Re: Models: Matching Rule Uses

[Hallvard B Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no>]

Kurt D. Zeilenga writes:
>At 02:34 PM 1/30/2003, Hallvard B Furuseth wrote:
>>[Models] says:
>>
>>> 4.1.4. Matching Rule Uses
>>>
>>>  A matching rule use lists the attributes which are suitable for use
>>>  with an extensible matching rule
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I just noticed: I think that should be "an extensibleMatch filter".
I can't find a definition of what extensible matching rules are.
Should have noticed that after Ron Ramsay's response.

>> Please add something like "(in addition to those uses expressed in
>> AttributeType descriptions)".
> 
> Such an addition could be viewed as calling for the
> publication of non-extensible matching rules in matching rule use
> attribute.

OK, how about:

  "extensibleMatch filters can also use matching rules from an
  attribute type's AttributeType description."

At least that's what you said in a private mail earlier.  Or if
I misundersood, add an explicit note about the opposite instead.

> Whether the rule can be used in other contexts (such
> as an equality rule for a type) is not relevant here.

True, but that's not what I'm talking about.

Also, am I right in assuming that a matching rule use may only
list attributes with a syntax which satisfies the restrictions
specified in the matching rule defintion in [Syntaxes] 5.2.*?
If not, something needs to be said about what these restrictions
mean.

Finally, it must be specified which attributes a Matching Rule
may be used with if it has no corresponding Matching Rule Use.

-- 
Hallvard