[eml-dev] [Bug 3188] New: - possible otherEntity and dataTable inconsistances

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3188

           Summary: possible otherEntity and dataTable inconsistances
           Product: EML
           Version: 2.0.1
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: eml - general bugs
        AssignedTo: jones at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: bowdish at nceas.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: eml-dev at ecoinformatics.org


The otherEntity element contains most of the same elements as the dataTable
element. For some reason the numberOfRecords is only contained in the dataTable
element. I think it would worth thinking about having it available but not
required in the otherEntity element. This way it would be easier to change a
dataTable element to an otherEntity element. It also seems like an
inconsistency. The main difference between the two elements is that a dataTable
requires that that the attributes are described and a otherEntity does not
require that. I think adding the numberOfRecords (not required though, 0 to
many) to the otherEntity elements may help with converting dataTable entities
to otherEntities when there is problems with listing the attributes.