Re: [soa-rm-ra] Resource Description (4.1.1.1) and Policies

[James Odell <email@jamesodell.com>]

Title: Re: [soa-rm-ra] Resource Description (4.1.1.1) and Policies

Hi Danny,

In this case, I do not understand why Resource Description is in the spec.  I assume it is to provide the general Description class from which other more specialized classes can be derived (e.g.Service Description, Participant Description, and so on).  By having Policy & Contract at a more general, makes it available to the subclasses?  Does that make sense?  Or, am I a confused newbie, still.  :-)

-Jim



On 1/29/09 5:09 PM, "Danny Thornton" indited:

> Figure 21 or 22, Service Description, in the OASIS SOA RA is expanding on Figure 9, Service Description, in the OASIS SOA RM.
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> OASIS SOA RM PDF Link: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/19679/soa-rm-cs.pdf
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> The focal point of the RM is Service and thus the equivalent association in the RA to Service Description.  
>
> Since Service Description is a Description, relating Policies and Contracts to the general Description would still be equivalent.   This update makes sense to me.
>
> Danny
>
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [soa-rm-ra] Resource Description (4.1.1.1) and Policies
> > From: James Odell <email@jamesodell.com>
> > Date: Thu, January 29, 2009 1:28 pm
> > To: OASIS-RA <soa-rm-ra@lists.oasis-open.org>
> >
> >  Resource Description (4.1.1.1) and Policies   Hi all,
> >  
> >  The Resource Description in 4.1.1.1 is very important, IMO — mainly because most of my SOA systems are really Resource Oriented.  So, I congratulate the team for inserting this.  This is great.
> >  
> >  My issue is this: Why is the Policy & Contract class under the Service Description and not the Resource Description?  When the consumers and providers negotiate at the resource level, Policies & Contracts are very important concepts in that negotiation.  In other words, whether I am negotiating for a service or an asset, contracts and policies are part of the discussion.  Therefore, my question is: is there any reason why Policies & Contracts cannot be moved from the Service Description and placed at a more general level: the Resource Description?
> >  
> >  Certainly, this will only need 5 minutes of discussion.  ;-)
> >  
> >  
> >  Best regards,
> >  
> >  Jim