[DDI-users] ability to track parent/contingent variables?
Wendy Thomas
wlt at pop.umn.edu
Wed Dec 10 16:38:45 EST 2008
Kate,
In describing LogicalRecord in logicalproduct/DataRelationship you can
provide information on the keys to identify record types, keys to link
records of different types and the relationship of these records.
DataRelationship
RecordRelationship
RecordReferenceSource with @RelationsCodeType (Parent | Child |
Sibling)
RecordReferenceTarget (reference to the target record)
Wendy
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Katherine McNeill wrote:
> I had a researcher who asked me if the DDI has the capability of tracking relationships among variables (i.e. parent/child, other kinds of contingencies). I thought for sure that 3.0 must and am trying to confirm the specifics.
>
> I searched through the Help Center and found something that says:
>
> <xs:simpleType name="RelationCodeType">
> <xs:restriction base="xs:NMTOKEN">
> <xs:enumeration value="Parent"> </xs:enumeration>
> <xs:enumeration value="Child"> </xs:enumeration>
> <xs:enumeration value="Sibling"> </xs:enumeration>
> </xs:restriction>
>
> Is this serving that function? Are there other contingencies that can be specified other than parent/child sibling?
>
> And how if at all does this relate to the ability to group variables.
>
> Thanks
>
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