RE: [plcs-dex] Assigning identifiers with no organization

[Tim Turner <tjt@lsc.co.uk>]

Title: RE: [plcs-dex] Assigning identifiers with no organization

Hi Sean,

Whilst I can see the point you make, the issue with doing what you say is that C001 - Assigning_identifiers was scoped around providing guidance for unique identifiers. Adding templates for other purposes such as assinging version numbers (which may be seen as a derivative of templates in C001) would (IMHO) complicate C001, demand separate guidance material & a change of the scope originally defined for C001. However, I agree that it seems odd that it should be in assinging_organization.

To me this would be another reason why it might be a reasonable idea to shift the location of where templates are stored to a central (version) repository (like capabilities etc..), rather than being "owned" by a particular capability or business concept as currently is the case. Each of the above would then just make a reference/import the template and show how it is used.

I leave the business aspect to those more qualified to answer(!)

Regards,
Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Barker, Sean (UK) [mailto:sean.barker@baesystems.com]
Sent: 05 November 2005 03:46
To: plcs-dex@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [plcs-dex] Assigning identifiers with no organization

In assigning a version number, it is normally assumed that the item being versioned provides the context information (i.e. that the version number is effectively the second part of a compound key, the first part of which is the item number). Assigning version numbers should therefore use the template for assigning an identifier without an organization, and logically this template should be migrated to the assigning identifiers capability, rather than be in the assigning organization capability. Comments?

Additional Observations

Question to Business users: I have made the assumption that where multiple identifiers are applied to the same item, these do not independently define version numbers. Is this true?

Sean Barker
0117 302 8184

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