Per a recent discussion in the IBIS Editorial Task Group, there is some concern
about whether the "Required" field, at least for the AMI parameters, is filled
out using a consistent context. Often "Required" implies "required by the
specification at all" as opposed to "required for legal syntax because of a
dependency on another parameter". At the time, the Task Group concluded that
this issue was important but would be too time-consuming to resolve for IBIS
7.1.
As it happens, Table 41 in the existing IBIS 7.1 draft already helps clarify
the status of "Required" for many AMI parameters. The enclosed worksheet uses
Table 41 definitions and footnotes, expanding them where rules in the parameter
text apply. The highlighted text shows where there are potential conflicts or
gaps between the parameter definition text and the contents of the "Required"
field.
Comments are welcome.
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Table41_Expanded_Requirement_Rules_Ver1.xlsx
Description: Table41_Expanded_Requirement_Rules_Ver1.xlsx
