[sc34wg3] Questions on N0396: (3) association role items

[Lars Marius Garshol]

* Jan Algermissen
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| 3.9 Association role items
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| The [type] and [role playing topic] properties are both not
| optional. Can you clarify why?

This was issue assoc-role-player-type, which you can find documented
here:

<URL: http://www.ontopia.net/omnigator/models/topic_complete.jsp?tm=3Dtm-st=
andards.xtm&id=3Dassoc-role-player-type >

The Montr=E9al minutes give the rationale.

Note that you can often use the tm-standards.xtm topic map to find
information about cases such as these. There are often associations
from the properties to the issues relevant to them.
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Anyway, just ask if the minutes don't answer your question.

| "Association role items represent association roles, and may have
| the following properties:"
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| Everywhere else N0396 says "..and have the following properties". Is
| the 'may' significant here?

No, it's just an editorial mistake. Thanks for catching it.

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