Re: [regrep] [Fwd: [xml-dev] Extract A Subset of a W3C XML Schema?]

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

<Quote1>
For a designer looking to automate a form they are confronted with the
need to find appropriate XML to which to bind the form fields.
</Quote1>

XForms 1.0 - when it becomes a W3C Recommendation - will be ideal for
this.

<Quote2>
For a large organization with many forms it is likely that there will be
many elements that are common to some forms.
</Quote2>

Yes - and when we've completed our Technical Note on the registration of
elements/attributes/datatypes/namespace identifiers, it will be a
wonderful step toward this goal.

Joe

Peter Kacandes wrote:
> 
> An XML fragment could be anything from a single element name up to a
> complete schema for a particular form.
> 
> For a designer looking to automate a form they are confronted with the need
> to find appropriate XML to which to bind the form fields.
> 
> For a large organization with many forms it is likely that there will be
> many elements that are common to some forms.
> 
> If the form designer could use existing fragments for the common elements of
> a particular form they are working on, then they would only have to develop
> new fragments for the pieces of their form that are unique.
> 
> hth
> 
> cheers
> 
> pk
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chiusano Joseph [mailto:chiusano_joseph@bah.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:08 PM
> To: Peter Kacandes
> Cc: regrep@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [regrep] [Fwd: [xml-dev] Extract A Subset of a W3C XML
> Schema?]
> 
> <Quote>
> When designing a PDF/XML form, the designer would search the registry
> for various fragments
> </Quote>
> 
> Please define a "fragment" in terms of both XML and an electronic form.
> 
> Joe
> 
> Peter Kacandes wrote:
> >
> > This type of thing was a core aspect of the demo that we did for the gov't
> > folks.
> >
> > When designing a PDF/XML form, the designer would search the registry for
> > various fragments that might be applicable to the particular form they are
> > designing.
> >
> > These fragments would then be downloaded to the local machine where the
> > designer would import them into the tool where they would then be bound to
> > particular form fields.
> >
> > Of course, it would be way cooler if the registry could be searched
> directly
> > from the tool, but I'm working on that.
> >
> > For a concrete example, let's say the gov't designed a fragments for and
> > organization name and DUNS numbers with an associated web service that
> would
> > go out and get the DUNS number for a name when it was typed into the name
> > field.
> >
> > There are many gov't forms across different agencies that might use the
> DUNS
> > fragment and web service. A designer who has been tasked with automating a
> > particular form could go through and search the registry for any fragments
> > that match fields on the particular form they are automating.
> >
> > hth
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > pk
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Duane Nickull [mailto:duane@yellowdragonsoft.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:17 AM
> > To: Matthew MacKenzie
> > Cc: Farrukh Najmi; Chiusano Joseph; regrep@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: Re: [regrep] [Fwd: [xml-dev] Extract A Subset of a W3C XML
> > Schema?]
> >
> > Matthew MacKenzie wrote:
> >
> > > I think registry already has the capability to do this sort of thing.
> > > Must we place every use case in the specification?  Maybe a best
> > > practice doc is needed.
> >
> > This use case has been noted in the eGovernments TC's Government
> > Registry Requirements document, although it has not been sussed out in
> > great detail.  I can send copies of it (early draft) to anyone who wants.
> >
> > Duane
> >
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