RE: [wsrp-pfb] Groups - wsrp-pfb-uddi-tn-draft-02.doc uploaded

[Andre Kramer <andre.kramer@eu.citrix.com>]

Title: RE: [wsrp-pfb] Groups - wsrp-pfb-uddi-tn-draft-02.doc uploaded

Alan,

 

Yes, I'm proposing using a bindingTemplate instead so that it is easier to publish portlets using tools & API that deal only with bindings. This means one would have two binding templates on one portlet service that must be used together ("binding" the portlet to its producer).

 

I too would prefer only one mechanism if possible and suggested we can at least re-use the same tModel. But that still means looking in two places (keyedReference and bindingTemplate) which would not be so terrible, however, we should discuss this further.

 

What I do think is important is to be able to allow for other kinds of portlet references to producers. I suggested changed some MUSTs to MAYs to allow for other types of keyedReferences and bindingTemplates to provide the referencing information and renamed WSRP_PRODUCER_REFERENCE to WSRP_PRODUCER_SERVICE_REFERENCE.

 

If all such alternative ways to name / locate the Portlet's producer could use a bindingTemplate or if all publishing tools would work well with category bags (and without the UDDI admin(s) having to take major steps in adding a category globally) then I agree we could just drop one of the mechanisms.

 

regards,

Andre

-----Original Message-----
From: Kropp, Alan [mailto:Alan.Kropp@vignette.com]
Sent: 15 January 2004 18:55
To: Andre Kramer; richard.jacob@de.ibm.com; wsrp-pfb@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [wsrp-pfb] Groups - wsrp-pfb-uddi-tn-draft-02.doc uploaded

Are you suggesting the portlet reference the Producer via bindingTemplate instead of by keyedReference?  Or are you allowing for flexibility of implementation? 

 

I like the flexibility, but a concern which you also allude to is the difficulty in normalizing for query purposes.  Shouldn't we settle on one mechanism?

 

Alan

  

-----Original Message-----
From: Andre Kramer [mailto:andre.kramer@eu.citrix.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:39 AM
To: 'richard.jacob@de.ibm.com'; wsrp-pfb@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [wsrp-pfb] Groups - wsrp-pfb-uddi-tn-draft-02.doc uploaded

I've done a pass over the document and suggested many minor editorial changes (see attached). These can be accepted or rejected using the change tracking for draft-03.

My remaining area of concern is on how a Portlet should reference its producer.

I would still like to be able to use HTML registry UI to publish a portlet so I added a "Portlet Producer Service Reference" *bindingTemplate* (new section 5.3.3). This may be used instead of the keyedReference in the businessService category bag entry so that the portlet service ends up with two binding infos: one containing the portlet handle and another containing the producer's UDDI serviceKey.

I would allow both types of reference (category bag keyedReference or bindingTemplate), using the same tModel key. However, it would be simpler to only have one mechanims when searching/looking-up.

Note that, in addition, I would also allow other types of "producer reference". E.g. a portlet could add a wsdl link or an inter-registry link to its producer and I would keep the tech note open ended on this.

I've updated the test.uddi.microsoft.com "CTXS test" business so that the Citrix example portlet now has 3 binding templates of type and meaning:

"WSRP Portlet" - access point contains portlet handle
"WSRP Producer" - access point is WSDL http url
"WSRP Producer Service Reference" - access point contains UDDI serviceKey for Producer.
[I've hit the limit on the number of items I can publish into the test registry so the service key value is not very sensible and I have not tested that the UDDI client SDK can get at all the binding info (like categoryBag this should just work, or we raise a bug).]

I suppose we need to discuss this modified proposal on our next call and Richard and I need to fill in some missing parts of doc next.

regards,
Andre

-----Original Message-----
From: richard.jacob@de.ibm.com [mailto:richard.jacob@de.ibm.com]
Sent: 18 December 2003 13:24
To: wsrp-pfb@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [wsrp-pfb] Groups - wsrp-pfb-uddi-tn-draft-02.doc uploaded

The document revision wsrp-pfb-uddi-tn-draft-02.doc has been submitted by Richard Jacob (richard.jacob@de.ibm.com) to the WSRP Publish/Find/Bind SC document repository. 

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