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Subject: Re: [ubl-ndrsc] Schema Review: Property Term Possessive(s)
ReceivedHandlingUnitReceiptLine.
If it is not being consistently applied with the UBL Name then please give an example as it suggests a bug in the formula or generator.Last line of Reusable spreadsheet. Dictionary Entry Name: Transport Handling Unit. Received_ Handling Unit Receipt Line. Receipt Line Property Term Possessive(s): Handling Unit UBL Name: ReceivedReceiptLine Should be: ReceivedHandlingUnitReceiptLine? -----Original Message----- From: Tim McGrath [mailto:tmcgrath@portcomm.com.au] Sent: Thursday, 12 February 2004 21 01 To: Grimley Michael J NPRI Cc: UBL-NDRSC (E-mail) Subject: Re: [ubl-ndrsc] Schema Review: Property Term Possessive(s) Well spotted Mike! The idea of Property Term Possesive and Property Term Noun is to give more rigour the naming of Property Terms. The Property Term may consist of one or more possessive nouns preceeding the mandatory noun. This ownership is a refinement of the term to make a meaningful and recognisable business name. So we use a modeling principle that says "Property Term Possesive(s)" + space + "Property Term Noun" = "Property Term". NB. The Property Term Possesive is not a qualifier - that is the Property Term Qualifier. The difference is important. The guide is to take any multi-word Property Terms and try and form a statement that says "PropertyTermNoun OF THE PropertyTermPossessive" or "PropertyTermPossessive's PropertyTermNoun". If this works then the word is a possessive noun - if not then it is a Property Term Qualifier. For example, "Name OF THE Street" or "Street's Name" works for Address.StreetName, so Street is the Possessive Noun. Whereas, "Zone OF THE Postal" or "Postal's Zone" does not make sense, so Postal is the Qualifier. We have been applying this concept since last May, when Mike Adcock originated the idea - although it was then called Property Term Adjective and Property Term Noun. It works well and has proven its value in forming better and consistent terms. The lack of any NDR recognition reflects the fact that many NDRs are geared around CCTS theory not UBL practice. This means that many NDRs have been phrased around Property Term. They now need to embody the actual UBL Library, such that it is clear "Property Term" in NDR means "Property Term Possesive(s)" + space + "Property Term Noun" . We did submit this to the CC Review as an enhancement but that review cycle fell into a hole and I dont know if we shall see it again. PS If it is not being consistently applied with the UBL Name then please give an example as it suggests a bug in the formula or generator. Grimley Michael J NPRI wrote:Greetings, The NDR currently does not consider the "Property Term Possessive(s)" column in the spreadsheet when naming types and or elements. Should the term in this column be ignored? or Should we simply consider it another 'qualifier' and use it for that reason? or Should we explicitly state its use where appropriate? In the spreadsheets, it seems to be consistently used in the 'BIE Dictionary Entry Name' column, but *not* always in the 'UBL Name' column. Thanks, Mike Grimley To unsubscribe from this mailing list (and be removed from the roster of the OASIS TC), go to http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/ubl-ndrsc/members/leave_workgroup.php.
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