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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Recently we updated the DTD/schemas to make the “name” field of nodes like MetadataBoolean, or FloatVertexAttribute a required field. However, we then realised that when any of these nodes has the “USE” attribute, the “name” field must not be set. Hence the changes needed to be revisited.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I started to look at the JSON schema for the MetadataBoolean node, to try to implement this stricter validation requirement. With some online assistance I found that I could easily make either one or the other required, but not both. This would meet the original requirement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However, this raised a more general question in my mind. When any node has the “USE” attribute set, what other fields/attributes are permitted?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a test case, I concentrated on the MetadataBoolean node. I came up with a JSON schema that might illustrate this better. I have attached a snapshot image for this fragment of the JSON schema.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The validation of the MetadataBoolean node begins with a “one of” operator (shown immediately to the right of the MetadataBoolean box. This operator requires that one, and only one, of the two subschemas be valid. For the first subschema (the upper of the two) I simply removed the “@USE” property, making the “@name” field required (to meet the original requirement). For the second subschema (the lower of the two) I made the “@USE” property required, and only added the “IS” property. Note that both subschemas only permit those properties listed (i.e. additional properties are disallowed).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In principle, there should be no difficulty applying this validation methodology within the JSON schema to all nodes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some questions:<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Is this validation methodology correctly aligned with the standards?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Do we want to apply this methodology to all nodes?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Do we want to apply this methodology to other validation tools, e.g. Schematron, and also consider whether the XML schema or the DTD have sufficient expressive power too.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All comments appreciated,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roy<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>