Re: [wsbpel-reqts] RE: New Issue - Incomplete XPath expressions in thespecification

["Monica J. Martin" <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

Furniss, Peter wrote:

>Isn't this covered in issue 46 (see
>http://www.choreology.com/external/WS_BPEL_issues_list.html#Issue46),
>and referenced in issue 39 (both now resolved).
>
>Also, I see, if what the membership and attendance information Kavi
>shows me is correct, you are still only a Prospective Member and it's
>possible you ought to have been dropped back to Observer.  After I put
>in your previous issue (now issue 90) there was some question as to
>whether prospective members could post issues.  In practice, that might
>differ as to whether the issue is a straightforward correction (as this
>would be, if it weren't for 46) or a judgement or style question (as
>this might be).  When do you hope to become a full member ?
>
>(copying the issues and requirements group for advice)
>  
>
mm1: I suggest we have a member post the issue for Kristofer if there is 
any question. The issue still exists regardless.

>Peter
> 
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Kristofer Agren [mailto:kagren@pakalert.com]
>>Sent: 16 February 2004 16:11
>>To: Furniss, Peter
>>Subject: New Issue - Incomplete XPath expressions in the specification
>>
>>
>>Document: BPEL Specification
>>Description:
>>
>>Many of the BPEL examples that are included in the
>>specification use XPath queries that do not contain namespace 
>>references. If the node(s) being selected are within a 
>>namespace, per the XPath 1.0 specification, the XPath query 
>>should reference the nodes by their expanded-name/fully 
>>qualified name. 
>>
>>For example, in the excerpt below, the "query" attribute
>>defines an XPath query without namespace references, although 
>>that from the WSDL definition it is clear that the 
>>complexType (ship:shipOrder) that defines the part is 
>>contained in a namespace.
>>
>><bpws:propertyAlias propertyName="tns:shipOrderID"
>>	messageType="sns:shippingRequestMsg"
>>	part="shipOrder"
>>	query="/shipOrder/ShipOrderRequestHeader/shipOrderID"/>
>>
>>The correct XPath query should be (assuming that the "ship"
>>prefix is defined and accurate):
>>
>>query="/shipOrder/ship:ShipOrderRequestHeader/ship:shipOrderID"
>>
>>I propose that all XPath queries in the BPEL specification
>>are updated to include namespace prefixes wherever applicable.
>>    
>>