Hi, Casey. We talked about this on the DITA TC call this morning. Here's what came up: Yes, a DITA processor should form the union of all relationships defined in all tables. The spec does state Within a map tree, the effective set of relationship tables is the union of all the relationship tables in all the maps in the map tree. (See 2.1.3.3.1 Links within maps) In regard to whether duplicate relationships are eliminated -- this really is implementation/processor specific. We didn't tackle your point about the @type attribute; it was too general of an observation and not specific enough to generate discussion. Hope that this helps! Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting Co-chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Charter member, OASIS DITA Adoption Committee
www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) On 6/25/2012 9:30 PM, Casey Jordan wrote: I was looking for information in the spec as to how a DITA processor should handle reltables and I didn't find much. Specifically, I want to know if there are any considerations which need to be taken when merging /processing reltables from multiple maps. My assumption is that a DITA processor should form the union of all relationships defined in all tables, and eliminate any duplicate relationships. But at this point that is just an assumption, I was hoping for a more definitive answer. Also, the @type attribute seems rather arbitrary in how it is used, processed and displayed in output. Thanks, Casey -- -- Casey Jordan easyDITA a product of Jorsek LLC CaseyDJordan on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook (585) 348 7399 easydita.com This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that any disclosure copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of the message, whether in electronic or hard copy format, as well as attachments, and immediately contact the sender by replying to this e-mail or by phone. Thank you. __._,_.___ Reply to sender Reply to group Reply via web post Start a New Topic Messages in this topic ( 1 ) Recent Activity: New Members 2 New Files 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only , Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting Co-chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Charter member, OASIS DITA Adoption Committee
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