Child elements of singular/plural elements

[SJagodzinski]

Define child elements for description for singular/plural elements

Creator of issue

1. Silke Jagodzinski
2. TS-EAS: EAC-CPF subgroup
3. [email protected] or [email protected]

The issue relates to

• EAC-CPF schema issue
• EAC-CPF Tag Library issue
• EAD schema issue
• EAD Tag Library issue
• Schema issue
• Tag Library issue
• Suggestions for all schemas
• Suggestions for all Tag Libraries
• Other

Wanted change/feature

Derived from #21

Following elements:

//otherEntityTypes/otherEntityType
//places/place
//localDescriptions/localDescription
//legalStatuses/legalStatus
//functions/function
//languagesUsed/languageUsed
//occupations/occupation
//mandates/mandate

will be available as repeatable elements within their plural, wrapper element. Wrapper elements are not repeatable (any more).

Suggested Solution

Decision about the child elements of the plural elements needed.

Context

In EAC-CPF 2010_revised the plural elements contain following child elements for description:

• singular element (1..n)
• <descriptiveNote> (0..1)
• <citation> (0..n)
• <p> (0..n)
• <list> (0..n)
• <outline> (0..n)

In EAC-CPF 2010_revised the singular elements contain following child elements for description:

• <term> (0..1)
• <placeEntry> (0..n)
• <date>, <dateSet>, <dateRange> (0..1)
• <citation> (0..1)
• <descriptiveNote> (0..1)

[kerstarno]

Quick question: wouldn't at least <term> and potentially <citation>(if not all child elements of the singular elements) be repeatable? In order to e.g. do something like:
<functions>
<function>
<term xml:lang="eng">Developer </term>
<term xml:lang="ger">Entwickler </term>
<placeEntry xml:lang="eng">Munich</placeEntry>
<placeEntry xml:lang="ger">München</placeEntry>
</function>
<function>
<term xml:lang="eng">Teacher</term>
<term xml:lang="ger">Lehrer </term>
<placeEntry xml:lang="eng">London</placeEntry>
<placeEntry xml:lang="fre">Londres</placeEntry>
</function>
</functions>

Or am I misinterpreting the note on #21 on documentation: "Repeat child elements if you describe the same function in different languages."?

[SJagodzinski]

Yes, that the idea of #21 , having child elements of the singular elements repeatable, using exactly your example.

What do you think? Does it work? Does it simplify eac encoding a bit?
Which child elements for the plural elements are needed?

[SJagodzinski]

EAC-CPF meeting, 27 July 2020 (Chicago meeting):

Keep it simple the plural element just contains the singular (1..n) and descriptiveNote (0..1) where descriptiveNote will catch citation, p, list and outline in the transformation path.

Make citation repeatable on singular elements.