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  1. OMG Issue

DDSXTY13 — Organization of section 7.2.2.4.4 is confusing

  • Key: DDSXTY13-43
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Real-Time Innovations ( Dr. Gerardo Pardo-Castellote, Ph.D.)
  • Summary:

    Section 7.2.2.4.4 'Aggregated Types' has a confusing organization of its sub-sections. It mixes at the same level description of common aspects of Aggregated types (e.g. members names, types, properties like being optional etc). With the classification of 'Aggregated Types' into "Structures' and 'Unions'.

    Moreover the concept of "member index" is not explicitly defied even if it appears in the figures and UML model. The text does talk about a "declaration order" for members but does not tie it to the "member_index" concept.

    It would be better if the subsections were reorganized. Rather than:

    7.2.2.4.4.2 Structure Types
    7.2.2.4.4.3 Union Types
    7.2.2.4.4.4 Member IDs
    7.2.2.4.4.5 Members That Must Be Understood by Consumers
    7.2.2.4.4.6 Optional Members
    7.2.2.4.4.7 Key Members

    It would be better if it was:
    7.2.2.4.4.1 General
    7.2.2.4.4.2 Structure Types
    7.2.2.4.4.3 Union Types
    7.2.2.4.4.4 Members of an Aggregated Type
    7.2.2.4.4.4.1 Member Name
    7.2.2.4.4.4.2 Member Type
    7.2.2.4.4.4.3 Member Index
    7.2.2.4.4.4.4 Member ID
    7.2.2.4.4.4.5 Must Understand Members
    7.2.2.4.4.4.6 Optional Members
    7.2.2.4.4.4.7 Key Members

    This reorganization should be applied before other issue resolutions that affect the section as they would benefit from the more logical section numbering.

  • Reported: DDS-XTypes 1.2 — Wed, 7 Nov 2018 18:21 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — DDS-XTypes 1.3
  • Disposition Summary:

    Reorganize section 7.2.2.4.4 as suggested in the issue description

    Apply the suggested reorganization

  • Updated: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 17:55 GMT