Re: [soa-rm] Opaqueness and Transactions

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Len Maskey
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2005-05-04T03:20:29+00:00
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Re: [soa-rm] Opaqueness and Transactions
On Apr 25, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Mark Little wrote:

> I came a little late to this group, so haven't fully caught up yet, so  
> apologies if what I'm about to describe is out of place. Firstly I  
> think context and it's use (which is wider than one-way message  
> correlation) is a requirement throughout the architecture:  
> transactions, security, correlation, workflow, reliable messaging etc.  
> all have a notion of context. I'm always in favour of referencing  
> standards/specifications that are available elsewhere, rather than  
> reinventing the wheel.

Be careful about normative references to drafts.  These will invariably  
cause more confusion than they solve.

> In that case, I'd define the requirement in the model ("we need  
> context; this is what context is, ..." and then say it comes from  
> WS-Context). I would assume that we would do the same with other  
> things, e.g., WS-Security?
>
> Mark.
>
>
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