Re: ebxml trp mhs spec and workflow

[Christopher Ferris <chris.ferris@East.Sun.COM>]

Rik,

It isn't clear to me that there are necessarily more
headers. There may well be, but we'll cross that bridge
when we get there.

The real issue is defining a multi-party TPA-like thing
which describes a multi-party collaboration exchange to 
effect a supply-chain-like business process which spans
more than two parties.

It isn't clear to me that this couldn't be effected over
base TR&P MS since each exchange *could* be handled
as a message between two parties.

Even so, I agree that it does need to be addressed, but
I don't believe for a minute that TR&P owns defining
how it should be modelled or implemented.

Cheers,

Chris

Rik Drummond wrote:
> 
> no, i don't think it belongs somewhere else completely. however it is
> clearly phase ii or phase iii. the mhs will have to support it which will
> require more headers... so it is probably on of those over lap areas....
> best regards, rik
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Ferris [mailto:chris.ferris@east.sun.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 10:47 AM
> To: Rik Drummond
> Cc: ebXML-transport@lists.ebxml.org
> Subject: Re: ebxml trp mhs spec and workflow
> 
> This is something which in truth belongs not in TR&P
> but in TP/BP. Stefano Pogliani of Sun is very interested
> and knowledgable in this domain and is exploring how
> this might map to ebXML.
> 
> In truth, this is something which rightly belongs in
> a phase II of ebXML (IMHO). It is also the domain of
> a market exchange service provider and could easily
> be mapped onto ebXML through an intermediary router.
> 
> My $0.02,
> 
> Chris
> 
> Rik Drummond wrote:
> >
> > i just spent an hour or more on a conference call with several exchanges
> > attempting to route data among themselves. they call it routing, but what
> > they really need is multi-organizational workflow.  we need to discuss
> this
> > next week. who in this group has workflow experience? best regards, rik
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