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Re: DDL.2.x spec. ?

Weider Chang (weider@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.EDU)
Wed, 25 Jan 95 11:25:26 -0500 

Hi John:

Thanks.

On Sun, 22 Jan 1995, John Westbrook wrote:

>
> I am not entirely sure what the issue is here. ....
> ...

You got the point. The point was the inconsistent use of naming convention.
I agree, a fix is needed.

>
> As I see it this is a dictionary developers issue rather than a DDL issue.
> The question of where to place the enumeration in the parent child hierarchy
> is a policy decision that should be set in the dictionary.  Clearly, one
> should be cautious and consistent in the dictionary design to avoid the
> situation that you raise.  I do not think that there need to be any
> additional rules in this regard.
>

I can see you point. However, I am not sure I'll agree with this. Declaration
of enumeration at proper level is dictionary developer's responsibility
for sure. However, interpretation of such declaration and dependency
should belongs to the meta-knowledge of the STAR and should be clearly
spell out in some document to prevent mis-interpretation by the dictionary
developers.

Regards,

/Weider