DITA Machine Industry SC: Meeting Minutes 2007/04/17

["Gerald Goetz" <goetz@noxum.com>]

Agenda:
1) Roll call 

We have quorum.

2) Approve minutes from previous business meeting: 
*
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita-machine-industry/email
/archives/200704/msg00006.html

Accepted by: Chris Kravogel
Seconded by: Gerald Goetz

3) Business: 

3.1) 
- Short Report from Robin Sloan about DITA / S1000D / SCORM summit in
Washington DC. 

A face to face group meeting would be helpful. Potential dates are the
DITA Europe
Conference in November or another event in Summer. 

3.2)
- DITA 1.2 List Update: 
http://wiki.oasis-open.org/dita/DITA_Specification_1.2_Requirements 

Chris reviewd the requirements specific to the Machine Industry
Subcommitee. They
are:

 - 12024 - 12039 - 12040 - 12041 - 12053 - 12057

- There is a second proposal dealing with tasks:

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/15058/IssueNumber19-ta
sk.htm

This work is aimed to create a more general task. There is a potential
overlap
however there are currently no plans to merge the two proposals.


3.3)
- MI01 Hazard Statement Domain, DTD by Chris Kravogel
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita-machine-industry/docum
ent.php?document_id=22148 

Chris added the mi-task body as a starting point for further DTD work
(extensions / modifications).
There might be some problems regarding the completeness of the package.


3.4)
- MI02 Elements in Step, Proposal from Gerald Goetz about adding note as
first element in step
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita-machine-industry/docum
ent.php?document_id=22750 

Gerald has requested examples from a customer in the machine industry.
Gerald expects the examples in the next week.
The discussion will be postponed to next meeting.


3.5)
- MI 03 MItask, Proposal by Icos, modification by Gerald Goetz
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita-machine-industry/docum
ent.php?document_id=21926 

- General discussion about wether the DITA Machine Industry SC should
adopt S1000D content models.
- Consensus that only fragments should be adopeted. Decision criteria:
volume and complexity of
  S1000D data model
- Robin points out the requirement for tool-lists in task prerequisits
- In an earlier meeting we discussed an element for tools parts and
consumables (tpc).
- There is a need for a block and an inline element. Block for the list,
inline for the reference
  of a tool in that list or in other document parts-
- Chris suggest that ALL MEMBERS should look at the S1000D XSD schemas.
We want to discuss adoption
  candidates in the next meeting.


3.6)
- MI 04 Generic Topic without Domains Proposal from Chris Kravogel about
removing software, programming, ui and utilities domain from core dita
topics. 
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita-machine-industry/docum
ent.php?document_id=22747 

This proposal will be discussed in the DITA TC Committe. It will not be
discussed in the 
DITA Machine Industry Subcommittee.

Proposal made by: Chris Kravogel
Seconded by: Gerald Goetz


3.7)
- MI 05 xreftext
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita-machine-industry/docum
ent.php?document_id=23035 

This proposal will be postponed to DITA 1.3. We will not further discuss
it in this subcommitte.

Proposal made by: Chris Kravogel
Seconded by: Gerald Goetz

3.8)
- MI 06 Image in Step 

Gerald has requested examples from a customer in the machine industry.
Gerald expects the examples in the next week.
The discussion will be postponed to next meeting.

4) Announcements/Opens 

The meeting on may 1 will be skipped (Labour Day Holiday in Germany).

The next meeting will be on May 15.


Kind Regards,

Gerald Goetz