+1
I'd only suggest ending the
definition itself at the end of the second sentence. Put the distinction from
UN/CEFACT (and potentially from other) definitions as a footnote.
Rand
-----Original Message-----
From: Manglani, Rajesh
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Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003
9:45 AM
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Subject: [wsbpel-uc] Definition of
"Entity"
Team,
Here's what I think could be a good
way to define our concept of an entity
"An entity is any legal or
functional component of a business or an organization. Examples of legal
entities may include the entire organization, divisions within an organization,
roles such as buyer, seller etc... while functional entities could be specific
departments within a legal entity like accounting department or human
resources. This is different from the UN/CEFACT definition of a business
entity which is defined in the UMM specification as "the subject
of Business Collaboration Activities that have independent identity" or a concept
representing the data that is shared in the collaborative domain between two
trading partners.Examples of UN/CEFACT business entities could be purchase
orders, trade-items etc."
Hope this is
self-explanatory, please let me know if you want any part of this text changed.
thank you
Rajesh Manglani
XML Systems Analyst
Uniform Code Council
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