RE: [ws-tx] Issue 058 - definition of Referencing Specification

["Ram Jeyaraman" <Ram.Jeyaraman@microsoft.com>]

It is hard to anticipate how other specifications from other standards
bodies that may refer to the WS-Coordination specification are defined
and used. Further, the current WS-Coordination specification does not
preclude the possibility of referencing specifications restricting the
optional behavior described in the WS-Coordination specification.

So, it is probably best not to make a statement about Referencing
specifications.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ram Jeyaraman [mailto:Ram.Jeyaraman@microsoft.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 1:52 PM
To: ws-tx@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [ws-tx] Issue 058 - definition of Referencing Specification

This is identified as WS-TX issue 058.

Please ensure follow-ups have a subject line starting "Issue 058 -
definition of Referencing Specification".

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Little [mailto:mark.little@jboss.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:21 AM
To: ws-tx@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [ws-tx] NEW issue: definition of Referencing Specification

NOTE: Please defer discussions on this issue until a time this issue is 
accepted and is assigned a number by the TC.

Reference documents:

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/ws-tx/download.php/17311/ws
tx-wscoor-1.1-spec-cd-01.pdf

with amendment from issue 030

Description:

Text within WS-C refers to Referencing Specification. We have no formal
definition of that.

Resolution:

One or more other specifications, such as (but not limited to) 
WS-AtomicTransaction may reference the WS-Coordination specification. 
Referencing Specifications are generally used to construct concrete 
protocols based on WS-Coordination. The usage of optional items in 
WS-Coordination, or those protocol aspects where terms such as MAY or 
SHOULD are used, may be further restricted by the requirements of a 
Referencing Specification.  For the purpose of this document, the term 
Referencing Specification covers both formal specifications and more 
general applications that use WS-Coordination.

Mark.