Re: Applying transformations to Payloads (compression)

[Mike Rawlins <rawlins@metronet.com>]

If I may go back a few steps to my original comment about the business need,
Mr. Welsh came forward as one user with a specific need for compression.  At
least one other person offered a perceived need for SME's in Europe sending
XML over VANs to have compression.   We have seen several proposed technical
solutions, but not a concise statement of the requirement.   May I suggest we
can focus more clearly on the best solution by first more clearly defining the
requirement?  For starters, I'll take a stab at it:

ebXML must provide the ability to indicate that part or all of a message
payload is compressed, and if compressed, the compression method.

Note I don't say *how* we provide the ability (MHS or CPP), but just that we
do.

Issue:

All documents or selective:  Will it suffice to say that *all* documents and
payloads between two entities will be compressed, or is there a need to
specify compression on a per document basis?


Cheers,
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Michael C. Rawlins, Rawlins EC Consulting
http://www.metronet.com/~rawlins/