Re: Classification again

[ftolman <f.tolman@ct.tudelft.nl>]

Dear Bob,

I wonder what your (and others) idea is about all those industries that also
have Parties, PartnerTypes, PartnerRoles, etc, etc but are not (yet?)
involved in ebXML. In my case I am working in a European project that
focuses on eBusiness in the Building and Construction sector. In BC there
are many Parties, ContractTypes, Business Documents and such that may
resemble those in other industries, but probably are unique. Is it your
proposal to add those sector related (vertical) definitions to your list
(and create endless and useless debates) or is the idea to do these
classifications as sector based extensions and additions of a simple set of
core definitions?

Regards

Frits Tolman



----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Haugen <linkage@interaccess.com>
To: 'ebXML-BP@llists.ebxml.org' <ebXML-BP@lists.ebxml.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 7:45 PM
Subject: Classification again


> This is an extension to my previous sketch on classification
> and discovery.  Some statements were made on today's
> metamodel conference call that only business processes
> need to be classified.  I disagree.
>
> The ebXML repository is likely to contain many re-usable
> components that need to be classified, including:
>
> Parties
> PartnerTypes
> PartnerRoles
> BusinessProcesses
> BusinessCollaborations
> CommercialTransactions
> BusinessDocuments
> CoreComponents
> (and maybe even BusinessObjects)
>
> Here are some classifications of
> BusinessDocuments and CoreComponents.
> Don't get hung up on the names; each of these
> high-level categories has a precise definition
> in the current metamodel.
>
> Agreement
>    TPA
>    EconomicContract
>       LongTermContract
>       Order
>       DeliverySchedule
> Commitment
>    OrderLineItem
>    Kanban
> EconomicEvent
>    Shipment
>    Payment
> EconomicResourceDefinition
> (yes, there will be documents and core components
> representing each of these)
>    ProductDefinition
>    EconomicServiceDefinition
>       TransportationServiceDefinition
> EconomicResource
>    Inventory
>    ContainerContents
>
> Respectfully,
> Bob Haugen
>
>