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Subject: Re: [ws-caf-editors] Clarification on issue #136


Yes, I understand. It's mandatory, but can have a null element ;-)

Mark.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simeon Greene" <simeon.m.greene@oracle.com>
To: "Mark Little" <mark.little@arjuna.com>
Cc: <ws-caf-editors@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ws-caf-editors] Clarification on issue #136


> This just came to mind.  If it is mandatory, then the first Context in a
> chain will have to set it.  And since that Context will not have a
> parent, what value would be used?  Pointing to itself will be awkward
> (especially if the type is ContextType).  Because of this I think we
> need to keep the element optional and change the text in the spec to
> reflect this.
>
> Regards,
> Simeon
> On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 06:08, Mark Little wrote:
> > I thought the agreed motion was that the parent context was mandatory,
but
> > that it could be a subset of the entire hierarchy. However, I was
listening
> > by phone at the time.
> >
> > Mark.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Simeon Greene" <simeon.m.greene@oracle.com>
> > To: <ws-caf-editors@lists.oasis-open.org>
> > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:45 PM
> > Subject: [ws-caf-editors] Clarification on issue #136
> >
> >
> > > see http://services.arjuna.com/wscaf-issues/show_bug.cgi?id=136.
> > >
> > > The latest comments state:
> > > Change parent context from list to zero or one occurrence and further
> > > change
> > > parentsâ?T context to parentâ?Ts context. Alistair motioned Greg
second.
> > No
> > > opposed. 8 in favor.
> > >
> > > It then goes on to say:
> > > begin with passed context must set the parent context.
> > >
> > > A strict interpretation of the text makes these two excerpts
> > > contradictory in my opinion.  The former excerpt says the element
should
> > > be optional "zero or one occurrence", yet the latter says that the
begin
> > > operation "must" set it.  This will cause a conflict between the
schema
> > > and the spec.  I recommend we either change "must" to "may" or make
> > > parent context a mandatory element of the context.  I prefer the first
> > > recommendation.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>



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