--On Friday, March 30, 2001 9:06 AM -0800 Lotzi Boloni <boloni@cplane.com>
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>> > Also, I assume most of the time the SLS will be stored in its
>> > original format (as a text), and that would be the basis of
>> > negotiation too.
>>
>> I disagree with that. Most of the management systems have some sort of a
>> database, where such information are stored. Storing structured data in
>> a flat file, is in general not a very good idea. But nobody prevents
>> you from doing so.
>
> I think that this depends on which way you are looking at it.
>
> An XML document (although a flat file), it is structured in
> itself, and it is supposed to be an object model in itself. Mapping it to
> a relational database can be done, but that is just converting the
> hierarchical DOM object model to a relational model.
>
> Ultimately, there are things which are easier done in the DOM model, and
> others in a relational model. CIM or other object-oriented models are yet
> another choice. I think it is an implementation question of what
> representation is the best suited to the particular processing you want to
> do with the data.
>
Excactly, this is my point. Therefore an information model should be
developped, which is then mapped to XML, relational database, or whatever
people have in mind.
Marcus
> Lotzi
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