[Oslc-Automation] Proposal: change namespaces, leave specs (was:Bi-direction Actions/Auto spec dependencies, & action metadata at resource type (shape) level)

[Martin P Pain]

On second thoughts...

I propose: we move the ":futureActions" and ":executes" predicates to the 
Core namespace/vocab, but leave the specs otherwise as-is. (Subject to 
this being acceptable to Anamitra - that he still has time to change his 
implementation). This should involve minimal re-reviews, as the spec 
content has hardly changed, and allows a cleaner Actions 3.0 spec at 
OASIS.

(My only hesitation is the fact that a predicate called ":executes" sounds 
like a general purpose one that would suit being in Automation and re-used 
form elsewhere, but as we don't use it for anything else in Automation, 
and there's zero problem in using a Core term from Automation, I'll stick 
with my proposal as worded above.)

Martin


"Oslc-Automation" <oslc-automation-bounces at open-services.net> wrote on 
16/09/2014 10:32:31:

> From: Martin P Pain/UK/IBM at IBMGB
> To: John Arwe <johnarwe at us.ibm.com>
> Cc: oslc-automation at open-services.net
> Date: 16/09/2014 10:33
> Subject: Re: [Oslc-Automation] Bi-direction Actions/Auto spec 
> dependencies, & action metadata at resource type (shape) level
> Sent by: "Oslc-Automation" <oslc-automation-bounces at open-services.net>
> 
> (1) I've talked to Anamitra to make sure he has the meeting details 
> and to get him on the mailing list. 
> He won't need to use Automation to have the need to find the 
> concrete actions, but I'll let him talk about his scenario. 
> 
> (2) The only "problem" I can see is not really a problem, just a 
> slight strangeness that Actions 3 might end up being the main spec 
> to define the usage of  2 terms in the Automation namespace (when we
> have the chance to move it now). I'll see if I can get an opinion 
> from Core on that. 
> 
> Martin 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Oslc-Automation" <oslc-automation-bounces at open-services.net> wrote 
> on 15/09/2014 17:38:54:
> 
> > From: John Arwe <johnarwe at us.ibm.com> 
> > To: oslc-automation at open-services.net 
> > Date: 15/09/2014 17:40 
> > Subject: Re: [Oslc-Automation] Bi-direction Actions/Auto spec 
> > dependencies, & action metadata at resource type (shape) level 
> > Sent by: "Oslc-Automation" <oslc-automation-bounces at open-services.net> 

> > 
> > I don't object to any of the potential changes discussed here in 
> > Martin's email. 
> > 
> > (1) I do want to be clear on motivating scenarios though. 
> > 
> > It's fair to say Anamitra does [would] need it *if his scenario 
> > requires the ability to select and configure an action "to be 
> > executed once it [the action]has been instantiated [actually becomes
> > available]").  All I'm saying is that Anamitra should be the one to 
> > say if he needs that now, or forsees that need as a likely 
> > consequence even though he's not going to tackle it now.  Maximo 
> > does not use Automation today, so it's not completely obvious to me 
> > that they'd ever have this need. 
> > (2) I do want to be clear on the resulting schedule.  Remember I'm 
> > out for 3 weeks, starting later this week. 
> > Any change carries non-zero risk.  I would say to some degree that 
> > when Anamitra's feedback on future actions arrived, we (certainly, I
> > did this) intentionally *avoided* moving future actions down into 
> > Core, in part to mange the risk of the larger change.  Would, for 
> > example, moving a function entirely between specs require us to 
> > restart the review process with Core?  Not obvious to me. 
> > If we believe that "Actions 3.0" is going to be needed "soon 
> > enough", we might choose to do move the 'function' in 3.0 not 2.0. 
> > Core's guidance has been to lock down in-flight specs and move to 
> > OASIS.  If the spec change doesn't affect implementations (which it 
> > should not, I believe is the commonly held assumption), what's 
> > leading us to "jam" it in now versus enter OASIS with a change that 
> > we'd really like to see on its work queue?  Is it needed now, or is 
> > doing it now polishing the nose cone? 
> > Best Regards, John
> > 
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