xtm-mergemap-and-topicref

Type(s): Issue

Description
- What is the correct behaviour if a topicRef to an external document occurs first, followed by a mergeMap with added themes?
Resolution
- When encountering a mergeMap only load the external topic map if that topic map has not been loaded before with the same set of added themes. For each XTM document, topicRef elements pointing to external documents for which there is no mergeMap reference in the same XTM document are considered to imply a mergeMap reference to that external document with no added themes.

Discussion
- http://www.infoloom.com/pipermail/topicmapmail/2001q4/003370.html

Object id: 529
Item identifier(s):
[file:/apps/ontopia.net/tomcat/ontopia-5.3.0/topicmaps/tm-standards.xtm#xtm-mergemap-and-topicref]