[ebxml-dev] Modularity (was) wrt Process Specification document

[James Bryce Clark <jamie.clark@mmiec.com>]

I agree with Marty but would like to expand one point.  The ebXML
specifications are intended to be modular.  One of the reasons we
have buy-in from a large, diverse community is our deliberate design to
avoid lock-in at any layer.  

So, the CPP/A should be implementable with any business
process orchestration schema that fills the logical needs of a 'process
specification.'  The process specification parameter of a validly
formed and binding CPA may point to a non-BPSS process.  Of course,
right now, for testing and other purposes, the best fit with the
published ebXML CPP/A spec naturally is the published ebXML BP
spec.  

As a participant and coeditor of the BPSS v1 spec, personally I think we
win on merit as well.  Our work is the best thing out there, by far,
in  isomorphism to actual business needs and economic reality. 
And the v2 work coming out this summer from CEFACT's ebXML BPSS and BCPMC
teams will be even more robust.  (More info is available from the
team leads Brian Hayes <brian.hayes@uclalumni.net> and Dave Welsh
<dave@collaborativedomain.com>.)   But in the spirit of
inclusiveness, I did want to make the point about modularity.  

Also, the CPP/A team is considering possible advanced work to explicitly
map and list dependencies with other business process specs.  
Any purveyors, or power users, of specific business process specs who
find this interesting might want to explore it with CPP/A team lead Dale
Moberg <dmoberg@cyclonecommerce.com>.

Best regards  Jamie Clark

At 05:13 AM 5/8/02, you wrote:
> Shanthi,
> The process specification document that the CPA references is an instance
> document of the ebXML Business Process Specification Schema (BPSS). The
> BPSS specification is available on the ebXML web site.
> Regards, Marty

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