[DDI-SRG] [MRT] Model cleanup: string definitions

[Wendy Thomas]

If you allow structure in all the international strings it will be lost if
you then move it to a Lifecycle field  that does not support structure.
However, this may not be a concern for you.

On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 11:21 AM Wackerow, Joachim <
Joachim.Wackerow at gesis.org> wrote:

> Where exactly do you see interoperability issues with the suggested
> approach and Lifecycle and Codebook? I was not aware of any.
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> Cannot any DDI 4 string attribute be mapped to the appropriate items in
> the other specs?
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> Achim
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> *From:* Wendy Thomas [mailto:wlt at umn.edu]
> *Sent:* Monday, February 3, 2020 18:05
> *To:* Wackerow, Joachim
> *Cc:* DDI - Structural Reform Group
> *Subject:* Re: [DDI-SRG] [MRT] Model cleanup: string definitions
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> As a general question...particularly in terms of string content and date
> is there any concern for interoperability with Lifecycle and Codebook?
> There were reasons certain fields were not allowed to use structure.
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> On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 6:40 AM Wackerow, Joachim <
> Joachim.Wackerow at gesis.org> wrote:
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> The current approach of string types seems to be too complicated. The
> structured string types could be folded into the regular ones. Furthermore,
> there are some inconsistencies.
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> Diagrams on the current approach and the suggested approach are attached.
> Side note: XSD data type “date” is now used instead of a special DDI data
> type for date.
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> Please review the proposal and comment.
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> Achim
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