DE issues for review and disposition

This has been raised before, but I suggest we add this to
the DE issues list for discussion and formal disposition.  

 

ISSUE 1 - Multiple payloads / distribution types

DE can carry multiple payloads, and I just now see a change
that shows that DistributionType can be one or MANY as it should be (so that
different payloads in the same DE may have different distrType).   E.g.
A DE with 2 payloads – one payload may be a “response” and
the other be a “request”.  This is a valid requirement, but
then requires a way to associate distibutiontype(s) with different
payloads.  There are also other business needs to relate together multiple
payloads within the same distribution.

OPTIONS:

 

 
Formalize a business rule where
     payloads must always have the same DistributionType.  Otherwise,
     separate messages must be created for each, or

 
How to associate things to
     payloads?  Perhaps add an element to the DE contentObject segment
     called something like "contentID", providing a unique way to
     identify each payload?

 

ISSUE 2 – Incident Identifier and
Description 1 or many?

Same issue as above.  If the business rule above is implemented,
then multiple payloads within a DE need to be related to the same
incident.  Otherwise, need a way to relate Incident ID’s and
Desc’s with each payload (the “contentObject” thought above?).

 

Thanks,

 

 

Tim Grapes

Evolution
Technologies, Inc.

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