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Subject:RE: Data Element Descriptions From:LDurway -at- pav -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:10:19 -0600
> I'm writing element descriptions for a data element
> dictionary and have a question. One of our former developers
> frequently wrote element descriptions that included "Unique
> ID for . . ." or "Uniquely identifies . . ." I used to think
> the "unique" in the description was redundant; now I'm
> beginning to think it's necessary to distinguish between
> elements where each value must be different, such as User ID,
> and elements that have an established set of possible values,
> such as Password Reminder Question. Is "unique" a helpful
> qualifier for these elements where each value is unique?
> (Hmm, did I just answer my own question?)
If it's not clear to you, the Professional Communicator, maybe
it won't be clear to the reader either. Conclusion: keep "unique"
in there even if it seems redundant.
Lindsey
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