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[Stephen Green]

Greetings UBL TC RE: Order Process Diagram Prior to UBL TC discussion of this, I thought I'd better add my own two cents worth: I realise the ordering process doesn't attempt or claim to show all the aspects of real-life use of the UBL ordering documents (e.g. no attempt to show that an order can be cancelled prior to order response). I agree my diagram version does seem to remove some possibilities but does this matter if it is a clarification? Maybe the things it removes can be added back in without obscuring anything. At the same time it should be considered 1. include a cancellation before the order response 2. there is a cycle (pointed out as we tried to use this diagram in TAG TC) which might need consideration - going from order 'modified' to order change and back to possible modification and so on - is this realistic? The aim with my modified diagram is only to improve the clarity (with paths through the process not sharing so many steps - different paths having their own steps , even if those steps have the same names). I didn't attend to create a profile as such. Nothing should be missing that is in the original, just clearer paths. Maybe add order cancellation prior to response and qualify the loop(s). Best regards Steve 2009/1/14 Stephen Green