Major Re: Use of EMIX:BusinessScheduleType
This type contains xcal:properties (contains dtStart, dtEnd, duration; each optional - needs rule on which to use end or duration
xcal:components - BaseComponentType also has start,end,duration. Why do we need both properties and components to convey a schedule? Which one is the actual schedule?
wsCal Extensions:interval contains start,end,duration and a bunch of other stuff we don't need. Why can't we just use the element that contains only what we need?
If Business Schedule in EMIX is exactly the wscalendar vavailability, let's use the WS-Cal Vaavailability directly. This is an ongoing issue and needs resolution at high level (of using WS-Cal directly as opposed to use through other mechanisms). We should use the elements needed directly from WS-Cal. It may also need simplification.
Guidance is not an EMIX issue. This is an EI issue.
The schedule elements should be directly from WS-Calendar, not from EMIX.
Business Schedule in EMIX is exactly the wscalendar vavailability
<xs:element name="businessSchedule" type="emix:BusinessScheduleType"/>
<xs:complexType name="BusinessScheduleType" mixed="false">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>iCalendar-derived business schedule, more variant than allowed in sequences</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexContent mixed="false">
<xs:extension base="xcal:VavailabilityType"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
Duration is, howver, the next element named.
There as been a recurring issue of those who want one-time wrapping of ws-calendar into EMIX, and those who want native ws-calendar types. I have waffled myself. Guidance and comments to possible EMIX PR are apropriate.
Also see http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/EMIX-389.
(use of Schedule and BusinessSchedule in EMIX)