At the risk of being contentious, we tend to refer to a
STEP AP and its conformance classes. Without wishing to equate a PLCS DEX
with a STEP conformance class in detail, they are at the same
level.
A conformance class is a specification, and individual
conforming blocks of data are files.
Also we never defined the silent "s" in
DEX.
This kind of suggests to me that DEX is the specification
(Data EXchange (set or specification)) and an instance is a DEX(-compliant)
file.
Howard Mason
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Chris,
My
opinion is that we still are at a point where terminology could be changed, if
it is useful and brings clarity to our work. Still, more than 99.99998%* of
the worlds population is unaware of PLCS and its terminology (poor creatures...)
;o)
More opinions wanted...
Regards,
Mats
*)
Calculated as; 1 000 / 6 300 000 000
Martin and
Mats,
Although it is a minor
point, I think we should be careful about changing the terminology at this point
due to the recognition that Data Exchange Set enjoys among most of our
customers.
Just my 2 cents before
the snow storm here in West Virginia.
From: Gibson,
Martin [mailto:ils-de@a.dii.mod.uk] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:13
AM To: 'mats.nilsson@fmv.se';
rob.bodington@eurostep.com Cc:
plcs-tog@lists.oasis-open.org Subject: RE: [plcs-tog] RE: Documents from
the TOG meeting
My view is that it
should be 'Data Exchange Specification'
-----Original
Message----- From:
mats.nilsson@fmv.se [mailto:mats.nilsson@fmv.se] Sent: 14 December 2005 08:05 To: ils-de@a.dii.mod.uk;
rob.bodington@eurostep.com Cc:
plcs-tog@lists.oasis-open.org Subject: SV: [plcs-tog] RE: Documents
from the TOG meeting
Another question: If
I want to use the non-abbreviated term for 'DEX'. Should I
then pronounce/write it "Data exchange set" (which for my swedish
ears much sounds like file (file = a 'set' of data)) or "Data exchange
specification"?
Regards -
Mats
Martin,
Thanks for the
clarification!
I'm ok with that. As
long as everyone understands eachother! 'DEX' and 'DEX file' it
is!
Regards,
Mats - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mats Nilsson,
FMV
Från:
Gibson, Martin [mailto:ils-de@a.dii.mod.uk] Skickat: den 7 december 2005
11:33 Till: Nilsson, Mats
maxnn Ämne: RE: [plcs-tog]
RE: Documents from the TOG meeting
Hope you enjoyed
yesterday's telecon/meeting (as much as I did!).
I'm not sure it was
mentioned within the telecon, but , you are correct in your guess that the ToG
Agreed that the term 'DEX' is synonymous with the term 'DEX Specification' and
that a 'DEX file' is indeed that file which would be exchanged as part of
a PLCS implementation.
-----Original
Message----- From:
mats.nilsson@fmv.se [mailto:mats.nilsson@fmv.se] Sent: 06 December 2005 08:13 To: rob.bodington@eurostep.com;
plcs-tog@lists.oasis-open.org Subject: SV: [plcs-tog] RE: Documents
from the TOG meeting
All,
Is the visio
diagram a result of the review of the concept model
draft?
It lacks some of the terms in the concept model
(DEX file,
Requirements, etc.) and it refers to 'DEX Specifications' as 'DEXs'.
I did not attend
the meeting. Is this what was agreed?
I like the
graphical layout though (except for the 'uses' arrow pointing to 'Business
Reference Data' that has no source...).
Should I put it in
the DEXlib information pages (new name for the help section...) and in that
way prepare it for ballot?!
Maybe something for
the meeting this afternoon?
Regards, Mats - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mats
Nilsson, FMV
Från: Rob Bodington
[mailto:rob.bodington@eurostep.com] Skickat: den 6 december 2005
08:00 Till:
plcs-tog@lists.oasis-open.org Kopia: Sean Barker Ämne: [plcs-tog] RE: Documents from the
TOG meeting
Hi
I have had several
requests for a non Visio version of the diagram.
-----Original
Message----- From: Rob
Bodington [mailto:rob.bodington@eurostep.com] Sent: 30 November 2005
14:12 To:
'plcs-tog@lists.oasis-open.org' Cc: Sean Barker
(Sean.Barker@baesystems.com) Subject: Documents from the TOG
meeting
Hi
Here are the
diagrams/spreadsheets that we developed in the TOG.
We went through all DEXs (apart
from 5 and 9) and identified which capabilities were required. We then
looked at who as editing it and whether they were funded. The spreadsheet
reflects results of this.
We also reviewed the concept
model and produced the attached Visio diagram.
Regards
Rob
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