Issue - 179 - Type Compatibility in Assignment of EPRs

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Issue - 179 - Type Compatibility in Assignment of EPRs

Status: received
Date added: 12 Nov 2004
Categories: Data handling
Date submitted: 12 November 2004
Submitter: Dieter Koenig
Document: Specification working draft, Section 9.3.1, "Type Compatibility in Assignment".
Description: In Section 9.3.1, the second list bullet reads: 
> The from-spec is a variable of a WSDL message type and the to-spec is not, or vice versa. This is not legal because parts of variables, selections of variable parts, or endpoint references cannot be assigned to/from variables of WSDL message types directly.

One could interpret this as if an assignment from a variable of a WSDL message type to a partner link is not allowed because the partner link is not itself a variable of a WSDL message type. Likewise for assignments in the reverse direction.
Submitter's proposal: Clarify that an assignment to/from a partner link IS allowed when the from/to spec is a variable of a WSDL message type.

The endpoint reference is in a message part of this WSDL message, either the complete part or an element contained in the part.
Changes: 12 Nov 2004 - new issue

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