I have a general question about choosing an XML structure (schema design if using schemas) for use with MarkLogic. My particular situation involves storing clinical data. There are multiple opposing forces that could motivate choosing one schema structure over another. The main ones are:
(1) standards compliance: it would be nice if the internal storage format is compatible with existing standard schemas for clinical data in XML (to take advantage of existing tools that work against the standard schemas and to allow exchange with external systems without requiring transformation) (2) ease of handling in MLS, specifically *indexing* and *searching* (3) "clean" XML (structure that makes sense semantically to a human viewer) The more I experiment with cts:query and search:search, the more I tend to think that #2 should dominate entirely, to the point of ignoring the others. As it turns out, some standard data formats are really awkward to work with in MLS. So, do others just organize their content specifically for MLS and run transformations when needed? What does Mark Logic recommend? What have your experiences been? Thank you, Karl _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://xqzone.com/mailman/listinfo/general
