<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear DM.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The model mapping syntax (MIVOT) is on a good track and we encourage you to review (and to vote for the TGC members).</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> <a href="https://github.com/ivoa-std/ModelInstanceInVot/issues/176" class="">https://github.com/ivoa-std/ModelInstanceInVot/i</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There is still an open question on which we would like some feedback.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In the current proposal, the mapping block must be the first child of a RESOURCE. </div><div class="">As Markus noticed, this statement breaks the DALI standard which requires INFO and </div><div class="">DESCRIPTION to be on the head of the host RESOURCE.</div><span class=""><br class=""></span><span class="">We have to options to fix this:<br class=""> 1- Put the MIVOT block in a specific RESOURCE@type=meta located anywhere in between the top of the host resource and the data table<br class=""> 2- Forcing the MIVOT block to be at the bottom of the host resource, after the data then.</span><div class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><br class=""><div class="">• option #1 allows to use the mapping in streaming mode since FIELD references can be resolved before iterating over the table rows </div><div class=""> but it is a burden for the DACHS implementation.<br class=""></div><div class="">• option #2 does not allow to use the mapping in streaming mode but it is easier to implement in DACHS.</div></span><span class=""><br class=""></span><div class="">The issue is discussed here <a href="https://github.com/ivoa-std/ModelInstanceInVot/issues/176" class="">https://github.com/ivoa-std/ModelInstanceInVot/issues/176</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Personally I lean toward option #1.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Do you have any comment or suggestion on that topic ?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Laurent</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
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