[DDI-users] DDI v2-1: elements TXT and CONCEPT

[Wendy Thomas]

For DDI 2.1 the cannonical version is the DTD. I will ask the guys 
handling this on the SRG to look into the problem and get back to the 
list. (they may be doing it already :)

Wendy


On Thu, 12 Jul 2007, Fredy Kuhn wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a problem with the usage of sub element pairs 'txt' - 'concept' in DDI 2-1:
>
> The web pages 'Tree Structure' (*) and 'Whole Library' (**) display in DDI section 2 several of these pairs; example: <dataKind> 2.2.3.10.
>
> In schema 2-1, and according to Sourceforge history (***), these sub-elements were removed from study description elements, see revision 1.4:
>
> --- QUOTE ---
>
> The <txt> - <concept> pair illegally appears under <nation>, <geogCover>, <geogUnit>, <anlyUnit>, <universe>, <dataKind>, <timeMeth>, <sampProc>, <collMode>, <resInstru> in Study Desc., also under <universe> 4.1.5 ... ...
>
> !!!----- <txt> and <concept> are VALID FIELDS under <varGrp> (4.1.2 and 4.1.3) and nCubeGrp (4.2.2 and 4.2.3) --------- !!!
>
> --- QUOTE END ---
>
> Thus, the TXT and CONCEPT tags are valid in DTD2.1, but not in schema2-1. Should we use them or not?
>
> Further more, by removing the sub-element <concept> from e.g. <datakind> or <sampProc>, how to markup the usage of a controlled vocabulary?
>
>
> (*) Tree structure:
> http://www.ddialliance.org/DDI/dtd/version2-1-tree.html
>
> (**) Whole library:
> http://www.ddialliance.org/DDI/dtd/version2-1-all.html
>
> (***) Sourceforge DTD v2.1 (see revision 1.4):
> http://ddi-alliance.cvs.sourceforge.net/ddi-alliance/ddi/w3c/Version2-1.xsd?view=log
>
>
> BTW: Looking at DDI-3, I'm asking me how elements for which we use a controlled vocabulary (CV), e.g. 'data collection mode', should be marked up, i.e. how to specify the CV. Could one of the 'experts' give me a hint? I'm not yet too familiar with DDI-3.
>
> Best regards
> freddy
>
>
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