ISSUE-531
authorLuc Moreau <l.moreau@ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:22:40 +0100
changeset 4510 d77aa368ddfa
parent 4509 0d72c1fc7c41
child 4511 00cef20ce18a
ISSUE-531
model/diff.html
model/prov-dm.html
--- a/model/diff.html	Fri Oct 05 10:13:56 2012 +0200
+++ b/model/diff.html	Mon Oct 08 13:22:40 2012 +0100
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@
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 </style><link href="./extra-dm.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" charset="utf-8"><link href="http://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/W3C-ED" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" charset="utf-8"></head> 
-  <body style="display: inherit; "><div class="head"><p><a href="http://www.w3.org/"><img width="72" height="48" src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home" alt="W3C"></a></p><h1 class="title" id="title">PROV-DM: The PROV Data Model</h1><h2 id="subtitle"><a href="diff.html"><span class="insert">Changes</span></a><span class="insert"> since LC release</span></h2><h2 id="w3c-editor-s-draft-26-september-2012"><acronym title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</acronym> <span class="delete">Working</span><span class="insert">Editor's</span> Draft <span class="delete">24 July</span><span class="insert">26 September</span> 2012</h2><dl><dt>This version:</dt><dd><span class="delete">http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-dm-20120724/</span><a href="http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm.html"><span class="insert">http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm.html</span></a></dd><dt>Latest published version:</dt><dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/prov-dm/">http://www.w3.org/TR/prov-dm/</a></dd><dt>Latest editor's draft:</dt><dd><a href="http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm.html">http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm.html</a></dd><dt>Previous version:</dt><dd><span class="delete">http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-dm-20120503/</span><span class="delete"> (</span><span class="delete">color-coded diffs</span><span class="delete">)</span><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-dm-20120724/"><span class="insert">http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-dm-20120724/</span></a></dd><dt>Editors:</dt><dd><a href="http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lavm/">Luc Moreau</a>, University of Southampton</dd>
+  <body style="display: inherit; "><div class="head"><p><a href="http://www.w3.org/"><img width="72" height="48" src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home" alt="W3C"></a></p><h1 class="title" id="title">PROV-DM: The PROV Data Model</h1><h2 id="subtitle"><a href="diff.html"><span class="insert">Changes</span></a><span class="insert"> since LC release</span></h2><h2 id="w3c-editor-s-draft-08-october-2012"><acronym title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</acronym> <span class="delete">Working</span><span class="insert">Editor's</span> Draft <span class="delete">24 July</span><span class="insert">08 October</span> 2012</h2><dl><dt>This version:</dt><dd><span class="delete">http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-dm-20120724/</span><a href="http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm.html"><span class="insert">http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm.html</span></a></dd><dt>Latest published version:</dt><dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/prov-dm/">http://www.w3.org/TR/prov-dm/</a></dd><dt>Latest editor's draft:</dt><dd><a href="http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm.html">http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm.html</a></dd><dt>Previous version:</dt><dd><span class="delete">http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-dm-20120503/</span><span class="delete"> (</span><span class="delete">color-coded diffs</span><span class="delete">)</span><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-dm-20120724/"><span class="insert">http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-prov-dm-20120724/</span></a></dd><dt>Editors:</dt><dd><a href="http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lavm/">Luc Moreau</a>, University of Southampton</dd>
 <dd><a href="http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/people/Paolo.Missier">Paolo Missier</a>, Newcastle University</dd>
 <dt><span class="delete">Contributors:</span><span class="insert">Authors:</span></dt><dd><a href="http://semanticweb.org/wiki/Khalid_Belhajjame">Khalid Belhajjame</a>, University of Manchester</dd>
 <dd><span>Reza B'Far</span>, Oracle Corporation</dd>
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@
 </li><li> an entity is time limited: e.g. the BBC news site on April 3rd, 2012;
 </li><li> an entity attribute is changing: e.g. the traffic light changed from green to red.
 </li></ul>
-<p>In the first two cases, the entity has physically disappeared after its termination: there is no more soup, or painting.  In the last three cases, there may be an "offer voucher" that still exists, but it is no longer valid; likewise, on April 4th, the BBC news site still exists but it is not the same entity as BBC news Web site on April 3rd; or the traffic light became red and therefore is regarded as a different entity to the green light.
+<p>In the first two cases, the entity has physically disappeared after its termination: there is no more soup, or painting.  In the <span class="delete">last three cases,</span><span class="insert">third case,</span> there may be an "offer voucher" that still exists, but it is no longer valid; likewise, on April 4th, the BBC news site still exists but it is not the same entity as BBC news Web site on April 3rd; or the traffic light became red and therefore is regarded as a different entity to the green light.
 </p>
 
 
@@ -3615,6 +3615,8 @@
 The attribute <span class="name">prov:location</span> is an <em class="rfc2119" title="optional">optional</em> attribute of <a href="#concept-entity" class="internalDFN">Entity</a>, <a href="#concept-activity" class="internalDFN">Activity</a>, <a href="#concept-agent" class="internalDFN">Agent</a>, <a href="#concept-usage" class="internalDFN">Usage</a>, <a href="#concept-generation" class="internalDFN">Generation</a>, <a href="#concept-invalidation" class="internalDFN">Invalidation</a>, <a href="#concept-start" class="internalDFN">Start</a>, and <a href="#concept-end" class="internalDFN">End</a>.  The value associated with the  attribute <span class="name">prov:location</span> <em class="rfc2119" title="must">must</em> be a PROV-DM <a title="value" href="#concept-value" class="internalDFN">Value</a>, expected to denote a location.
 </p>
 
+<p><span class="insert">While the attribute </span><span class="name"><span class="insert">prov:location</span></span><span class="insert"> is allowed for several PROV concepts, it may not make sense to use it in some cases. For example, an activity that describes the relocation of an entity will have start and end locations, as well as every place in between those points.</span></p>
+
 <div class="anexample" id="example-location"><div class="anexampleTitle">Example <span class="delete">50</span><span class="insert">51</span><sup><a class="internalDFN" href="#example-location"><span class="diamond"> ◊</span></a></sup></div>
 <p>The following expression describes entity Mona Lisa, a painting, with a location attribute. </p>
 <pre class="codeexample"> entity(ex:MonaLisa, [ prov:location="Le Louvre, Paris", prov:type="StillImage" ])
@@ -4165,6 +4167,9 @@
 </span></li><li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/501"><span class="insert">ISSUE-501</span></a><span class="insert">: Put the example about driving a car to Boston in a box.
 </span></li><li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/450"><span class="insert">ISSUE-450</span></a><span class="insert">, </span><a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/514"><span class="insert">ISSUE-514</span></a><span class="insert">: added table with secondary objects in relations.
 </span></li><li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/512"><span class="insert">ISSUE-512</span></a><span class="insert">: simplied type of activity a2 to "fine paying"
+</span></li><li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/509"><span class="insert">ISSUE-509</span></a><span class="insert">: modified the introductory text to UML figures, so that they refer to relation names (e.g. WasStartedBy) as visualized in figures
+</span></li><li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/515"><span class="insert">ISSUE-515</span></a><span class="insert">: fixed typo
+</span></li><li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/531"><span class="insert">ISSUE-531</span></a><span class="insert">: added sentence on the use of prov:location attribute.
 </span></li></ul>
 
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--- a/model/prov-dm.html	Fri Oct 05 10:13:56 2012 +0200
+++ b/model/prov-dm.html	Mon Oct 08 13:22:40 2012 +0100
@@ -3393,6 +3393,8 @@
 The attribute <span class="name">prov:location</span> is an OPTIONAL attribute of <a>Entity</a>, <a>Activity</a>, <a>Agent</a>, <a>Usage</a>, <a>Generation</a>, <a>Invalidation</a>, <a>Start</a>, and <a>End</a>.  The value associated with the  attribute <span class="name">prov:location</span> MUST be a PROV-DM <a title="value">Value</a>, expected to denote a location.
 </p>
 
+<p>While the attribute <span class="name">prov:location</span> is allowed for several PROV concepts, it may not make sense to use it in some cases. For example, an activity that describes the relocation of an entity will have start and end locations, as well as every place in between those points.</p>
+
 <div class="anexample" id="example-location">
 <p>The following expression describes entity Mona Lisa, a painting, with a location attribute. </p>
 <pre class="codeexample">
@@ -4086,6 +4088,7 @@
 <li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/512">ISSUE-512</a>: simplied type of activity a2 to "fine paying"
 <li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/509">ISSUE-509</a>: modified the introductory text to UML figures, so that they refer to relation names (e.g. WasStartedBy) as visualized in figures
 <li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/515">ISSUE-515</a>: fixed typo
+<li> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/531">ISSUE-531</a>: added sentence on the use of prov:location attribute.
 </ul>
 
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