RE: more on collaborations, contracts and 2-27 minutes

[James Bryce Clark <jbc@lawyer.com>]

Dave asks for confirmation that something in ebXML can tag and count
messages sequentially, so as to enable crossreferencing, detection of
blips arriving out of sequence, and the like: 

>  "I
> can understand that at a lower level TRP service, there's something
> dealing with 'message counting' but I'm not aware that something like
> this info finds it's way up the stack so the business app's can also do
> their counting; which does sound like redundant but it is the way of the
> world and as such it's not going to stop. 
> "

In our "simple negotiation pattern" test, we also noted that
messages need to be able to cross reference each other, and sought
confirmation of some kind of unique message ID.

Good questions.  I don't know the answer.   Can we do
that?   Goes on my list for tomorrow's metamodel
meeting.   Jamie

James Bryce Clark
Spolin Silverman & Cohen LLP 
310 586 2404    jbc@lawyer.com

James Bryce Clark

Spolin Silverman & Cohen LLP

310 586 2404    jbc@lawyer.com