RE: ISSUE-34 (Subslices): Clarify or drop qb:subslice ? [Data Cube Vocabulary]

Hello,

There is no example given in the spec of the possible benefit of using qb:subSlice and how that may affect attachment levels, maybe an example would help with this issue.

Regards,

Benedikt

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> Subject: ISSUE-34 (Subslices): Clarify or drop qb:subslice ? [Data Cube
> Vocabulary]
> 
> ISSUE-34 (Subslices): Clarify or drop qb:subslice ? [Data Cube Vocabulary]
> 
> http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/track/issues/34
> 
> Raised by: Dave Reynolds
> On product: Data Cube Vocabulary
> 
> The Data Cube slice mechanism allows hierarchical organization of slices
> though the use of qb:subSlice.
> 
> However, it is not possible to distinguish between different levels of sub-
> slice when defining attachment levels, which in terms makes abbreviated
> formats for such cubes under-defined.
> 
> Possibilities include:
> 
> (1) Deprecate qb:subSlice (der has not seen it use in practice, despite
> originally arguing for its inclusion in the spec).
> 
> (2) Retain it and add machinery or constraints on its use with abbreviated
> formats.
> 
> This relates to ISSUE-33
> 
>