> <Joe>
> The following is a summary of our current Slot issues - please provide
> feedback.
> </Joe>
>
> Here is my feedback re: first two aspects (also, see
> http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/regrep/200306/msg00051.html):
>
> <Joe>
> (1) Maximum length - a restrictive feature
>
> Slot attribute "values" is of Data Type "Collection of LongName" (128
> characters)
>
> QUESTION: Should the length be increased to (for example) 256
> characters? This may be non-issue if slot values are ordered (see
> below), as they can be "chained together".
>
> (2) Order of Slot values
>
> Slot attribute "values" should be changed from Data Type
> "Collection of
> LongName" to Data Type "Ordered Collection of LongName".
> </Joe>
>
> I suggest that we don't restrict the length of Slot values.
> This would make
> ordering, as a solution of chunking long values, unnecessary.
> I'd like to
> consider the same approach for other attributes, like
> RegistryObject.description, ...
>
> Nikola
+1 for no max length. I didn't push chunking forward cause this seems
to be the neat way to do it.
Regarding order, not crazy about this argument but brainstorming:
- order could indicate preference, importance, timeline sequence, etc.
- order can be ignored if not required.
Diego
