[tinyTiM-discuss] tmdm:subject/tmdm:name filtering in CTMWriter

[Hannes N. <h.n...@go...>]

Hi everybody,

testing the CTM-export of Onotoa I realized a bug (or feature) of the
CTM serializer.
The topics, using the PSIs of the standard, like tmcl:topic-type, will
be filtered, so they are not
int the CTM file. These topics only will be filtered, if they only
have one subject identifier and
participate in any association. This works for the topic-types,
because the type-instance association
is hidden by the addTypes method in TMAPI.

However there is a problem if tmdm:subject or tmdm:topic-name is used
in a TMCL constraint. Because they are
explicitly in an association. Long story short, the question is, how
do we solve this problem. There are a few options:

1. Let these topic be in the CTM file, which means having an entry
like: "tmdm:subject ." - definitly not what I prefer.
2. Filter these types ignoring the association in an additional filter method.
3. Always ignore associations where topics of the standards are used.

I would prefer 3. Even if the types are used in an association it is
not necessary to specify them before. CTM creates topics on demand, if
I remember correctly.


What do you think?

regards
Hannes

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