Re: TPA Requirements

[Mike Rawlins <rawlins@metronet.com>]

As I said, that was my personal opion.  I know we'll discuss this tomorrow (assuming I can get
someone to host the call!), and in San Jose.  If you want to discuss further on a listserv,
please just post your message to the ebXML-Requirements listserv and don't copy the stc listserv
or individuals.  The steering committee has enough going on.

Cheers,

Mike

Murray Maloney wrote:

> I could not disagree more strenuously. Long before we can establish
> a trading relationship, we must locate our trading partners.
>
> If locating trading partners turns out to be trivial, hoorah!
> But it remains a requirement, and it must be identified as such.
>
> At 08:07 AM 7/31/00 -0500, Mike Rawlins wrote:
> >My own opinion is that locating trading partners will be done through other means, and that
> >our requirements analysis should focus on Lisa's step 2:
> >
> >2)  Establish/Setup electronic trade relationship [in EDI terms: setup trading
> >partner profile, mappings, etc]
> >
> >There are already myriad ways to do 1), and to try do meet that requirement in ebXML
> >increases the complexity by several orders of magnitude.
> >
> >However, that's just my opinion.  Assuming StC gives us the green light, the Requirements
> >Team will probably deal with scope as the first issue we discuss.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >duane wrote:
> >
> >> "Lisa M. Shreve" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Mike,
> >> >
> >> > In order to engage in electronic trade, there are three fundamental steps:
> >> >
> >> > 1)  Locate trading partner
> >>
> >> <SNIP>
> >> I know this is  a requirement for trade.  IS EbXML in the search Engine business.  IF
> >> we are, can we make a decision and stick with it becuase we currently consider this out
> >> of scope for ebXML.  If we are to do it,  we need to know now.  I don;t disagree with
> >> this, but TA needs a clear mandate for architecting.
> >>
> >> Duane
> >
> >--
> >Michael C. Rawlins, Rawlins EDI Consulting
> >http://www.metronet.com/~rawlins/
> >
> >
> >

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