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Roger, ... > > Jim, does bullet 6 capture your point? > ... > > 6. Distinguish between the XML vocabulary you > create versus the XML vocabulary that is > actually used in practice: when creating the > XML vocabulary, identify the optional markup > (data) as described above. Recognize, however, > that the XML vocabulary may be used in > unforeseen contexts that require markup (data) > above and beyond the provided by your XML > vocabulary. Design your XML vocabulary to > support these unforeseen use cases. ... #6 does not capture my point, but other statements you wrote do. I think it might be helpful to point out a distinction that I think applies here. There are message-type (my terminology) XML documents, which are one-way, one-purpose, and immutable. "Standard" Purchase orders, invoices, and inventory reports are examples of this type. Then there are workflow-related (my terminology) XML documents, which are routed, and may change as various stops along a route, and may serve multiple purposes. I don't have any concrete examples of this, but I'm sure there are many. I have considerable experience with "message-type" XML documents and related schema best practices and no experience with the "workflow-type". I understand your example to be a workflow-type XML document, the design best practices of which I can imagine, but not comment on with any authority. I don't suggest that you recognize this distinction in your summary, just that a different set of design best practices may apply to each. I hope this helps. Best regards, Jim Wilson
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