Feedback on HTML Microdata

[Charles Hoffman]

I am sending this information in support of the HTML Microsdata format:



http://www.w3.org/TR/microdata/



I would point out the RDF Data Cube Vocabulary:



http://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-data-cube/



To be more useful; it would be a very good thing if the data represented in
the HTML Microdata format would support a multidimensional model.



As an example of multidimensional model functionality, I would provide this
blog post which explains the multidimensional model:



http://xbrl.squarespace.com/journal/2016/3/18/introduction-to-the-multidimen
sional-model-for-professional.html



The examples attached show how this use case is met via the Inline XBRL
Specification and XBRL Dimensions:



https://specifications.xbrl.org/work-product-index-inline-xbrl-inline-xbrl-1
..1.html



I would be happy to provide additional information or explain this use case
should you be interested.



Respectfully,


Charles Hoffman, CPA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleshoffmancpa/

[Chaals Nevile]

Hello,

On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 02:33:48 +0200, Charles Hoffman

Post by Charles Hoffman
http://www.w3.org/TR/microdata/
To be more useful; it would be a very good thing if the data represented
in the HTML Microdata >format would support a multidimensional model.

Thank you for your comments.

Microdata is a simple, but also simplistic format, and there is little
apparent appetite for it to support richer models. Since it is generally
straightforward to convert microdata to RDFa or JSON-LD, I would suggest
that you use one of those formats instead to encode more powerful data
models.

Our goal is to specify the microdata format as implemented (since that was
rather different to the existing drafts available), for those who are
still using it. While there may be an uptick in interest, we currently see
too little evidence of that to motivate improving what is effectively a
redundancy legacy format, even with broad continuing usage.

Should we see further interest in enhancing the capabilities of microdata,
we will refer back to this correspondence and would be pleased to have
your input. In the meantime, feel free to suggest how such improvements
might be made, but I am afraid the likelihood of them being taken up in
the formal specification looks slim at the moment.

cheers

Chaals