Map Development Area (MDA)
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markup
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xml
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core
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xml-information-model
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no proprietary encodings (W for withdrawn)
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anticipate change -- no fixed sizes (database)
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DOES NOT: what SHOULD HAPPEN to data -- workflow oriented -- roles and message oriented -- object interaction -- transient data
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what IS data -- describes types of objects, states -- basically designing a vocabulary -- database pertinent information -- persistent data
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naming things -- develop taxonomy (hierarchical type system) -- find relationships (ER) -- cardinalities (N to M relationship) -- finding properties (attributes)
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use of standards (if available)
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XML data should represent itself AND NOT any further usage -- should stand on its own
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