Re: ebXML Representtion of Metadata

[David RR Webber <Gnosis_@compuserve.com>]

Message text written by "Martin Bryan"
>
Note: If the requirement to use UML is dropped then RDF might be considered
as an alternative representation, but this seems unlikely to happen
according to present drafts of the ebXML specifications.
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Martin, I concur on this.

In any case the repository should be defined to be extensible, so once you
have
established the requirement for a link, that link itself can have all kinds
of 
OPTIONAL extensions.   This gives you a light weight base, and is not
boxing
yourself in.

My major concern is simplicity.   When I add something
to a repository I don;t want to have to check / answer tons of questions I
have
no idea to the what or the why for are!?

If someone else has a major angst for this information - they can use their
lifetime to populate it!

Getting the business job done should be the priority and making the on-ramp
for SME's as low as practical.

DW.