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stopDescription: Default values for optional attributes [message #1544] Fri, 07 April 2017 12:20 Go to next message
Philip Wobst is currently offline  Philip Wobst
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The need to define the common defaults for optional attributes were discussed during timetable developer meeting in Berne (23.03.2017). The main issue is whether or not default values can be anticipated when an attribute is missing.
Please provide feedback regarding the following change to the Wiki here in the forum.

The following is a suggested amendment of the Best Practices for TT:stopDescription

Default values for optional attributes
The following attributes are optional for a stopDecription and no default values have been defined in the XSD. The best practice for an exporting system is to provide these attributes for the stopDescription to avoid misinterpretation by the importing system.
However, should this not be the case then following default values can be anticipated (these were reviewed and mutually agreed on at the last TT developer meeting in Berne on the 23rd of March 2017):
  • onOff: both
  • operationalStopOrdered: false
  • stopOnRequest: false
  • guaranteedPass: false
  • commercial: true

NOTE: In railML 3.X these attributes shall either have an agreed default value in the XSD or they should be made mandatory.
Re: stopDescription: Default values for optional attributes [message #1559 is a reply to message #1544] Tue, 02 May 2017 15:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Christian Rößiger is currently offline  Christian Rößiger
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Hello all,

I agree with the idea of defining default values for the stopdescription
attributes and the new examples in the wiki are already a good starting
point.
However, I would not prefer to define 'static' default values for each
attribute on its own, because the attributes can't be used independently
from each other. Some attributes only make sense, if another attribute
has a certain value, some are mutually exclusive. For example, if I want
to model a "guaranteed pass" (train must not stop at this station), all
attributes except "guaranteed pass" itself are not applicable in this
situation, because they specify a "stop" while "guaranteed pass" is for
a "pass". So, if we define the default values 'statical' as written
below, I would have to write something like

<stopDescription guaranteedPass="true" commercial="false" onOff="none">

which is quite redundant and may lead to confusion in my opinion.

Instead of that, I would define at first which combinations of
attributes are allowed and then define the default values for each
combination.
I tried to list all meaningful combinations in a table which I uploaded
under the name "stopdescription_defaults" to the railml cloud as an
input for next telco. As you can see, I choose the same default values
as written below, but restricted the use of some attributes, where not
applicable. I also included the attribute "stopType" of <ocpTT>, because
it is strong connected with the other attributes.

Kind regards
Christian Rößiger


Am 07.04.2017 um 12:20 schrieb Philip Wobst:
> However, should this not be
> the case then following default
> values can be anticipated (these were reviewed and mutually
> agreed on at the last TT developer meeting in Berne on the
> 23rd of March 2017):
> onOff: both operationalStopOrdered: false stopOnRequest:
> false guaranteedPass: false commercial: true
>
> NOTE: In railML 3.X these attributes shall either have an
> agreed default value in the XSD or they should be made
> mandatory.
>


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Re: stopDescription: Default values for optional attributes [message #1564 is a reply to message #1559] Mon, 08 May 2017 11:29 Go to previous message
Christian Rößiger is currently offline  Christian Rößiger
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Hello,

For better accessibiltiy I put the table, which I referenced in my
previous post on my personal wiki page under

http://wiki.railml.org/index.php?title=User:Christian_R%C3%B 6%C3%9Figer#Default_values_of_stop_description_and_their_dep endencies

Best regard
Christian Rößiger

Am 02.05.2017 um 15:32 schrieb Christian Rößiger:
> Hello all,
>
> I agree with the idea of defining default values for the stopdescription
> attributes and the new examples in the wiki are already a good starting
> point.
> However, I would not prefer to define 'static' default values for each
> attribute on its own, because the attributes can't be used independently
> from each other. Some attributes only make sense, if another attribute
> has a certain value, some are mutually exclusive. For example, if I want
> to model a "guaranteed pass" (train must not stop at this station), all
> attributes except "guaranteed pass" itself are not applicable in this
> situation, because they specify a "stop" while "guaranteed pass" is for
> a "pass". So, if we define the default values 'statical' as written
> below, I would have to write something like
>
> <stopDescription guaranteedPass="true" commercial="false" onOff="none">
>
> which is quite redundant and may lead to confusion in my opinion.
>
> Instead of that, I would define at first which combinations of
> attributes are allowed and then define the default values for each
> combination.
> I tried to list all meaningful combinations in a table which I uploaded
> under the name "stopdescription_defaults" to the railml cloud as an
> input for next telco. As you can see, I choose the same default values
> as written below, but restricted the use of some attributes, where not
> applicable. I also included the attribute "stopType" of <ocpTT>, because
> it is strong connected with the other attributes.
>
> Kind regards
> Christian Rößiger
>
>
> Am 07.04.2017 um 12:20 schrieb Philip Wobst:
>> However, should this not be
>> the case then following default
>> values can be anticipated (these were reviewed and mutually
>> agreed on at the last TT developer meeting in Berne on the
>> 23rd of March 2017):
>> onOff: both operationalStopOrdered: false stopOnRequest:
>> false guaranteedPass: false commercial: true
>>
>> NOTE: In railML 3.X these attributes shall either have an
>> agreed default value in the XSD or they should be made
>> mandatory.
>>
>
>


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