Web-based Imaging Management Services: RE: WIMS> ReportEleme

RE: WIMS> ReportElementAny

From: McDonald, Ira (imcdonald@sharplabs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 24 2004 - 11:26:59 EDT

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    Hi Harry,

    Yes, your understanding below is correct. And after our
    Montreal review, my intent at next revision is to drop the
    'Any' from the '[Report|Alert|Action]ElementAny' definitions.
    It confuses people and is odd naming.

    As you note 'ReportElementAny' is single valued, so that
    it can be used in a sequence of zero of more in the
    'Report[Requested|Unsupported]Elements' definitions.

    Cheers,
    - Ira

    Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
    Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
    PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
    phone: +1-906-494-2434
    email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-wims@pwg.org [mailto:owner-wims@pwg.org]On Behalf Of Harry Lewis
    Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:56 AM
    To: wims@pwg.org
    Subject: WIMS> ReportElementAny

    I think I've asked for clarification before but, evidently, I have yet to
    completely understand the verbal responses.

    In report-20040622.xsd, what is the purpose of "ReportElementAny"

    <xsd:element name="ReportElementAny">
     <!-- OPTIONAL - MUST be single-valued -->
     <!-- any element (and value) from any namespace -->
      <xsd:complexType>
       <xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:element name="ReportElementAnyName" type="xsd:NMTOKEN"
    minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
        <xsd:element name="ReportElementAnyValue" type="xsd:anyType"
    minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
       </xsd:sequence>
     </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

    why is it single valued, and how does it compare with "ReportElementAny"
    inside "ReportRequestedElements"?

    Is the above just the schema DEFINITION of a "ReportElementAny" (i.e.
    name:value pairs) and the later is the schema for how to build the list of
    elements returned in the report?

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    IBM STSM
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