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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dear all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>please find hereafter issues against the current draft
(WG11N173) of Part28:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>1 - there is no information about the element
DOCTYPE:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - is it mandatory? For all the
bindings?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - what is its required
content?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - what is the meaning of the value SYSTEM
found in the examples?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>2 - there is no information about the meaning of the symbols
?, *, +, % in the specification of the elements (e.g. see
6.1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>3 - OSEB: it is not clear how an entity that has
several supertypes shall be processed when they inherit from their supertypes
attributes that have the same name</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>4 - OSEB: it is not clear whether a value of a derived
attribute or of an inverse attribute shall or shall not be provided in XML data
files. Add a subclause in §9.9 about that</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>5 - OSEB: it is not clear whether a value shall or shall not
be provided in XML data files for Where rules or Unique rules. Add a subclause
in §9.9 about that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>6 - OSEB: it is not clear how an instance of an entity shall
be encoded when this entity has a derived attribute, inherited from a
supertype</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - How shall the value of the derived
attribute be encoded?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - shall a value be provided for the
attribute of the supertype?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>7 - OSEB: it is not clear how an attribute value that is an
empty aggregate shall be encoded (e.g. if the value of a inverse attribute is to
be exported)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - shall the attribute be present or not?
(NB: there may be a problem with the #REQUIRED in the !ATTLIST of aggregate
types)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - how the empty collection shall be
represented? enpty string ""?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>8 - annexes E and G deal with about the same topic (URN). They
should be merged in one annex.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>9 - annex E: the name of the AIM schema of AP203 is
config_control_design (without _schema)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>10 - annex E: the way an Express
schema is identified is not satisfactory as the concept of version is not so
clear (becuase intermediate drafts, TCs and amendments need also to be
considered. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>An Express schema should only be
identified by its ASN1 registration code and Part28 should
specify:</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
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<P
align=center>urn:iso10303-28:<I>p28_binding</I>/iso_standard-<I>isonum</I>/schema
identifier/<I>schema_name</P></I></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>11 - §10.3 - The meaning and the structure of the element
!NOTATION should be explained</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT size=2>12 - §10.3 - The meaning and the structure of the element
!ENTITY should be explained, especially because of the name of the
element.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Pascal Huau<BR>Association GOSET<BR>107,111 avenue Georges
Clemenceau<BR>92000 Nanterre<BR>FRANCE</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>