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Subject: Re: [uddi-dev] RE: Representing Hierarchical Value Sets (for example for uddi:uddi.org:categorization:types)
UDDI Spec TC is looking into "external taxonomies": http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/uddi-spec/200303/msg00000.html Systinet WASP-UDDI has nice support for taxonomy download and upload using XML. http://www.systinet.com/doc/wasp_uddi/uddi/taxonomymanagement.html Paul At 04:58 PM 2003-03-18, Pranav Parekh wrote: >Thanks for the response Sam. > > >Some follow-up comments and questions.. > >In my original question, when I mentioned that I was unable to find any >details in the spec. as to how the hierarchical value set is >represented.. I meant to say I was unable to find the XML representation >of the hierarchical value set. > >Also, since there are no APIs for users of the registry to retrieve the >hierarchical value set (that a category scheme or identifier scheme is >bound to have), any vendor who thinks it is important or necessary to >expose this functionality for end users will have a custom >implementation. In light of that, is there a preferred approach that >the UDDI committee has recommended which might become part of a future >specification? > >Thanks, >- Pranav > >-----Original Message----- >From: Wai-Kwong Sam LEE [mailto:Sam.Lee@oracle.com] >Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 4:37 PM >To: Pranav Parekh >Cc: uddi-dev@lists.oasis-open.org >Subject: Re: Representing Hierarchical Value Sets (for example for >uddi:uddi.org:categorization:types) > > >The complete hierarchy of the value set >uddi:uddi.org:categorization:types tModel is detailed in the spec >section 11.1.1.4: > >http://uddi.org/pubs/uddi_v3.htm#UDDITypes > >There is no API for users of the registry to retrieve this value set. > >In general, in UDDIv3, there are APIs (such as the get_allValidValues >you mentioned) to allow a *registry* (rather than the users of the >registry) to retrieve valid values of a value set from a value set >provider. > >The API set was created to allow a registry implementation to cache the >valid values for spell-check type of validation, rather than for end >users to retrieve the values and the structure (such as hierarchy) of a >value set. > > >- sam > >Pranav Parekh wrote: > > Folks, > > > > For UDDI Version 3, the UDDI specs. provides the hierarchical value >set > > for the uddi:uddi.org:categorization:types TModel. However, I was > > unable to find any details in the spec. as to how this value set >itself > > is represented. Additionally, I was unable to find any APIs relevant >to > > the retrieval or management of this hierarchical value set (or any >other > > hierarchical value set for some other categorization scheme). The >only > > API relevant to value sets is the get_allValidValues but using that >API > > how would information regarding a hierarchical value set be retrieved? > > > > Any insight would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Best Regards, > > - Pranav J. Parekh > >
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