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  • 1.  RE: [ubl-ndrsc] Elements vs. attributes: discussion kickoff

    Posted 02-04-2002 06:42 
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    Subject: RE: [ubl-ndrsc] Elements vs. attributes: discussion kickoff
    







    



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    Folks,
    

     
    

    I tend 
to agree. The only real use I can see for attributes of any kind is for genuine 
meta-data as eluded by Matt. I prefer the use of attributes in schema when ever 
possible as I find it much easier to map the elements to databases that need to 
store the data contained the UBL instance documents. It certainly makes life 
easier and less confusing. What we should be specifying then are the particular 
instances when to use attributes, rather than creating a rule that satisfies an 
80/20 situation, i.e.: ID, IDREF and xml:Lang as espoused by 
Mark.
    

     
    

    John 
Dumay
    

    
  
    
  

    
                                                
    
					
                                                    

        
                                                
				
    
                                                
    
                                                    
                                                
    
                                                
                                            
    
                                        

                                        
                                        

                                    
			

                                    
                                

                                
                                
    
                                
    
                            
		
                
        
    




            
        
    


	
    


    
    
         
    
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