DMI Telcon - 11 September 2009 ============================== Present ------- Mario Antonioletti, EPCC David Meredith, STFC Peter Turner, University of Sydney Gerson Galang, VeRSI Actions: -------- [MAA] To come up with a template document to explore if required functionality can be put in a spec addendum/new spec. [MAA] Look at Shahbaz's WSRF DMI rendering. [MAA] Ask Allen to comment on the proposal on the wiki. [DM] Enumerate the extensibility points required in the DMI spec. [DM] Add suggested changes to the text in the functional spec. [MAA] Try and get Steve Crouch involved. Completed Actions: ------------------ [MAA] Point folks to the Plain WS Rendering of the DMI spec. The document that went to public comment (and went down a black hole) is available from: http://www.ggf.org/Public_Comment_Docs/Documents/2009-01/ogsa-dmi-wsi-render... The source for the document is at: http://forge.gridforum.org/sf/go/doc15259?nav=1 --- Mario apologised for not having been able to find the time to do the draft a straw man document for the multiple transfer DTI. In the meantime (or because of this) Dave posted out a proposal: http://code.google.com/p/dtsproject/wiki/DMI_JSDL_Issues It would be good if interested parties could comment on this (though wait until after September the 11th as Dave would like to add more content). In effect a number of changes are requested by the DataMinx folks: 1. Addition of a number of extensibility points to some of the existing elements in the functional spec. David Meredith will enumerate these on the wiki. 2. Changes to some of the text in the functional spec to make it a little less web service specific. The DataMinx folks would like to come up with a RESTful rendering specification and this would help them do this. 3. Be able to encapsulate multiple transfers within a single DTI. This needs to be scoped out and a straw man proposed. It is not clear as yet how this would be taken forward - suggested change to the existing spec, a new version of the spec or an addendum to the spec. This possibly the most contentious of all the suggested changes but it is hoped that once it is detailed and scoped it may be palatable to the working group as a whole. 4. Come up with a RESTful rendering for the DMI spec. Points 1 and 2 could be made to the existing specification, not clear how 3 is taken forward and once 1-3 are done then that allows 4 to take place. Mario is keen for this to take place if the specification is going to be adopted and used. He is going to try to come up with at least a template document that can then be iterated amongst the participants. It was suggested that it would be good if Steve Crouch could be involved. Mario is going to get in touch with him. Another telcon will take place in two weeks time to see what progress has been made. DONM: 8am UK time (GMT+1) on September 24th. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Mario Antonioletti:EPCC,JCMB,The King's Buildings,Edinburgh EH9 3JZ. | |Tel:0131 650 5141|mario@epcc.ed.ac.uk|http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/~mario/ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.