Consultation on the "Pull" Profile Enhancement of the eDelivery AS4 profile

We are happy to announce a public consultation on the "Pull" Profile Enhancement of the eDelivery AS4 profile. Please download here the draft text for the "Pull" Profile Enhancement of the eDelivery AS4 profile.

The eDelivery AS4 Common Profile mandates support for the “Push” ebMS3 MEP Transport Channel Binding, as it is sufficient for and covers the requirements of the vast majority of its users. This eDelivery AS4 "Pull" Feature Profile Enhancement specifies an optional alternative use of the “Pull” Transport Channel Binding. Selection of "Push" or "Pull" is configured in the P-Mode for the message exchange.

The Commission intends to include this optional "Pull" Profile Enhancement in the the eDelivery AS4 profile. Before doing so, the Commission would like to hear any comments prior to finalising the publication.

What is the "Pull" Feature Profile Enhancement?

The "Pull" Feature Profile Enhancement is a Profile Enhancement for eDelivery AS4 that allows the use of the AS4 "Pull" feature. The "Pull" feature is a feature of AS4 that is defined in the OASIS ebMS3 core Specification, on which AS4 is based. The eDelivery "Pull" Feature Profile Enhancement profiles this AS4/ebMS3 feature.

Currently, the "Pull" Feature Profile Enhancement is an eDelivery draft specification, prepared by the CEF eDelivery team, for potential inclusion in a future version of eDelivery AS4. Governance of eDelivery specifications follows a defined process. In this process, comments and feedback from the eDelivery community are taken into account and the eDelivery Operational Management Body (OMB) is the deciding body.

Background

Support for the AS4 "Pull" Feature has been requested by public administrations in the Member States in, among others, the taxation, customs and energy policy domains.  The rationale for "Pull" for these users relates to networking, security and operational constraints in their organisations that make the use of "Push" messaging difficult or even impossible.

Please post your comments below this page or send them to CEF-EDELIVERY-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu with ["Pull" Profile Enhancement of the eDelivery AS4 profile public consultation] in the title of the email