1.   045  - Disciminators
Discussion with Stephanie



2. Zero length elements
Review Steve H email

3. Difference between dfdl:lenghtKind= Delimited and endOfParent

'delimited' means the item is delimited by the item’s terminator (if specified) or an enclosing construct’s separator or the
end of the enclosing construct designated by its known length or its terminator.
the only difference with dfdl:lentghKind='endOfParent' is that  the latter includes the 'end of the data stream' and applies to binary fields.
We should either
4. Go through remaining actions


5 Draft 037 review

From comments:

a  DFDL Subset of XML Schema   (TBD: need means for an implementation to indicate it is using non-standard extensions?)

b. Question whether infoset MUST be in schema order.  Request for 'bitstream order'

c. Dealing with 'Grammar ambiguity' errors




6 Review Schedule
Activity
Schedule
Who
Complete Action items
             - 18 Dec 2009
 WG
Complete Spec Write up work items
            – 23 Dec 2009
AP
Restructure and complete specification
              - 23 Dec 2009
AP
Issue Draft 038
23 Dec 2009
WG review WG review
7 Dec – 08 Jan 2010
WG
Incorporate review comments
4 Jan - 29 Jan 2010
AP +
Issue Draft 039
15 Jan 2010
Incorporate review comments
4 Jan - 29 Jan 2010
AP +
Issue Draft 040
29 Jan 2010
Initial OGF Editor Review Initial Editor review
1 Feb - 1 Mar 2010
OGF
Initial GFSG review
1 Feb - 1 Mar 2010
Issue Draft 041
1 Mar 2010
OGF Public Comment period (60 days)
1 Mar - 30 Apr 2010
OGF
OGF 28 Munich
15-19 March 2010
Incorporate comments Incorporate comments
28 May 2010
Issue Draft 042
28 May 2010
Final OGF Editor Review Final  Editor review
June  2010
OGF
final GFSG review
June  2010
Issue Final specification
30 June 2010
Publish proposed recommendation
1 July 2010
Grid recommendation process
1 Jan - 1 April 2011


Current Actions:
No
Action
045
20/05 AP: Speculative Parsing
27/05: Psuedo code has been circulated. Review for next call
03/06: Comments received and will be incorporated
09/06: Progress but not discussed
17/06: Discussed briefly
24/06: No Progress
01/07: No Progress
15/07: No progress. MB not happy with the way the algorithm is documented, need to find a better way.
29/07: No Progress
05/08: No Progress. Will document behaviour as a set of rules.
12/08: No Progress
...
16/09: no progress
30/09: AP distributed proposal and others commented. Brief discussion AP to incorporate update and reissue
07/10: Updated proposal was discussed.Comments will be incorporated into the next version.
14/10: Alan to update proposal to include array scenario where minOccurs > 0
21/10: Updated proposal reviewed
28/10: Updated proposal reviewed see minutes
04/11: Discussed semantics of disciminators on arrays. MB to produce examples
11/11: Absorbing action 033 into 045.  Maybe decorated discrminator kinds are needed after all. MB and SF to continue with examples.  
18/11: Went through WTX implementation of example. SF to gather more documentation about WTX discriminator rules.
25/11: Further discussion. Will get more WTX documentation. Need to confirm that no changes need to Resolving Uncertainty doc.
04/11: Further discussion about arrays.
09/12: Reviewed proposed discriminator semantic.
16/12: Reviewed discriminator examples and WTX semantic.
23/12: SF to provide better description of WTX behaviour and invite B Connolley to next call
06/01:B Connolly not available. SF to provide more complete description.
049
20/05 AP Built-in specification description and schemas
03/06: not discussed
24/06: No Progress
24/06: No Progress (hope to get these from test cases)
15/07: No progress. Once available, the examples in the spec should use the dfdl:defineFormat annotations they provide.
...
14/10: no progress
21/10: Discussed the real need for this being in the specification. It seemed that the main value is it define a schema location for downloading 'known' defaults from the web.
28/10: no progress
04/11: no progress
11/11: no update
18/11: no update
25/11: Agreed to try to produce for CSV and fixed formats
04/12: no update
09/12: no update
16/12: no update
23/12: no update
06/01: no progress. If there is no resource to complete this action it can be deferred
056
MB Resolve lengthUnits=bits including fillbytes
12/08: No Progress
...
28/10: no progress
04/11: MB to look at lengthUnits = bits
11/11: no update
18/11: no update
25/11: no update
04/12: no update. ALan will set up a separate call to progress this action.
09/12: no update. ALan will set up a separate call to progress this action.
16/12: MB, SH and AP had  a separate call. MB to distribute proposal
23/12: Discussed proposal. MB will updated
06/01: V4 discussed and approved
064
MB/SH Request WG presentation at OGF 28
25/11: Session requested
04/12: no update
09/12: no update
16/12: SH has changed request to a general session rather tha WG in the hope of attracting more people.
23/12: no update
06/01: not heard anything yet
066
Investigate format for defining test cases
25/11:IBM to see if it is possible to publish its test case format.
04/12: no update
09/12: no update
16/12: reminded dent to project manager
23/12: SH will send another reminder.
06/01: Another reminder will be sent
068
Should the roots of messages be designated.?
09/12: Yes. New dfdl:documentRoot property
Closed
16/12: reopened and decided to drop property subject to agreement from SKK and SF
23/12: SKK review decision to drop  dfdl:documentRoot
071
Semantics of length=0, nil handling and defaults.
23/12:SH no update
06/01: SH has started
073
SH: Control of overpunching zoned positive sign





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