Hi Stephen, We are defining an information model but this does not necessarily mean that the whole model is published into the information system. Our currently experience is the mode of operation where everything is in the information system and this is where our experience lies. However, we might need to define some things that help us, for example, we might need an object to help us link to the Usage Record or at lease agree on certain definitions. If there is a clear use case for this to be in the model, we can considered it against all the other priorities. Laurence Burke, S (Stephen) wrote:
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[mailto:glue-wg-bounces@ogf.org] On Behalf Of Timo Baur said: Does anybody think it would make sense to introduce an additional or specialized entity for users ?
This seems to come into the area of detailed accounting which glue is not supposed to cover. If you try to put user information into the schema it will get very big, and it may also be illegal under data protection law unless access is very restricted. In LCG/EGEE we have a specialised accounting application (APEL) which encrypts user information, but it has still taken a long time to get a legal agreement that allows us to use it, and I think some sites still opt out of providing it.
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