Re: [egov] Naming and Design Rules for E-Government

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

Excellent point Monica. I'd also like to add that Schematron is on its
way to becoming part of an ISO standard, DSDL [1]. My understanding is
that DSDL is not yet an official standard (i.e. still in process).

Joe

[1] http://www.topologi.com/public/dsdl.html

"Monica J. Martin" wrote:
> 
> >Spencer: My approach has therefore been to use XML Schema to define the international
> >standard, then Schematron to add constraints to form a national standard.
> >This is the approach we used within OASIS for the Election Markup Language.
> >We have been using this successfully in the UK and it will shortly be
> >adopted in many other countries. The approach is to define the international
> >standard using XML Schema, then the national standard using Schematron *just
> >to indicate the additional constraints*. The Schematron forms the normative
> >definition of the constraints (and has the additional advantage that it can
> >express constraints that XML Schema cannot) but it is then up to
> >implementers whether they implement this two-stage validation or choose some
> >other mechanism. I have implemented a validator that checks EML messages
> >first to the international standard, then the additional national
> >constraints.
> >
> >
> mm1: Paul, one point of reference. One other standard's effort of which
> I am involved, has decided to use XSL transformation instead Schematron,
> mainly because a standard should be based (if needed) on other standards
> not tools. Food for thought. Thanks.
> 
> >.....
> >The description of the EML UK Customization and the Schematron schemas
> >themselves can be downloaded from
> >http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/schemasstandards/agreedschema_schema.asp?schemaid=
> >201.
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Paul Spencer
> >Director
> >Boynings Consulting Ltd
> >http://www.boynings.co.uk
> >
> >
> 
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