CERIF Task Group 

Changes to the CERIF model

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 Changes to the model  ppt

• Changes (to the production model)
• Extensions (that may be accepted to the production model)
• Suggestions (that may be accepted to the production model)

Status of CERIF components

• Core model: unchanged as Project, Person, OrgUnit, Contact and link tables associated plus language tables plus additional tables for Project, Person, PrgUnit as defined p53 in CERIF2000
   
  • After first name in person >16
  • After honorific title as external, not in person
     
• CERIF2002 : as currently defined
  Note: both include

  • Entities and their names
  • –Attributes, their names and types
• •CERIF2002 includes
  • –Content of enumerated lists
  • –Should this be a separate category for change management?
    • •Backward compatibility
    • •Thesaurus / domain ontology implications

Extensions

• (1) extensions that does not affect core model
• (2) extension that does affect core model
   

Change Process

Member proposes change to CERIF TG leader as follows

• Rationale

• Current CERIF model fragment (E-R and schema)

• Proposed CERIF model fragment (E-R and schema)

• URI to test change on proposers test CERIF DB

CERIF TG leader

• Validates at first level

• Assigns ChangeID and sets up discussion forum thread

• Initiates proces of asking TG members to handle