<div dir="ltr"><div>Domain/Represntation discussion:</div><div> </div><div>If you wish to be included in meeting on this issue please inform me <<a href="mailto:wlt@umn.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">wlt@umn.edu</font></a>></div>
<div>We will be discussing this within the next two weeks so please respond to me ASAP.<br clear="all"></div><div>The attached documents represent the result of a discussion among TIC at its last meeting. The goal is to allow a continuation of the 3.1 approach to ResponseDomains and ValueRepresntation as expressed in an XML instance as in-line content. In addtion, 3.2 will support creating maintainable, reusable versions of those representations (current and new) that a) have strong protential for reuse or comparison, and b) that are NOT currently held within a maintainable structure. This means that CategoryRepresentation, CodeRepresentation, and new Representations based on GeographicStructureScheme and GeographicLocationScheme will continue to be inline only. Other new ResponseDomains with low reuse potential, such as Location, Nominal, Rank, and Distribution will be added as in-line only content.</div>
<div> </div><div>The attached documents describe this proposal in more detail (Proposal_580_representations_delineations.txt) and provide an example of the differences between 3.1 and 3.2 for the use of ResponseDomain and ValueRepresentation using a NumericRepresentation structure (DomainRepresentationModification.xlsx). Documents are also attached to Issue 580 in <a href="http://mantis.ddialliance.org">http://mantis.ddialliance.org</a>.</div>
<div> </div><div>The question that needs agreement is whether this is a workable compromise so that we may meet the requests for comparison, reuse and new representations without imposing excessive overhead for those whose needs were being met with 3.1?</div>
<div> </div><div>Wendy Thomas</div><div>for TIC</div><div><br>-- <br></div><div>Wendy L. Thomas Phone: +1 612.624.4389</div><div>Data Access Core Director Fax: +1 612.626.8375</div>
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