[DDI-users] Describing 11179 objects in DDI

[Dan Smith]

Hi Sam,

You are on the right track. The DataElement you are referencing from the
3.2-dev schema was renamed to RepresentedVariable during the
finalization of 3.2.

You should be able to map your 11179 objects using the item types
RepresentedVariable, ConceptualVariable, Universe, Concept, and various
value representations in the upcoming 3.2 release.

Let me know if this is makes sense, cheers!
Dan

On 2/20/2014 5:54 PM, Samuel Spencer wrote:
> Hi all,
>  
> Had a bit of a look around and could use some pointers.
> I'm working on serialsing 11179 objects for inter-registry transmission
> and I'm hoping to use DDI as the payload XML format, and want to do this
> in the best way. Since most of my work has been focused more on
> questionnaire design/flow, not variable/concept areas, I've hit some
> stumbling blocks and would appreciate any help.
>  
> I've had a look on the DDI Examples page and there wasn't anything that
> stood out.
> http://www.ddialliance.org/resources/markup-examples
>  
> Google turned up a DataElement element is/was in the DDI 3.2 schema[1],
> but the field level documentation site[2] shows this is no longer there.
> [1]
> http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.2/XMLSchema/FieldLevelDocumentation/schemas/conceptualcomponent_xsd/elements/DataElement.html
> [2]
> http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.2/XMLSchema/FieldLevelDocumentation/
>  
> What I'm hoping to find is a really good, widely excepted way for
> describing the base 11179 objects
>  
> At least the Data Element and Data Element Concept, and if possible the
> Object Class, Property, Value Domain in DDI.
>  
> Is there a standard way to map 11179 objects into DDI (Lifecycle or
> Codebook) that I could build upon?
>  
> Cheers,
> Sam.
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