Re: [sca-policy] NEW ISSUE: Do intents need to be supported if onlyExternal Attachment supported

[ashok malhotra <ashok.malhotra@oracle.com>]

Resending with corrected subject
All the best, Ashok


ashok malhotra wrote:
> At the start of section 4 we say:
>
> SCA runtimes MUST support at least one of the Direct Attachment and 
> External Attachment mechanisms for policySet attachment. [POL40010 
> <#POL40010>]
>
> If you look further into External Attachment you find that only 
> External Attachment of policySets is specified.  External attachment 
> of intents is not allowed.  But when you look at POL30024 you find:
>
> An SCA Runtime MUST include in the Domain the set of intent 
> definitions contained in the Policy_Intents_Definitions.xml described 
> in the appendix "Intent Definitions" of the SCA Policy specification.
>
> Thus, even if you support only External Attachment, you still must 
> include all the intent definitions in the domain.  Does this make sense?
>
>