[kepler-dev] Make element karEntryXML optional

[Benjamin Leinfelder]

This is very true - kar entries need not be XML. Definitely change the  
schema.

On Apr 20, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Jing Tao <tao at nceas.ucsb.edu> wrote:

> Hi, devs:
>
> Under current kar xml schema, both karEntryAttributes and  
> karEntryXML is requried:
> <xs:complexType name="karEntryType">
>    <xs:sequence>
>       <xs:element name="karEntryAttributes" type="xs:anyType"/>
>       <xs:element name="karEntryXML" type="xs:anyType" />
>     </xs:sequence>
> </xs:complexType>
>
> When i tried to upload a workflow run from tpc09-plant-dynamics- 
> woody.kar to a remote server, I got an invalid kar xml exception.  
> Derik helped me to identify that one of karEntry elements doesn't  
> have a child named karEntryXML. This kar entry is a pdf file. So  
> there is no xml assoicated with it.
>
> Since kar entry is not necessary in xml format, I think karEntryXML  
> elment should be optional. If there is no objection, i will change  
> the schema.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jing
>
>
> Jing Tao
> National Center for Ecological
> Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
> 735 State St. Suite 204
> Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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