Re: 8201 - Clarify required and optional operations

One way a service instance could support MEX w/out supporting 
GetMetadata is if it defines metadata resource endpoints for which a 
wst:Get returns a mex:Metadata element.

- gp

On 12/2/2009 2:20 AM, Doug Davis wrote:
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> Hmmm, that's an interesting point.  If an endpoint doesn't support 
> GetMetadata then in what way would they be MEX compliant?  I guess 
> someone could claim that the endpoint might not support GetMetadata 
> but still uses the mex:Metadata wrappers in places - like in EPRs it 
> generates.
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> thanks
> -Doug
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> Doug,
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> Look fine except:
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> On 30 Nov 2009, at 14:45, Doug Davis wrote:
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> WS-MEX:
> GetMetadata     Optional
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> Seems strange to support a spec, but not implement it.
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