IDs

[Dan Higgins]

It doesn't seem to me that putting in ids so that they are "accessible 
in the future for linking" is really needed, since if someone wants to 
reference a node, they can always add an id as part of the package 
editing they are doing. The only case where id might be needed is if 
access control limited the ability to change some parts of package while 
editing other parts.

Dan Higgins

Peter McCartney wrote:

> I think we should make all ID's be required to ensure that a content 
> branch will be accessible in the future for linking. I think the 
> system attribute should be optional for all except the resource root 
> (im not so sure about protocol though since i think many protocol 
> statements do not have general value as a resource). the scope should 
> be required but i think the default should be document not system, 
> since setting it to system would requre the scope attribute to be present.
>
> Peter McCartney (peter.mccartney at asu.edu)
> Center for Environmental Studies
> Arizona State University
> 480-965-6791
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad Berkley [ mailto:berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu ]
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 9:42 AM
> To: Eml-Dev (E-mail)
> Subject: IDs
>
>
> A new question for everyone:  Should all ID fields be optional or
> required or should it depend on the module in which it exists?  For
> instance, we could say that all attributes must have an id, but not all
> citations. 
>
> comments?
>  
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> and Synthesis (NCEAS)
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