[DFDL-WG] possible editorial issue - Schema Definition Warning

Cranford, Jonathan W. jcranford at mitre.org
Wed Nov 13 09:52:44 EST 2013


Alright, will do.

-Jonathan

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve Hanson [mailto:smh at uk.ibm.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 4:32 AM
>To: Cranford, Jonathan W.
>Cc: dfdl-wg at ogf.org
>Subject: Re: [DFDL-WG] possible editorial issue - Schema Definition Warning
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>Jonathan
>
>Feel free to add your original point, namely that Schema Definition Warning only
>appears once, as a public comment.
>
>Regards
>
>Steve Hanson
>Architect, IBM Data Format Description Language (DFDL)
>Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group <http://www.ogf.org/dfdl/>
>IBM SWG, Hursley, UK
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>From:        Steve Hanson/UK/IBM
>To:        "Cranford, Jonathan W." <jcranford at mitre.org>,
>Cc:        "dfdl-wg at ogf.org" <dfdl-wg at ogf.org>, dfdl-wg-bounces at ogf.org
>Date:        05/11/2013 16:01
>Subject:        Re: [DFDL-WG] possible editorial issue - Schema Definition Warning
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>RecoverableError is not appropriate here. The problem is with the schema not the
>data.
>
>Regards
>
>Steve Hanson
>Architect, IBM Data Format Description Language (DFDL)
>Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group <http://www.ogf.org/dfdl/>
>IBM SWG, Hursley, UK
>smh at uk.ibm.com <mailto:smh at uk.ibm.com>
>tel:+44-1962-815848
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>From:        "Cranford, Jonathan W." <jcranford at mitre.org>
>To:        "dfdl-wg at ogf.org" <dfdl-wg at ogf.org>,
>Date:        05/11/2013 15:35
>Subject:        Re: [DFDL-WG] possible editorial issue - Schema Definition Warning
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>On second thought, instead of a Schema Definition Warning, could this be a
>recoverable error instead?   That is, would the following convey the originally
>intended meaning better?
>
>                Note: Unrecognized DFDL properties or property values can produce a
>recoverable error, and an implementation can attempt to process data
>despite the error.
>
>IIRC, this section on specific errors was added *before* recoverable errors were
>added to the spec.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>-Jonathan
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Cranford, Jonathan W.
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 8:30 AM
>>To: dfdl-wg at ogf.org
>>Subject: possible editorial issue - Schema Definition Warning
>>
>>The phrase "Schema Definition Warning" only occurs once in the published 1.0.4
>>spec (without respect to capitalization), in Section 2.6 Specific Errors Classified:
>>
>>                 "Note: Unrecognized DFDL properties or property values can produce a
>>Schema Definition Warning and an implementation can attempt to process data
>>despite the warning."
>>
>>Is the concept of a Schema Definition Warning a nascent concept already
>present
>>in the spec but not well-defined?  If so, this might be a minor issue that warrants
>>an errata.  My recommendation would be that Schema Definition Warning be
>>defined and used consistently throughout the document.
>>
>>Otherwise, I recommend that "Schema Definition Warning" be replaced in the
>>above sentence with simply "warning".  In this case, this is probably just an
>>editorial issue.
>>
>>Very respectfully,
>>
>>--
>>Jonathan W. Cranford
>>Senior Information Systems Engineer
>>The MITRE Corporation (http://www.mitre.org <http://www.mitre.org/> )
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