[DDI-SRG] rehashing old discussions

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Achim:
 I think I remember discussing this during the DExT development and the
variable name goes in the identifier r:Name element (at least in DExT).
We can optionaly use the Label to provide alternate versions of the name
(like short name or long name using the maxLength attribute). It seem
intuitive to me to store the name in Name and label in Label and I would
expect most implementers to do this (not everyone will read the docs).
*P

Joachim Wackerow wrote:
> Probably you are right to provide a choice. r:Name or r:Label, this is 
> very much dependent from how the user of DDI 2 defined the semantics for 
> @ID and @name (often it is only an implicit assumption). I think in many 
> cases @name should go to r:Name, but the person who is responsible for 
> the mapping process should think about. So it makes sense to offer a choice.
>
> Furthermore it raises the question where the variable name should go in 
> DD 3.0. When it is in r:Label with @type="VariableName", what is then in 
> r:Name? The documentation doesn't seem to be clear with that. I think we 
> have to describe the preferred way. r:Name seems to be the right place 
> at least for variable. But r:Label offers more flexibility with the type 
> attribute. Do we have a preferred location for variable name?
>
> Achim
>
>
> Wendy Thomas wrote:
>   
>> In doing the translation for 2 to 3 I did the following in terms of 
>> handling the @name for var (required), varGrp (optional), nCubeGrp 
>> (optional) and ncube (optional). I used a standard option of the Name 
>> elemnt in the identification standard content or Label. See example below 
>> from var.
>>
>> s:StudyUnit/l:LogicalProduct/l:VariableScheme/l:Variable/r:Label OR r:Name 
>> r:Label OR r:Name	r:internationalStringType,  r:Label is extended to 
>> include @type and @maxLength if appropriate	May also use the Name in 
>> the Identification base elements
>>
>> Is it wrong to provide this option? I have a slew of NHGIS where the name 
>> content is simply a replication of the ID content because its required. 
>> Personally when I tranlate these that's going right out the window. In the 
>> NCubes we used it for the table number which may make more sense as a 
>> label.
>>
>> Thoughts? Sanda wants them all to go to Name rather than providing an 
>> option.
>>
>> Wendy
>>
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