Ann:
I'm not sure this is true. It's my understanding that there is still much
contention on this. Can you cite something to support your belief that it
is no longer an issue?
Diane
At 01:17 PM 4/8/2002 +0000, Ann Apps wrote:
>On Fri, 5 Apr 2002 Priscilla Caplan wrote:
>
> > What is the policy on dumbing-down structured values?
> >
>Priscilla,
>
>As I understand it, dumb-down is only an issue for element
>refinements. A DCSV is a text string which is the value of an
>element. If an application chooses not to decode the content of the
>DCSV it simply gets the whole string.
>
>I do think that this means that a DCSV string should be relatively
>human-readable without cryptic labels, ie so that a person could
>understand its content. But apart from that I don't think dumb-down
>is an issue of concern.
>
>Best wishes,
> Ann
>
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