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.ds Rh P1224: X.400 API
.ds Au Steve Trus <trus@osi.ncsl.nist.gov>
.ds Dt July 8-12, 1991
.ds Lo Santa Clara, CA
.ds Ed Stephen R. Walli <stephe@usenix.org>
.ds Wd U\s-3SENIX\s0 Standards Watchdog Committee
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\fB\*(Au\fP reports on \*(Su
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.HU "Summary"
.P
\s-1P1224\s0 is producing two documents for standardization
\(em the \s-1X.400\s0 \s-1API\s0
and the X/Open Object Management \s-1API\s0 (\s-1XOM\s0).
At Santa Clara, the group continued work on the modifications
required to the base documents.
Specifically the group:
.DL
.LI
reviewed the first draft of the
Object Management \s-1API\s0,
.LI
worked on test methods,
.LI
worked on \s-1IEEE\s0
balloting plans for \s-1P1224\s0.
.LE
.P
The \s-1IEEE\s0 Standards Board has approved the Project Authorization Requests
(\s-1PAR\s0s)
for \s-1P1224\s0
(\s-1OSI\s0 Object Management \s-1API\s0)
and \s-1P1224.1\s0
(\s-1X.400\s0 \s-1API\s0).
.P
.HU "Report"
.P
The Santa Clara meeting was generally productive for
the \s-1P1224\s0 working group,
and we
are well under way to producing our draft documents for standardization.
Progress wasn't what it could have been due to minimal participation
by the
\s-1X.400\s0 \s-1API\s0 Association.
.P
.HU "Review of Object Management Draft"
.P
The first draft of the Object Management \s-1API\s0 was distributed to the
\s-1P1224\s0 working group before the meeting.
The group spent much of the
week reviewing the \s-1API\s0.
The \s-1POSIX.17\s0 (Directory Services) group joined the
review for one day.
Numerous changes were made to the document.
When the
changes have been incorporated into
the document,
it will again be sent out
in the \s-1P1224\s0 mailing.
.P
.HU "Test Methods"
.P
Tony Cincotta,
a test methods expert from \s-1NIST\s0,
spent much of the week
reviewing the Object Management draft
and
test methods already developed.
Tony
provided many suggestions for improving the test methods developed thus far.
.P
It has become apparent that the development effort required to build
test
methods for the \s-1X.400\s0
and
Object Management \s-1API\s0s could delay the completion of
balloting of the \s-1API\s0s for years.
To resolve this problem \s-1X/O\s0pen is considering
funding a contractor to develop the test methods for these documents.
This
issue should be resolved by the next meeting.
Additionally,
Tony recommended
that he train the \s-1X/O\s0pen contractor for the development
of the test methods
section of the documents.
.P
.HU "Balloting Plans"
.P
Our current plans are to ballot the Object Management
\s-1API\s0 after the October meeting,
and to ballot the \s-1X.400\s0 \s-1API\s0 after the January
meeting.
These ballots would not include the test methods;
Balloting cannot
complete until the test methods are complete.
.P
Currently we are developing the
list of people who will be invited to ballot these documents.
This list
includes members of the \s-1IEEE\s0 \s-1TCOS\s0,
the \s-1X.400\s0 \s-1API\s0 Association,
and \s-1X/O\s0pen
Limited.
Invitations to join the balloting group will be sent out at the end of
August
by the \s-1IEEE\s0.
To be included in the balloting group,
a person must
return the invitation to the \s-1IEEE\s0 by October 10,
1991.
.P
Iain Devine,
the \s-1P1224\s0
technical editor will be the ballot resolution reviewer,
assisted in technical
matters by Enzo Signore.
.P
.HU "In Closing"
.P
\s-1P1224\s0 continues to make good progress.
The primary focus of the Parsippany meeting will be to
continue the review of our draft documents,
work on our
test methods,
and prepare for balloting.