[DDI-users] DDI conversion

Adrian Dușa dusa.adrian at unibuc.ro
Tue Aug 12 10:23:36 EDT 2014


Thanks Wendy, I figured almost as much and your answer helps a lot.
Best,
Adrian

On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:32 PM, Wendy Thomas <wlt at umn.edu> wrote:
> Basically yes. DDI-C is backward compatible so no changes were made to
> existing objects .The mapping to 3.1 objects is correct for all the
> previously existing objects. What you are missing are;
> a) New 2.5 objects and their related 3.1
> b) 2.1 to 3.2
> c) 2.5 to 3.2 (note that 2.5 was published before 3.2)
>
> To do the second you need to refer to the 3.1 to 3.2 change log and see if
> any of the items mapped from 2.1 to 3.1 have changed in 3.2.
>
> 2.5 contains only a change log from 2.1 to 2.5.
>
> While it would be good to have a 2.5 to 3.1 or 3.2 it has not been done as
> far as I know. If someone has I'd be glad to review it and we could get it
> posted. I don't see it getting to the top of my "to do" list any time soon
> or even not so soon.
>
> Wendy
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Adrian Dușa <dusa.adrian at unibuc.ro> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I noticed the DDI conversion procedure (and mapping) from version 2.1 to
>> version 3.0, here:
>> http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.0/#3.0convert
>>
>> Just a quick question: is there a similar mapping available from version
>> 2.5 to version 3.2, or am I safe to assume the current mapping is still
>> valid?
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Adrian
>>
>>
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