The team was given time to read Rick Keir's first draft of the Query Environment document that we chose as the second deliverable to the Single Source Entry Project. The team was then asked to raise and discuss any remaining issues with this draft. Under Model II the comparison of client-server interface solutions 2. and 3. should be taken further and each should be specified in more detail. College and department servers may exist, but they are outside the scope of these recommendations. One function of the API is to provide a functional pathway between Business Services and college and department servers.
Authentication is easier to handle.
Rick agreed to get a revised draft of this by Wednesday, Oct. 16th. Then the architects will review it with Paul. The next team meeting is in three weeks, Nov. 5, then there is one more before Thanksgiving week. Last meeting the team had spoken of trying to wrap up by November 5th. To do that we would need to revise the drafts and review them offline before Nov. 5.