SM> Semantic Model Teleconference - August 30

From: Zehler, Peter (Peter.Zehler@xeroxlabs.com)
Date: Thu Aug 17 2006 - 15:14:54 EDT

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    All,
     
    On Wednesday August 30 there will be a Semantic Model Teleconference.

    Date/Time:
    August 30 2006
    1 pm - 2 pm eastern
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    Meeting Passcode: PwgSm
    Meeting Host: Peter Zehler
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    Agenda: 1) Approve previous meeting minutes
            
    <ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/Semantic-Model/Minutes/PWG_SM_call_minutes_20
    060712.pdf>
                    2) Agenda bashing
                    3) Walk through the updated schema (Link below)
                            a) Recent changes
                            b) Proposed direction
                    4) Class structure of Semantic Model
                    5) Chameleon schema issues
                    6) Logical division of PWG schema
                    7) incorporation of SM v1 printer elements into
    PrinterService
                    8) Discuss next steps and dates

    I have just uploaded an update to the Semantic Model
            
    <ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/Semantic-Model/SchemaPWG-SM-080906.zip>

    I am well aware that this does not pass the W3C's XSV but XMLSPY can
    handle it. The crux of the issue is that this is a "mid-stream" edit
    that I would like to discuss. If you want the details on the problem
    see below.

    Specifically the discussion I would like to have is how far we want to
    go with a class hierarchy in the PWG SM v2. Take a look at System
    Status and any of the service's status. You will see there is a base
    class that is used across all of them. There are ramification in
    element naming.

    Another aspect of the model that was changed was the use of multiple
    namespaces. Note that the copyservice is now in its own namespace while
    the print service remains in the sm: namespace. The elements specific
    to WIMS are also in their own namespace.

    I also removed the legacy PWG SM v1 PrinterStatus and included all the
    elements in the print service extension to the status class

    For the convenience of those without XMLSPY I also included an HTML
    version of the schema that might be useful for browsing. (warning: it's
    about 12M)
            <ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/Semantic-Model/PWG-SM-080906-HTML.zip
    >

    Pete

    Explanation of problem:
      The actual problem is that the Chameleon schema has an unfortunate
    limitation. You can only reference (via an explicit ref or through a
    type declaration) entities that are bound to a namespace (i.e. schema
    file with a target namespace). That is easily fixed by importing the
    appropriate sub-schema. The side effect occurs when the chameleon
    schema is included in a schema file from the same namespace ad the
    chameleon's imported sub-schema.
    In other words a schema file(A) with a target namespace includes a
    chameleon schema file (B) without a namespace. The effect of that is
    that the chameleon schema (B)takes on the target namespace of (A). If
    the Chameleon schema (B) IMPORTS a schema file (C) that has the same
    namespace as (A), and through the chameleon effect (B), that is not
    allowed. There are some tools that are forgiving. An import with the
    same namespace as the imported is functionally an include.

    Peter Zehler
    XEROX
    Xerox Innovation Group
    Email: Peter.Zehler@XeroxLabs.com
    Voice: (585) 265-8755
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    Webster NY, 14580-9701



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