WG8 N1863

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8

TITLE:	User Requirements for TR 9573-9
SOURCE:	Martin Bryan
PROJECT:	JTC1.18.15.7.2.4
PROJECT EDITOR:	Martin Bryan and Ken Holman
STATUS:	User Requirements
ACTION:	To accompany text of TR 9573-9
DATE:	29 May 1996
DISTRIBUTION:	WG8 and Liaisons
REFER TO:	JTC 1 N 4054 (SC 18 N 5328)
REPLY TO:	Dr. James D. Mason (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 Convenor) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Information Management Services Bldg. 2506, M.S. 6302, P.O. Box 2008 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6302 U.S.A. Telephone: +1 423 574-6973 Facsimile: +1 423 574-6983 Network: masonjd@ornl.gov http://www.ornl.gov/sgml/wg8/wg8home.htm ftp://ftp.ornl.gov/pub/sgml/wg8/

If SGML is to be used sucessfully for computer-to-computer interchange users need to be able to:

Clearly identify all objects coded in a way other than that specified in the SGML declaration (e.g. data coding used for non-SGML data)
Clearly identify the notations used to encode any non-SGML data referenced in the document
Be able to access locally processable methods for processing non-SGML data
Be able to identify the source of specifications that define the way in which non-SGML data has been encoded.