[Flow] party and name conventions

[Christian Müller]

Hi Simon,

On 11.06.13 02:36, Simon Schaufelberger (Schaufi) wrote:
> today i was wondering why the name of a person is separated into another
> object. i wanted to look for some conventions on google but searching
> for party, person, name, conventions and so on didnt help me on finding
> some specs. where can i find them?
> 
This is the mentioned spec:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ciq/v3.0/prd03/specs/ciq-specs-v3-prd3.html#_Toc207716084

It is very long and complicated, but it shows the general idea behind
the party package. Currently the package is more like a skeleton
compared to the spec but the spec is where the party package should go to...

> most important question: should i use them exactly like that (extending
> the Person Model) or should i extend the AbstractParty Model and use the
> "general" first name, last name way?

Totally depends on your needs, in many cases the AbstractParty will be a
good starting point.

Cheers,
Christian