Re: implementations of "XML Voucher: Generic Voucher Language" ?

[Ko Fujimura <fujimura@isl.ntt.co.jp>]

Ian Grigg wrote:
> 
> lynn.wheeler@firstdata.com wrote:
> ...
> >
> > for some fsml related information
> >
> > http://www.echeck.org/
> 
> I printed out the 1.5.  The document formatting rules look like a
> useful starting point for XML contracts (including the Voucher
> work).
> 
> The rest of the document seems to be oriented to check processing.
> Even though it claims that it might be used for generic documents,
> I doubt it, as there are too many assumptions about how checks work
> built into it, as well as lots of protocol stuff.

Thank you for your advice. But, the FSML v1.5 spec also seems to be 
oriented to check processing.

By the way, I'm studying how to write your bond and currency defined 
in <http://www.systemics.com/docs/ricardo/issuer/contract.html>
in XML voucher.

I think some of properties of the contract do not have to be interpreted 
by the program and they are defined only for clarifying its legal meaning. 
In case of bond, for example, bond_face, bond_currency, and 
bond_maturity_date are needed to be processed especially when it is 
redeemed. But, bond_issue_date and bond_total_issue_number seem to be 
defined only for clarifying its legal meaning, am I right?

I think that we do not have to introduce specific tags for these 
properties which are not interpreted by the software, since it is 
sufficient to write them in a plain text in "one" XML element such as 
<Contract>...</Contract>. I think it can be used as a criteria whether we 
introduce as an element in XML voucher or not.
How do you think this approach?

Regards,

Ko