[Bug 624] - eml-methods/methodsType needs clarification on choice/sequence

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dblankman at lternet.edu changed:

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------- Additional Comments From dblankman at lternet.edu  2002-10-11 11:00 -------
1. ProcedureStepType needs to be fixed. See attached ProcedureStepTypeFix.png
for proposed changes.

2. MethodsType should be changed. While technicly correct the current model is:

methodStep+ | sampling? | qualityControl*.   This should probably be changed to
either:

   A. methodStep+ | sampling | qualityControl+ (see MethodsType_option1.png)
       or
   B. methodStep | sampling | qualityControl

I recommend B since the choice is repetable and since both methodStep and
qualityControl are of type ProcedureStepType which allows for subSteps.

I also recommend that methodStep be renamed to method and subStep be renamed to
step (see MethodsType_option3.png). Both methodStep and qualityControl are of
type ProcedureStepType. For consistency we should have either:

   A. methodStep and qualityControlStep
       or
   B. method and qualityControl.

I recommend option B. 

David Blankman