[auscope-geosciml] nilReason attribute on non-nillable properties [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Oliver.Raymond at ga.gov.au]

I agree too.

But it is a GML thing, not a GeoSciML thing?  How would we change our GeoSciML model so that these non-mandatory elements do not get the optional "nilReason" attribute?  Is it something that we just have to have a best practice rule for GeoSciML that states "It is not logical to populate the optional 'nilReason' attribute in these elements, so please don't".

Cheers,
Ollie

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I agree.


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From:        "Sen, Marcus A." <mase at bgs.ac.uk>
To:        "auscope-geosciml at lists.arcs.org.au" <auscope-geosciml at lists.arcs.org.au>
Date:        06/06/2011 08:42 PM
Subject:        [auscope-geosciml] nilReason attribute on non-nillable properties
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Some properties (e.g. GeologicFeature/targetLink, GeologicFeature/classifier) are not nillable but have an optional nilReason attribute (because they use the predefined gml:AssociationAttributeGroup to allow by reference property specification and this inculdes the nil reason attribute as well).

I may be being over fussy but I would prefer the Schema not to have a nilReason attribute if the property is defined as not nillable.

Agree?

Marcus

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