[DDI-SRG] DDI3::Child elements of top modules not being identifiable (fwd)

[Wendy Thomas]

PLEASE NOTE:
I have put this in as a RESOLVED bug as it is clearly a real case problem. 
Read it and respond asap if you see a problem with this. It is bug 191. I 
have also put in a bug 192 for a review of all children of top level 
elements regarding their identifiable type.

Wendy

Wendy L. Thomas                          Phone: +1 612.624.4389
Data Access Core Director		 Fax:   +1 612.626.8375
Minnesota Population Center              Email: wlt at pop.umn.edu
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:51:51 +0100
From: Jannik Vestergaard Jensen <jvj at dda.dk>
To: Wendy Thomas <wlt at pop.umn.edu>
Subject: SV: DDI3::Child elements of top modules not being identifiable

Yes Wendy I agree with you, thanks.


Med venlig hilsen/ Best regards
Software developer
Jannik V. Jensen

Dansk Data Arkiv/ Danish Data Archive
Islandsgade 10 - DK 5000 Odense C
Tlf: +45 6548 0342 - Fax: +45 6611 3060
E-mail: jvj at dda.dk - URL: www.dda.dk

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Wendy Thomas [mailto:wlt at pop.umn.edu]
Sendt: 28. marts 2008 14:49
Til: Jannik Vestergaard Jensen
Emne: Re: DDI3::Child elements of top modules not being identifiable

Jannik,

As I understand you, you are running into these problems when working
with groups...correct? Clearly we were thinking only in terms of
referencing when we ran our last check.

I'm expanding on your request...let me know if this makes sense to you.


Methodology - parent Maintainable - children identifiable
    Versionable may be a better option as I may modify or add to its
contents during the course of the study

ProcessingEvent - parent Maintainable - childeren 2 identifiable most
not identifiable
    Make Identifiable

DataRelationship - parent Maintainable - children identifiable
    Make Identifiable

CategoryGroup - parent Maintainable - child versionable
    Make Versionable (parent should not be lesser than child on the
identification hierarchy

Wendy


On Fri, 28 Mar 2008, Jannik Vestergaard Jensen wrote:

> Hey Wendy
>
> I am writing to you because you are so good at answering my questions
> :-
> )
> While doing the GroupParser for the DDIFTP I stumbled upon these
> questions when coping elements from one module to another.
>
> The main problem I am facing is that child elements of topmodules not
> are identifiable therefore it is problematic to identify relationships

> among elemets within these because the can be zero or many of these
> non identifiable containers.
>
> Below I have listed problems I have identified.
>
> Datacollection::Methodology
> As there can be zero to many Methodologies within a DataCollection it
> is not possible to define relations among AbstractIdentifiable
> elements within a Methodology or to specifically identify which
> Methodology a DataCollectionMethodology, TimeMethod, SamplingProcedure

> or DeviationFromSampleDesignresides resides in.
> Suggestion: Methodology made Identifiable
>
> Datacollection::ProcessingEvent
> It is not possible to identify relations between the varios
> AbstractIdentifiable within a ProcessingEvent, red. Weighting and
> Coding.
> Suggestion: ProcessingEvent made Identifiable
>
> LogicalProduct::DataRelationship
> It is not possible to identify relations between a LogicalRecord and a

> RecordRelationship within a DataRelationship as their parent is not
> identifiable.
> Suggestion: DataRelationship made Identifiable
>
> LogicalProduct::CategoryScheme::CategoryGroup
> As there can be zero to many CategoryGroups within a CategoryScheme it

> is not possible to define which CategoryGroup a Category resides in.
> Suggestion: CategoryGroup made Identifiable
>
> Med venlig hilsen/ Best regards
> Software developer
> Jannik V. Jensen
>
> Dansk Data Arkiv/ Danish Data Archive
> Islandsgade 10 - DK 5000 Odense C
> Tlf: +45 6548 0342 - Fax: +45 6611 3060
> E-mail: jvj at dda.dk - URL: www.dda.dk
>
>

Wendy L. Thomas                          Phone: +1 612.624.4389
Data Access Core Director		 Fax:   +1 612.626.8375
Minnesota Population Center              Email: wlt at pop.umn.edu
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455