RE: XMI discussion today

[Ismael Ghalimi <ghalimi@intalio.com>]

Hi,

For your information BPML is a meta-language for the modeling of processes
described as finite state machines, pretty much like XML Schema is a
meta-language for the modeling of data (whatever that data could be,
including a process model :-). BPML uses XML Schema as a syntax, as well as
for the underlying data-object model (while ebXML is using DTDs for that
from what I understand).

From a scope standpoint, BPML is being used for describing the private
implementation of e-business processes that would be exposed through public
interfaces described as RosettaNet PIPs or ebXML collaboration processes. In
such a context, I do believe that ebXML and BPML would perfectly complement
each others.

Hope this helps.

Best regards

ig.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Evan Ireland [mailto:eireland@sybase.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 1:46 PM
> To: David RR Webber
> Cc: Evan Ireland; Karsten Riemer - Sun IR Development; [unknown];
> [unknown]; [unknown]
> Subject: Re: XMI discussion today
>
>
> David RR Webber wrote:
> >
> > > us at 12 pm est today.
> >
> > Sorry I couldn't join the call, but I wonder if it should be
> considered to
> > use
> > BPML (http://www.bpmi.org) for this purpose.
> >
> > <<<<<<<<<<
> >
> > Evan,
> >
> > There has been prior discussion on BPML a while back.
>
> I recall seeing a brief discussion that was somewhat negative in
> respect of
> the usefulness of BPML in this respect. Has anyone here had the
> opportunity
> to review the BPML draft (I haven't but I'm working on that)?
>
> > I would like to see, rather than a quick fixit decision on the
> tel' conf'
> > call - rather a considered process where we establish the goals,
> > set a small team within BP and produce a recommendation - and
> > most important - working examples.
> >
> > I believe the answer is to create a set of ebXML BP DTD's that
> > capture the business functional content - and RosettaNet and the
> > ebXML metamodel work show the way here.
> >
> > Then if someone at some point can figure out how XMI can be
> > derived to populate some or all of that information set - fine.
> >
> > Otherwise - lets not hurt ourselves trying to figure out other
> > peoples problems - remember XMI was not designed to do
> > ebXML.
> >
> > We should be focusing on the ebXML business functional
> > solution here - not pieces of technology that may or may not be
> > applicable.
> >
> > Thanks, DW.
>
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