A namespace is a name for a collection of related things -- not a metadata file.You should maintain a separation of concerns between the name and the files that describe it. Also bear in mind that you might have multiple metadata files contributing to the same namespace. This is particularly true when you update a schema but want to ensure backward compatibility.
I recommend having the namespace URL point to a RDDL page. RDDL can contain a human-readable description, as well as owner/contact information, links to the metadata files (e.g., WSDL, Schema, Policy, etc), and links to previous versions. Anne On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Direct, never thought of RDDL. But don't expect many people to actually > use the link. Putting a decent search engine on the repository remains the > most important thing. > > Steve > > > On 17 July 2010 03:31, Tsao, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Steve, >> >> Thanks for the reply! >> >> Do you use the URL for the targetNamespace of your WSDL to link directly >> to the formal documentation in your service repository, or through some kind >> of intermediary such as RDDL <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDDL>? >> >> Scott >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Steve >> Jones >> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:17 PM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [service-orientated-architecture] URI for targetNamespace >> Attribute Value >> >> You can use it in the same way to link from the technical interface >> (WSDL) to the formal documentation for the interface. I've used it to link >> into the service repository documentation set. >> >> However as with the XSD URI I've found that probably only 1 in 20 people >> actually find and use the link. >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> On 14 July 2010 14:51, Tsao, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> As I understand, it is a preferred practice to use URL instead of URN for >>> the targetNamespace attribute value of an XML schema. And the primary >>> reason is that one could use the XSD namespace URL to document the use of an >>> XML schema. >>> >>> See: http://xsd.stylusstudio.com/2009Sep/post01000.htm >>> >>> However, I wonder if this practice should also be applied to the >>> targetNamespace attribute value of a WSDL document. I don't see as strong a >>> reason to do so as for XML schema. >>> >>> What do you think? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Scott Tsao >>> The Boeing Company >>> >>> >> > >
