SCA Web Service Binding Specification Version 1.1 contained in http://docs.oasis-open.org/opencsa/sca-bindings/sca-wsbinding-1.1-spec-csprd03.html as a Committee Specification, in addition the TC approves the Chair requesting that TC Administration update the following Designated Cross-References as defined by https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#crossRefs during publication of the Committee Specification:
- Current reference to be updated: line 31: [SCA-Assembly] OASIS Committee Specification Draft 07, Service Component Architecture Assembly Model Specification Version 1.1, January 2011 http://docs.oasis-open.org/opencsa/sca-assembly/sca-assembly-1.1-spec-csd07.pdf
Expected approval status and date: Replace with Latest version link.
- Current reference to be updated: line 35: [SCA-Policy] OASIS Committee Draft 04, SCA Policy Framework Specification Version 1.1, September 2010 http://docs.oasis-open.org/opencsa/sca-policy/sca-policy-1.1-spec-cd04.pdf
Expected approval status and date: Replace with Latest version link.
- Current reference to be updated: line 38: [SCA-JCAA] OASIS Committee Specification Draft 05, Service Component Architecture SCA-J Common Annotations and APIs Specification Version 1.1, November 2010 http://docs.oasis-open.org/opencsa/sca-j/sca-javacaa-1.1-spec-csd05.pdf
Expected approval status and date: Replace with Latest version link.
- Current reference to be updated: line 91: [WS-Testcases] OASIS Committee Draft 01, "TestCases for the SCA Web Service Binding Specification Version 1.1", July 2010, http://docs.oasis-open.org/opencsa/sca-bindings/sca-wsbinding-1.1-testcases-cd01.pdf
Expected approval status and date: Replace with Latest version link.
The TC acknowledges that approval and publication of the specification may be delayed by the Designated Cross-Reference Changes.
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An alternative approach that was suggested was to create a new working draft with the updated links it in, and then have that approved as CS following the Non-Material Change process.
B) WS Binding Testcase document/test artefacts:
Approve a new CSD package with updated test artefacts, with one update to the Testcases document to update the [SCA-WSBinding] Normative reference to use the "Latest" reference for the specification.
A new PR for the updated CSD is not necessarily needed; if we did want to move the testcases to CS we would either to agree that the changes were Non-Material, or else proceed with a PR.
Note that this can be done independently of A) if we update the testcases reference in the specification to use the "Latest" reference as suggested.
Regards, Simon
Simon Holdsworth
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