Dave,
The definition looks reasonable as it pertains to the data "exported" from
a data service.
But it seems that we use the term to refer to the data contained within a
data service (i.e., unarchiected data if you will). Could we replace
these usages with a different phrase, perhaps something like "the data
resource's data"? or "the data held by the data resource"? A bit awkward
in phrasing but it avoids the need to have a two headed definition or
trying to invent a new term.
Allen
"Dave Berry"
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[ogsa-d-wg] Definition of "data set"
The glossary in the OGSA Data Architecture document currently defines
"data set" as:
"An encoding of data in a syntax suitable for externalisation outside of a
data service, for example communication to/from a data service.
Examples include a WebRowSet encoding of an SQL query result set, a JPEG
encoded byte array, and a ZIP encoded byte array of a set of files."
Is this correct? I'm not convinced that we use the term consistently to
mean this - sometimes we just seem to mean a defined set of data items on
a resource. We may need to check each occurrence of the term (there
aren't too many).
Best wishes,
Dave Berry
Deputy Director, Research & E-infrastructure Development
National e-Science Centre, 15 South College Street
Edinburgh, EH8 9AA +44 131 651 4039