ISO/IEC 8613-5:1994/Cor 2:1998

Overview

This Technical Corrigendum 2 (1998) to ISO/IEC 8613-5:1994 updates the Open Document Architecture (ODA) Open Document Interchange Format. Prepared by ISO/IEC JTC 1, the corrigendum supplies editorial and technical clarifications to improve document interchange and implementation consistency. The changes focus on attribute declarations, naming conventions and mappings that affect ODL (ODA Description Language) usage.

The corrigendum explicitly revises and replaces text fragments, adds attribute declarations, and clarifies how user-visible names and binding names are represented in ODA interchange objects. Examples in the corrigendum include the addition or replacement of attribute lines (for example URCMNT, UVNM, BINDNAME) and the replacement of occurrences of older attribute constructs such as APPCMNT.

Key Topics

• Attribute declarations and naming

  • The corrigendum introduces and standardizes attributes such as URCMNT (user-readable comments) and UVNM (user-visible name) where appropriate.
  • It documents how binding names can be expressed and mapped to attribute names via the BINDNAME attribute.

• Text replacements and deletions

  • Several subclauses receive direct textual replacements or deletions to remove ambiguity (for example, deleting certain sentences in notes and replacing lines that reference application comments or protection mechanisms).

• ODL mapping guidance

  • Guidance is included on how to represent user-visible names for object classes and objects, and when an explicit attribute value should be used instead of a generic identifier.

Applications

The corrigendum has practical value for implementers and integrators working with ODA document interchange and tools that parse or generate ODL. Use cases include:

• Improving interoperability between ODA-compliant editors, converters and archiving systems by standardizing attribute names and binding mappings.
• Reducing implementation-specific interpretations by clarifying when attributes like uvnm or urcmnt should be used.
• Assisting tool vendors and document archivists to reliably map binding names to attribute names for correct rendering, metadata extraction and round-trip conversions.

Related Standards

• ISO/IEC 8613 series - core ODA and Open Document Interchange Format standards.
• ITU-T Rec. T.415 (1993) and associated corrigenda, which are referenced in the corrigendum text.

Practical notes

Implementers should review the corrigendum text alongside ISO/IEC 8613-5:1994 to identify all replacements and additions (for example, replacement of APPCMNT occurrences with BINDNAME, URCMNT and UVNM lines). Applying these clarifications in parsers and document generators will improve consistency and interoperability when exchanging ODA-based documents.

Keywords: Open Document Architecture, ODA, Open Document Interchange Format, ISO/IEC 8613-5, corrigendum, ODL attributes, user-visible name, binding name, interoperability.