Re: [ubl] Prefixes and English in UBL names

[Jon Bosak <bosak@pinax.com>]

I don't understand the problem; as far as I know, none of our NDRs
prohibit camel case in DENs.  Is there a prohibition of camel case in
CCTS?

Jon

G. Ken Holman wrote:
> In my work with the common library today I see that again transportation 
> rows have been added to the common library  taht are incorrectly using 
> camel-case words:
>
>      [java] UBL-CommonLibrary-2.1 Row 1119 (Notification Requirement. 
> PostEventNotificationDuration. Measure):
>      [java]   Malformed dictionary entry name "Notification Requirement. 
> PostEventNotificationDuration. Measure" because of the presence of camel 
> case [GNR2].
>      [java] UBL-CommonLibrary-2.1 Row 1120 (Notification Requirement. 
> PreEventNotificationDuration. Measure):
>      [java]   Malformed dictionary entry name "Notification Requirement. 
> PreEventNotificationDuration. Measure" because of the presence of camel 
> case [GNR2].
>      [java] UBL-CommonLibrary-2.1 Row 2137 (Transportation Service. 
> NonSupported_ Transport Equipment. Transport Equipment):
>      [java]   Malformed dictionary entry name "Transportation Service. 
> NonSupported_ Transport Equipment. Transport Equipment" because of the 
> presence of camel case [GNR2].
>      [java] UBL-CommonLibrary-2.1 Row 2140 (Transportation Service. 
> NonSupported_ Commodity Classification. Commodity Classification):
>      [java]   Malformed dictionary entry name "Transportation Service. 
> NonSupported_ Commodity Classification. Commodity Classification" 
> because of the presence of camel case [GNR2].
>
>
> However, if we split up "PreEvent..." into "Pre Event ..." and 
> NonSupported..." into "Non Supported" then we violate the use of the 
> English language with the non-English "Pre" and "Non".
>
> Hyphens are not allowed in names and both are examples of using prefixes 
> with acceptable words.
>
> That "Post" is a word is coincidence when using the prefix "post-event".
>
> I do not have a suggestion for what to do about this but something needs 
> to be done.  Either new names have to be devised or we have to special 
> case prefixes with respect to the rule regarding English.
>
> Please advise.
>
> . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken
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