OASIS ebXML RegRep Version 4.0
Part 0: Overview Document

Committee Specification Draft 02 /
Public Review Draft 01

12 May 2011

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Technical Committee:

OASIS ebXML Registry TC

Chairs:

Kathryn Breininger, Boeing

Farrukh Najmi, Wellfleet Software

Editors:

Farrukh Najmi, Wellfleet Software

Nikola Stojanovic, Individual

Related work:

This specification replaces or supersedes the OASIS ebXML RegRep 3.0 specifications.

This specification consists of the following documents, schemas, and ontologies:

  Part 0: Overview Document (this document) - provides a global overview and description of the all the other parts

  Part 1: Registry Information Model (ebRIM) - specifies the types of metadata and content that can be stored in an ebXML RegRep

  Part 2: Services and Protocols (ebRS) - specifies the services and protocols for ebXML RegRep

  Part 3: XML Schema - specifies the XML Schema for ebXML RegRep

  Part 4: WSDL - specifies the WSDL interface descriptions for ebXML RegRep

  Part 5: XML Definitions - specifies the canonical XML data for ebXML RegRep as well as example XML documents used in the specification

Declared XML namespaces:

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:lcm:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:query:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:rim:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:rs:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:spi:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:NotificationListener:bindings:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:NotificationListener:interfaces:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:NotificationListener:services:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:registry:bindings:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:registry:interfaces:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:registry:services:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:spi:bindings:4.0
urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:spi:interfaces:4.0

Abstract:

This document is the overview document for the OASIS ebXML RegRep 4.0 specification.
This specification consists of multiple parts as described in the “Related work” section earlier. This specification may be used to implement registry and repository servers and clients using standard interfaces, protocols and information model for publishing, management, discovery and retrieval of arbitrary content and metadata that describes it.

Status:

This document was last revised or approved by the OASIS ebXML Registry TC on the above date. The level of approval is also listed above. Check the "Latest Version" location noted above for possible later revisions of this document.

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For information on whether any patents have been disclosed that may be essential to implementing this specification, and any offers of patent licensing terms, please refer to the Intellectual Property Rights section of the Technical Committee web page (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/regrep/ipr.php).

Citation format:

When referencing this specification the following citation format should be used:

[regrep-overview-v4.0] 

OASIS ebXML RegRep Version 4.0 Part 0: Overview Document. 12 May 2011. OASIS Committee Specification Draft 02 / Public Review Draft 01. http://docs.oasis-open.org/regrep/regrep-core/v4.0/csprd01/regrep-core-overview-v4.0-csprd01.odt.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 6

1.1 Terminology.............................................................................................................................. 6

1.2 Normative References............................................................................................................... 6

1.3 Non-normative References......................................................................................................... 7

1.4 The Library Analogy (Informative)............................................................................................... 7

1.5 RepositoryItems and RegistryObjects........................................................................................ 8

1.6 Namespaces............................................................................................................................. 8

1.6.1 Namespaces Defined......................................................................................................... 8

1.6.2 Namespaces Referenced.................................................................................................. 10

1.7 Core Specification Documents................................................................................................. 11

1.8 XML Schema........................................................................................................................... 11

1.8.1 Citation Format................................................................................................................. 11

1.9 WSDL..................................................................................................................................... 11

1.9.1 Citation Format................................................................................................................. 11

1.10 XML Descriptions.................................................................................................................. 11

1.10.1 Citation Format............................................................................................................... 11

1.11 Release Notes....................................................................................................................... 11

2 Conformance................................................................................................................................. 13

2.1 QueryManager Interface........................................................................................................... 13

2.1.1 Canonical Queries............................................................................................................. 13

2.1.2 Canonical Query Functions................................................................................................ 14

2.2 LifecycleManager Interface...................................................................................................... 14

2.3 Version Control....................................................................................................................... 14

2.4 Validator Interface................................................................................................................... 15

2.5 Cataloger Interface.................................................................................................................. 15

2.6 Subscription and Notification................................................................................................... 15

2.7 Multi-Server Features............................................................................................................... 15

2.8 Governance Features............................................................................................................... 16

2.9 Security Features.................................................................................................................... 16

2.10 Native Language Support....................................................................................................... 16

2.11 REST Binding........................................................................................................................ 16

2.12 SOAP Binding....................................................................................................................... 17

Appendix A.Acknowledgements........................................................................................................ 18

Appendix B.Revision History............................................................................................................. 19

 

Illustration Index

 

Index of Tables

Table 1: ebXML RegRep comparison with your local library................................................................... 8

Table 2: Namespaces Defined........................................................................................................... 10

Table 3: Namespaces Referenced...................................................................................................... 10

1    Introduction

ebXML RegRep is a standard defining the service interfaces, protocols and information model for an integrated registry and repository. The repository stores digital content while the registry stores metadata that describes the content in the repository.

At some later time a more detailed overview of this specification may be provided in the ebXML RegRep 4.0 Primer.

1.1   Terminology

The keywords "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this specification are to be interpreted as described in IETF [RFC 2119].

1.2   Normative References

[RFC 2119]                          S. Bradner. Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels. IETF RFC 2119, March 1997. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt.

[RFC 1766]              IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). RFC 1766:
Tags for the Identification of Languages, ed. H. Alvestrand. 1995.
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1766.txt

[RFC 2130]              IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). RFC 2130
The Report of the IAB Character Set Workshop held 29 February - 1 March, 1996
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2130.html

[RFC 2277]              IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). RFC 2277:
IETF policy on character sets and languages, ed. H. Alvestrand. 1998.
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2277.txt

[RFC 2278]              IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). RFC 2278:
IANA Charset Registration Procedures, ed. N. Freed and J. Postel. 1998.
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2278.txt

[RFC2616]               IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). RFC 2616:
Fielding et al. Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1. 1999.
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt

[RFC2965]               IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). RFC 2965:
D. Kristol et al. HTTP State Management Mechanism. 2000.
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2965.txt

[SOAP-MF]             SOAP Version 1.2 Part1 – Messaging Framework, April 2007
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/REC-soap12-part1-20070427/

[SOAP-ADJ]            SOAP Version 1.2 Part2 – Adjuncts, April 2007
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/REC-soap12-part2-20070427/

[WSA-CORE]                Web Services Addressing – Core 1.0
http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-ws-addr-core-20060509/

[WSA-SOAP]                Web Services Addressing – SOAP Binding 1.0
http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-ws-addr-soap-20060509/

[WSA-WSDL]          Web Services Addressing 1.0 - WSDL Binding, February 2006.
http://www.w3.org/TR/ws-addr-wsdl

[WSDL2]                 Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0 Part 1: Core Language
http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl20

[WSS-CORE]          WS-Security Core Specification 1.1, February 2006.
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/16790/wss-v1.1-spec-os-SOAPMessageSecurity.pdf

[WSS-UNT]             WS-Security Username Token Profile 1.1, February 2006.
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/16782/wss-v1.1-spec-os-UsernameTokenProfile.pdf

[WSS-X509]            WS-Security X.509 Token Profile 1.1, February 2006.
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/16785/wss-v1.1-spec-os-x509TokenProfile.pdf

[WSS-SAML]          WS-Security SAML Token profile 1.1, February 2006.
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/16768/wss-v1.1-spec-os-SAMLTokenProfile.pdf

[WSS-KRB]             WS-Security Kerberos Token Profile 1.1, February 2006.
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/16788/wss-v1.1-spec-os-KerberosTokenProfile.pdf

[XML]                     T. Bray, et al. Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Second Edition). World Wide Web Consortium, October 2000.
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml

[XMLDSIG]             XML-Signature Syntax and Processing
http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/PR-xmldsig-core-20010820/

 

1.3   Non-normative References

[BPMN2]                 BPMN 2.0 Specification
http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/2.0/Beta2/

[IANA]                    IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority).
Official Names for Character Sets, ed. Keld Simonsen et al.
http://www.iana.org/

[WSDL]                   W3C Note. Web Services Description Language (WSDL) 1.1
http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl

[UML]                     Unified Modeling Language
http://www.uml.org
http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?formal/03-03-01

[UUID]                    DCE 128 bit Universal Unique Identifier
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009629399/apdxa.htm

[XPATH2]                XML Path Language (XPath) 2.0, W3C Recommendation 23 January 2007
http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20

[XPATHFUNC]         XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators, W3C Recommendation 23 January 2007
http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions

1.4   The Library Analogy (Informative)

To explain what is an ebXML RegRep we use the following familiar analogy. The ebXML Registry-Repository is to digital content, what your local library is to books and other published content. We make this analogy clearer with the comparisons made in the following table:

 

Your Local Library

ebXML RegRep

Manages books and all types of published material

Manages all types of digital content

Has book shelves containing books and other published material

Has a "repository" containing all types of digital content

Has a card catalog that describes the published material that is available in the book shelves

Has a "registry" that describes the digital content that is available in the repository

Multiple libraries can voluntarily participate in a cooperative network and offer a unified service

Multiple ebXML Registry-Repository's can voluntarily participate in a cooperative network and offer a unified service

Table 1: ebXML RegRep comparison with your local library

1.5   RepositoryItems and RegistryObjects

An ebXML Registry is capable of storing any type of electronic content such as XML documents, text documents, images, sound and video. Instances of such content are referred to as a RepositorytItems.  RepositorytItems are stored in a content repository provided by the ebXML Registry.

In addition to the RepositoryItems, an ebXML Registry is also capable of storing standardized metadata that MUST be used to further describe RepositoryItems. Instances of such metadata are referred to as a RegistryObjects (or one of its sub-types, as described later in this document). RegistryObjects are stored in the registry provided by the ebXML Registry.

To illustrate these concepts we use the library analogy as follows:

  An ebXML Registry is like your local library.

  The repository is like the bookshelves in the library.

  The repository items in the repository are like book on the bookshelves. The repository items can contain any type of electronic content just like the books in the bookshelves can contain any type of  information.

  The registry is like the card catalog. It is organized for finding things quickly.

  A RegistryObject is like a card in the card catalog. All RegistryObjects conform to a standard just like the cards in the card catalog conform to a standard.

  Every repository item MUST have a RegistryObject that describes it, just like every book must have a card in the card catalog.

To summarize, ebXML Registry stores any type of content as RepositoryItems in a repository and stores standardized metadata describing the content as RegistryObjects in a registry.

1.6   Namespaces

1.6.1   Namespaces Defined

The following namespaces are defined by this specification.

Prefix

Namespace URI

Defining Specification / Description

lcm

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:lcm:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 3: XML Schema  file xsd/lcm.xsd

Schema used by the LifecycleManager interface.

query

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:query:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 3: XML Schema  file xsd/query.xsd

Schema used by the QueryManager interface.

rim

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:rim:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 3: XML Schema  file xsd/rim.xsd

Schema used for information model objects specified by [regrep-rim-v4.0].

rs

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:rs:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 3: XML Schema  file xsd/rs.xsd

Common schema used by registry protocols defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

spi

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:xsd:spi:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 3: XML Schema  file xsd/spi.xsd

Schema used by the service provider interfaces defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

nl-bind

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:NotificationListener:bindings:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 4: WSDL file wsdl/1.1/NotificationListenerBindings.wsdl

WSDL binding definitions for NotificationListeners defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

nl-int

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:NotificationListener:interfaces:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 4: WSDL file wsdl/1.1/NotificationListenerInterfaces.wsdl

WSDL interface definitions for NotificationListeners defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

nl-serv

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:NotificationListener:services:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 4: WSDL file wsdl/1.1/NotificationListenerServices.wsdl

WSDL service definitions for NotificationListeners defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

rr-bind

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:registry:bindings:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 4: WSDL file wsdl/1.1/regrep-server-binding.wsdl

WSDL binding definitions for interfaces defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

rr-int

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:registry:interfaces:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 4: WSDL file wsdl/1.1/regrep-server-interface.wsdl

WSDL interface definitions for interfaces defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

rr-serv

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:registry:services:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 4: WSDL file wsdl/1.1/regrep-server-service.wsdl

WSDL service definitions for services defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

spi-bind

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:spi:bindings:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 4: WSDL file wsdl/1.1/regrep-server-binding.wsdl

WSDL binding definitions for service provider interfaces for server plugins defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

spi-int

urn:oasis:names:tc:ebxml-regrep:wsdl:spi:interfaces:4.0

ebXML RegRep Part 4: WSDL file wsdl/1.1/regrep-server-interface.wsdl

WSDL interface definitions for service provider interfaces for server plugin defined by [regrep-rs-v4.0].

Table 2: Namespaces Defined

1.6.2   Namespaces Referenced

The following is a list of namespaces referenced by this specification. This list is not exhaustive and may be incomplete.

 

Namespace Prefix

Namespace URI

Defining Specification

enc

http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding

A normative XML Schema [XML Schema Part 1], [XML Schema Part 2] document for the "http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding" namespace can be found at http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding.

env

http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope

SOAP Version 1.2 Part 1.

A normative XML Schema [XML Schema Part 1], [XML Schema Part 2] document for the "http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" namespace can be found at http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope.

mime

http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/mime/

WSDL namespace for WSDL MIME binding.

wsdl

http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/

WSDL 1.1 namespace defined by WSDL 1.1 specification.

xacml

urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:policy:schema:os

XACML 2.0 Core: eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) Version 2.0

xacmlc

urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:context:schema:os

XACML 2.0 Core: eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) Version 2.0

xlink

http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink

XML Linking Language (XLink) Version 1.1

xs

http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema

XML Schema [XML Schema Part 1], [XML Schema Part 2] specification

xsi

"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance

W3C XML Schema specification [XML Schema Part 1], [XML Schema Part 2].

Table 3: Namespaces Referenced

1.7   Core Specification Documents

ebXML RegRep consists of two core specification documents:

  Part 1: Registry Information Model (ebRIM) specification defines the types of metadata that can be stored in an ebXML RegRep server.

  Part2: Services and Protocols (ebRS) defines the services provided by an ebXML RegRep server and the protocols used by clients of the registry to interact with these services.

1.8   XML Schema

Part 3: XML Schema defines several XSD files that define types and elements referenced in the core specification documents as well. These are described in Namespaces Define section.

1.8.1   Citation Format

[regrep-xsd-v4.0]    OASIS ebXML RegRep Version 4.0 Part 3: XML Schema. 12 May 2011. OASIS Committee Specification Draft 02. http://docs.oasis-open.org/regrep/regrep-core/v4.0/csd02/xsd

1.9   WSDL

Part 4: WSDL defines several WSDL files that define the wsdl interfaces, bindings and services referenced in the core specification documents as well. These are described in Namespaces Define section.

1.9.1   Citation Format

[regrep-wsdl-v4.0]   OASIS ebXML RegRep Version 4.0 Part 4: WSDL Definitions. 12 May 2011. OASIS Committee Specification Draft 02. http://docs.oasis-open.org/regrep/regrep-core/v4.0/csd02/wsdl

1.10   XML Descriptions

Part 4: XML Descriptions provide various XML files that are referenced within the  core specification documents:

  xsd/minDB – Contains the canonical data thyat MUST be supported within every ebXML RegRep server

  xsd/demoDB – Contains the data that MAY be used to test the operation of an ebXML RegRep server.

  xsd/examples – Contains the data that has been used as illustrative examples within the core cspecification documents

1.10.1        Citation Format

[regrep-xml-v4.0]    OASIS ebXML RegRep Version 4.0 Part 5: XML Definitions. 12 May 2011. OASIS Committee Specification Draft 02. http://docs.oasis-open.org/regrep/regrep-core/v4.0/csd02/xml

1.11   Release Notes

For a list of issues addressed by this version of the specification please see:

http://jira.wx.ll.mit.edu/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10170&version=10372

2    Conformance

This section defines the requirements for a server implementation claiming to conform to the ebXML RegRep core specifications which consist of [regrep-rim-v4.0] and [regrep-rs-v4.0].

This specification defines two different conformance profiles for a server implementation. Conformance profile RegistryLite requires the least functionality while conformance profile RegistryFull requires additional functionality.

The remainder of this chapter is organized in sections where each section represents a feature set within this specification. Each section has a conformance table where a row defines conformance requirement for a feature within the feature set. The first column of each row describes a feature while the second column titled “Profile” indicates the conformance profile that requires support for that feature. If a feature required for a RegistryLite profile then it is also required for RegistryFull profile.

2.1   QueryManager Interface

 

Features

Profile

Support for default QueryRequest format “application/x-ebrs+xml

RegistryLite

Local query invocation

RegistryLite

Stored query publishing and invocation

RegistryLite

Query plugin configuration and invocation

RegistryLite

Iterative query invocation

RegistryFull

Federated query invocation

RegistryFull

Support for depth parameter

RegistryFull

 

2.1.1   Canonical Queries

 

Canonical Queries

Profile

AdhocQuery

RegistryLite

BasicQuery

RegistryLite

ClassificationSchemeSelector

RegistryFull

FindAssociations

RegistryLite

FindAssociatedObjects

RegistryLite

GarbageCollector

RegistryLite

GetAuditTrailById

RegistryLite

GetAuditTrailByLid

RegistryLite

GetAuditTrailByTimeInterval

RegistryLite

GetChildrenByParentId

RegistryLite

GetClassificationSchemesById

RegistryLite

GetRegistryPackagesByMemberId

RegistryLite

GetNotification

RegistryFull

GetObjectById

RegistryLite

GetObjectsByLid

RegistryLite

GetReferencedObject

RegistryLite

KeywordSearch

RegistryFull

RegistryPackageSelector

RegistryFull

 

2.1.2   Canonical Query Functions

 

Canonical Query Functions

Profile

currentTime

RegistryFull

currentUserId

RegistryFull

relativeTime

RegistryFull

getClassificationNode

RegistryFull

 

2.2   LifecycleManager Interface

Features

Profile

SubmitObjects protocol

RegistryLite

UpdateObjects protocol

RegistryFull

RemoveObjects protocol

RegistryLite

 

2.3   Version Control

Features

Profile

Version control of RegistryObjects

RegistryFull

Version control of Repository Items

RegistryFull

 

2.4   Validator Interface

Features

Profile

Canonical XML Validator Plugin

RegistryFull

Custom Validator Plugin configuration and invocation

RegistryFull

 

2.5   Cataloger Interface

Features

Profile

Canonical XML Cataloger Plugin

RegistryFull

Custom Cataloger Plugin configuration and invocation

RegistryFull

 

2.6   Subscription and Notification

 

Features

Profile

Creating, updating and deleting subscriptions

RegistryFull

Notification delivery to Web Service endpoint

RegistryFull

Notification delivery to email endpoint

RegistryFull

Notification delivery to NotificationListener plugin

RegistryFull

Formatting of Email Notification via XSLT

RegistryFull

Pulling Notifications on demand

RegistryFull

 

2.7   Multi-Server Features

 

Features

Profile

Remote Object References

RegistryFull

Local replication of remote objects

RegistryFull

Registry Federations and federated queries

RegistryFull

 

2.8   Governance Features

 

Features

Profile

Default Governance Process

RegistryLite

Custom Governance Processes

RegistryFull

 

2.9   Security Features

 

Features

Profile

Transport layer security

RegistryFull

SOAP message security

RegistryLite

Message confidentiality

RegistryFull

User registration and identity management

RegistryLite

Authentication

RegistryLite

Authorization using default access control policy

RegistryLite

Authorization using custom XACML access control policies

RegistryFull

Audit Trail

RegistryLite

 

2.10   Native Language Support

 

Features

Profile

All features described in Native Language Support (NLS) chapter

RegistryLite

 

2.11   REST Binding

 

Features

Profile

Canonical URL for RegistryObjects

RegistryLite

Canonical URL for RepositoryItems

RegistryLite

Query protocol REST binding: queryId and query parameters

RegistryLite

Query protocol REST binding: depth parameter

RegistryFull

Query protocol REST binding: format parameter

RegistryFull

Query protocol REST binding: federated parameter

RegistryFull

Query protocol REST binding: federation parameter

RegistryFull

Query protocol REST binding: matchOlderVersions parameter

RegistryFull

Query protocol REST binding: startIndex parameter

RegistryFull

Query protocol REST binding: lang parameter

RegistryFull

Query protocol REST binding: maxResults parameter

RegistryFull

 

2.12   SOAP Binding

 

Features

Profile

QueryManager SOAP binding

RegistryLite

LifeCycleManager SOAP binding

RegistryLite

 

 

Appendix A. Acknowledgements

The following individuals have contributed significantly towards the creation of this specification and are gratefully acknowledged.

Technical Committee Contributors:

  Kathryn Breininger, Boeing

  Carl Mattocks, MetLife

  Farrukh Najmi, Wellfleet Software

  Oliver Newell, MIT Lincoln Labs

  Nikola Stojanovic, Individual

  David Webber, Individual

  Ted Habermann, NOAA

External Contributors:

  Rob Atkinson, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia

  Simon Cox, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia

  Mark Ford, MIT Lincoln Labs

  Lydia Gietler, Danish Ministry of the Environment

  Brett Levasseur, MIT Lincoln Labs

  Alissandro Triglia, OSS Nokalva

  Aleksei Valikov, Disy Informationssysteme GmbH

  Dale Moberg, Axway Software

 

 

Appendix A. Revision History

 

Revision

Date

Editor

Changes Made

CSD01

24 March 2011

Farrukh Najmi, Nikola Stojanovic

Initial version for 4.0. For a list of changes since 3.0 see http://wiki.oasis-open.org/regrep/documents/plan/regrep4/SummaryOfChanges

CSD02

8 May 2011

Farrukh Najmi, Nikola Stojanovic

Addressed minor fit-and-finish issues identified in CSD01.