Re: [ebxml-msg] Issue 15: Use of the word OPTIONAL

[Christopher Ferris <chris.ferris@sun.com>]

+1

I think it critical that we leave no room for doubt
as to our intent. The Role element is not optional,
it has a cardinality of zero or one.

Cheers,

Chris

Arvola Chan wrote:

> +1.
> 
> -Arvola
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Bunting <dougb62@yahoo.com>
> To: ebXML <ebxml-msg@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 2:10 PM
> Subject: [ebxml-msg] Issue 15: Use of the word OPTIONAL
> 
> 
> David has disagreed with Chris' statement that OPTIONAL is misused
> (according
> to 2119) in a number of contexts.  The basic issue here is a conflict
> between
> something that may or may not appear in an instance of an ebXML message and
> something that must or may be implemented by a compliant ebMS system.  In
> the
> specified uses of the word OPTIONAL, the first is meant but our document
> conventions (section 1.1.1) restricts us to using OPTIONAL only when the
> second is intended.  I would strongly recommend making the change Chris
> suggested.
> 
> thanx,
>     doug
> 
> 
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