Issue 8057: Package Identification: MessageKeys or Inheritance (xtce-ftf) Source: Integral Systems (Mr. Charles Gerry Simon, gsimon(at)integ.com) Nature: Revision Severity: Significant Summary: We have discussed two different methods for the identification of container instances: Inheritance and a Combination of Message Key and Choice. The schema now allows for either, but could be simplified by eliminating one or the other. Lockheed recommends eliminating the MessageKey method in favor or inheritance. Resolution: Revised Text: Actions taken: December 31, 2004: received issue Discussion: Discussion: We have discussed two different methods for the identification of container instances: Inheritance and a Combination of Message Key and Choice. The schema now allows for either, but could be simplified by eliminating one or the other. Lockheed recommends eliminating the MessageKey method in favor or inheritance. Both techniques work and each has its advantages and disadvantages. Both will remain part of the schema with the potential of dropping one deferred. End of Annotations:===== m: webmaster@omg.org Date: 31 Dec 2004 19:34:09 -0500 To: Subject: Issue/Bug Report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Gerry Simon Company: Lockheed Martin mailFrom: gerry.simon@schriever.af.mil Notification: No Specification: XTCE Section: schema FormalNumber: dtc/03-05-07 Version: 1 RevisionDate: 03/29/2003 Page: all Nature: Revision Severity: Significant HTTP User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) Description Package Identification: MessageKeys or Inheritance Summary: We have discussed two different methods for the identification of container instances: Inheritance and a Combination of Message Key and Choice. The schema now allows for either, but could be simplified by eliminating one or the other. Lockheed recommends eliminating the MessageKey method in favor or inheritance.