RE: quote use case

yes,
u need to attach them
abbie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rajesh Koilpillai [mailto:rajesh@infravio.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:07 AM
> To: public-ws-chor@w3.org
> Subject: Re: quote use case
> 
> 
> 
> Can you resend the request quote.htm, the figures seems to be missing.
> 
> Thanks,
> - Rajesh Koilpillai
> 
> Len_Greski@grainger.com wrote:
> 
> >The attached HTML document includes a use case for our 
> consideration in 
> >defining the choreography specification. The use case 
> describes a Buyer 
> >requesting a quote from a Supplier, where the Supplier 
> interacts with 
> >Manufacturers who make the products. 
> __________________________________
> >Len Greski
> >Director, Architecture & Development
> >W.W. Grainger, eBusiness Division
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> >fax: (847) 793-5019
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> >
> >(See attached file: request quote.htm)
> >  
> >
> >
> > 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> >
> >   1. Name
> >
> > Request quote: Buyer requests quote for products from a Supplier.
> >
> >
> >   2. Actors
> >
> > Buyer
> >
> > 	
> >
> > Role that requests a quote from the supplier
> >
> > Supplier
> >
> > 	
> >
> > Role that provides products / services for the Buyer to purchase
> > directly, potentially aggregating products from one or more 
> manufacturers.
> >
> > Manufacturer
> >
> > 	
> >
> > Role that makes one or more products that are covered in a 
> request for
> > quotation from the Buyer. The Manufacturer role does not 
> have a direct 
> > relationship with the Buyer.
> >
> >
> >   3. Description
> >
> > The request quote from Supplier use case describes a 
> situation where a
> > Supplier and one or more Manufacturers collaborate to 
> provide pricing 
> > and availability on a set of products requested by the 
> Buyer. From a 
> > web services choreography perspective, the use case 
> illustrates some 
> > of the key features that must be accounted for in the choreography, 
> > including:
> >
> >     * Contract provisions, including
> >           o Start & end times when contract is valid (e.g. 
> how long is
> >             the quote valid?)
> >           o Renewal policies
> >           o Responsibilities for each party (i.e. CRCs for 
> each role)
> >     * Service level agreements
> >           o Response time
> >           o Service availability
> >     * Security provisions
> >     * Privacy provisions
> >     * Non-repudiation
> >     * Escalation procedures
> >     * Exception handling
> >
> > The use case also demonstrates a basic flow of interaction 
> between two
> > web services: negotiate contract, negotiate interface, 
> exchange data, 
> > execute transaction, and return results.
> >
> > Figure 1: Interaction between services
> >
> >
> >   4. Preconditions
> >
> > Supplier has a defined interface for quoting items it supplies to 
> > Buyers.
> >
> > Buyer knows Supplier item identifiers for items requested for 
> > quotation.
> >
> > Metadata required to negotiate contract is known by the 
> Supplier, and
> > available to the Buyer.
> >
> >
> >   5. Triggering Event(s)
> >
> > Buyer has list of products for which a quote is to be requested, and
> > the product identifiers are understandable by the supplier.
> >
> >
> >   6. Postconditions
> >
> > Buyer receives a quote for products requested from 
> supplier, including
> > pricing and availability.
> >
> > Quote conforms to contract specifications.
> >
> > Contract specifications are saved by Supplier and Buyer.
> >
> > Supplier has commitments to receive product from 
> Manufacturer(s), per
> > Buyer's requirements.
> >
> >
> >   7. Flow of Events
> >
> >
> >     7.1. Basic Flow (Primary Scenario)
> >
> > In the primary scenario, the contractual relationships between
> > Supplier and Manufacturer roles are already in place.
> >
> >
> >       7.1.1. Flow steps
> >
> > 1. Buyer sends contract requirements to Supplier
> >
> > 2. Supplier approves contract requirements for the quote, 
> and returns
> > approval to the Buyer. Where terms are disputed, Supplier offers 
> > counter-terms
> >
> > 3. Buyer accepts contract terms returned by Supplier, and requests
> > interface information from Supplier
> >
> > 4. Supplier returns interface information to Buyer
> >
> > 5. Buyer generates a quote request, conforming to 
> Supplier's interface
> > specification, and submits it to Supplier
> >
> > 6. Supplier determines the Manufacturers that will be used 
> to fulfill
> > the quote based on existing knowledge about Manufacturer(s) 
> ability to 
> > meet Buyer specifications, creates price and availability 
> requests for 
> > each Manufacturer, and submits them to the Manufacturer(s)
> >
> > 7. Manufacturer(s) provide price and availability information for
> > items in the price and availability request, and returns to Supplier
> >
> > 8. The Supplier identifies whether all items requested in 
> the quote by
> > the Buyer have at least one Manufacturer able to deliver product. 
> > Supplier reviews responses from Manufacturer(s), determining which 
> > items to include from each Manufacturer in the response to 
> Buyer. The 
> > Supplier builds the quote, and returns it to Buyer. The response 
> > includes items requested, items quoted, and items not 
> quoted, price, 
> > and availability.
> >
> >
> >       7.1.2. Sequence Diagram
> >
> > Figure 2: request quote event sequence
> >
> >
> >     7.2. Alternate Flow(s)
> >
> > Alternate Scenario: contractual relationships between Supplier and
> > Manufacturer roles do not exist prior to start of use case. 
> This will 
> > be documented as a separate use case.
> >
> >
> >       7.2.1. Step 2: alternatives
> >
> > The Supplier may reject one or more terms requested by the Buyer. To
> > handle the negotiation of terms, there may be multiple request / 
> > response sequences between Buyer and Supplier.
> >
> >
> >       7.2.2. Step 5: alternatives
> >
> > Buyer is unable to provide information in the format 
> specified by the
> > Supplier's interface. Use case ends.
> >
> >
> >       7.2.3. Step 7: alternatives
> >
> > Manufacturer is unable to commit to delivering items 
> requested in the
> > quote, and declines to provide price and availability for 
> one or more 
> > items.
> >
> >
> >   8. Related Use Cases
> >
> > For the purpose of illustrating relationships between use cases, the
> > Supplier role is represented by the use cases, not as a 
> separate actor 
> > as we have documented above.
> >
> > Figure 3: request quote event sequence
> >
> >
> >   9. Notes / Issues
> >
> > 1. Need to distinguish the idea of a contract between services (e.g.
> > the equivalent of CRCs) from a legal contract.
> >
> > 2. Need additional detail about what happens with the agreed to
> > contract provisions.
> >
> 
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