Requirement
Title | Service messages |
|---|---|
Identifier | SWIM-DEFN-280 |
Requirement | A service definition shall include or refer to information about the expected messages that are exchanged by the service including input, output and error messages. |
Rationale | The service provider should be aware of the service messages to be implemented. |
Verification | Completeness: Verify that all service messages are described. Consistency: Not Applicable. Correctness: Not Applicable. |
Examples/Notes | Note: There needs to be at least one message. Note: Service messages can be linked to service operations. Example:
Note: When the messages are used as defined by the protocol selected in SWIM-DEFN-260 there is no need to repeat them in the service definition. This covers, for example, the Open Geospatial Consortium's Web Feature Service that has standardised request and response messages. |
Level of | Mandatory |