RE: [ws-rx] In support of simplifying WSRM Policy

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

Paul:
I'm all for simplification but I have a couple of questions
of clarification.

If I'm considering using a Web Service I look at its WSDL.  This
tells me the message structures but does not tell me whether any
of the messages need to use a reliable protocol.  If some/all the
messages need a RM protocol we need to be able to say this somehow.

We also need to be able to say which or all messages need the protocol
so we need some attachment options.

All the best, Ashok
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Fremantle [mailto:paul@wso2.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:33 AM
> To: wsrx
> Subject: [ws-rx] In support of simplifying WSRM Policy
> 
> Yesterday I visited a large financial institution (a customer 
> of a number of our member's companies) who is looking 
> seriously at WSRM as a major part of their infrastructure.
> 
> They made some pertinent comments, based on trying three 
> different RM implementations from various of the 
> organisations represented in our TC.
> 
> Interoperability is their biggest issue. The biggest problems 
> they have had today come from WS-Policy attachment. Different 
> vendors have chosen to put the WSRMP in different places, and 
> this caused them a number of headaches. When I pointed out 
> this was an easy thing for us to fix, I got the reply that 
> they have no need for policy. They are using WSRM in fixed 
> patterns inside there organisation, and they suggested 
> (unprompted I might add) that they would like an effective 
> model of using WSRM without policy. I believe this backs up 
> the proposals I have made for simplifying WSRM Policy.
> 
> They also made a request that when doing interoperability 
> testing we not only publish the results, but also some 
> details of the codebases that were used. They have concerns 
> that some interoperability tests have been effected using 
> different codebases than are then offered to the marketplace.
> 
> Regards, Paul
> 
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> 
> Paul Fremantle
> VP/Technology, WSO2 and OASIS WS-RX TC Co-chair
> 
> http://bloglines.com/blog/paulfremantle
> paul@wso2.com
> 
> "Oxygenating the Web Service Platform", www.wso2.com
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