Issue - 65 - Multiple partners of a partner type

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Issue - 65 - Multiple partners of a partner type

Status: open
Date added: 15 Sep 2003
Submitter: Ricky Ho
Date submitted: 15 September 2003
Description: Can there be multiple "partners" of a single "partner type" ?  For example, 
in an auction scenario, can I model a seller process that deals with 
multiple "bidders" (the number of them is unknown) ?  If so, how should I 
declare them in the "partner" section ?  Am I actually declaring the 
"partner type" or the "individual partner" ?

Lets look at an auction scenario ...

1. Seller announce something to see (for simplicity, let say this is done outside the process)
2. Seller start the process. There can be many "potential buyers" sending bids to the seller. Seller just collect them.
3. After the bidding deadline, the seller pick the bid with highest value to be the "buyer"
4. Seller send a confirmation to the selected buyer

There are three roles. "Seller", "Bidder" and "Buyer". How many <partner> do I have in my BPEL ?
Changes: 15 Sep 2003 - new issue

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