buildingSMART / buildingSMART/IFC4.x-development

Wanted more clear specification for IfcRepresentationContext.ContextType

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Description

"The supported values for context type are to be specified by implementers agreements." in https://standards.buildingsmart.org/IFC/RELEASE/IFC4_3/HTML/lexical/IfcRepresentationContext.htm

This gives no hint what is this agreement and where to find it.
Also we discussed many time we should go away from implementers agreements - having them means specifications are wrong and not exact.

I'm suggesting specifying base list in the schema documentation and allow MVDs to modify the list.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the IfcRepresentationContext.ContextType specification at the linked IFC4.3 lexical page and the repository's schema documentation. Determine where implementer agreements are documented and how MVD-specific constraints are represented. Done means the specification gives an explicit base list and clearly explains how MVDs may modify it.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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