RE: [tosca-comment] Consistency of name and id attributes

["Lipton, Paul C" <Paul.Lipton@ca.com>]

Dear Oliver,

Thank you for your comments. I acknowledge receipt of the below as TOSCA TC Co-Chair. Please be assured that the TC will carefully consider your comments.

Regards,
Paul Lipton


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From: tosca-comment@lists.oasis-open.org [mailto:tosca-comment@lists.oasis-open.org] On Behalf Of Oliver Kopp
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 6:03 AM
To: tosca-comment@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [tosca-comment] Consistency of name and id attributes

Dear TOSCA team,

This mail is about names (type: xs:NCame or xs:string, dependend on context) and IDs (type: xs:ID) of things.

In the specification, EntityTypes and EntityTypeImplementations carry a name
(xs:NCame) and no ID. A ServiceTemplate carries an ID. A ServiceTemplate may also optionally carry a name (xs:string). Why is this method (mandatory id and an optional name) not used at EntityTypes and EntityTypeImplementations, too? My argument would be consistency reasons. As a side node, IMHO a name attribute should always be of the same type to avoid confusion. IMHO, a thing should always be referenced the same way throughout a document.

In the context of EntitytTemplates an id is always required, but a name (xs:
string) is optional at NodeTemplates, RelationshipTemplates, ArtifactTemplates, Policies, but required at Requirements, Capabilities. The specification on line 821 lists the name of a Requirement as optional, but required on line 591,642. Similar issue for Capabilities: optional on line 821, but required on lines 595,656. IMHO, the name should always be optional.
 
Possibly, a supplementary document should explain the taken design decisions.

Cheers,

Oliver


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