RETS Change Proposal 17: RETS Namespace
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| Author: Bruce Toback |
| Organization: RETS Document Editor |
| Telephone: (602)996-8601 |
| Address: |
| Email: btoback@optc.com |
| Status: Proposal |
| Date: 12/08/2002 |
| Proposal Version: 1.0 |
| 1. Synopsis |
| The RETS DTD should define a RETS namespace. |
| 2. Rationale |
| The RETS DTD does not currently define a namespace. By adding all standard elements to a "rets" namespace, local extensions will be cleaner and interoperability with other standards will be enhanced. |
| 3. Proposal |
| The name of each field in the RETS DTD should have "rets:" prepended. |
| 4. Development Impact |
| Parsers will need to be changed to recognize the namespace, but no structure changes will be required. |
| 5. Compatibility |
| Compatibility issues can be resolved during DTD version negotiation between clients and servers. |
| 6. Proof/Need of Concept Examples |
| None. |