[mapserver-commits] r10596 - trunk/docs/en/development/rfc

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Author: warmerdam
Date: 2010-10-12 09:50:13 -0700 (Tue, 12 Oct 2010)
New Revision: 10596

Modified:
   trunk/docs/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-62.txt
Log:
updates to wfs_formats per Assefa's suggestions.


Modified: trunk/docs/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-62.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-62.txt	2010-10-12 15:42:20 UTC (rev 10595)
+++ trunk/docs/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-62.txt	2010-10-12 16:50:13 UTC (rev 10596)
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 then the set of outputFormatObj's for the map will be searched for one with
 a matching name or mime type and an image mode of MS_IMAGEMODE_FEATURE.
 
-2) If the wfs_formats metadata exists on the layer, it should be a comma
-delimited list of output formats permitted for this layer.  Any other will not
-be selectable with the OUTPUTFORMAT parameter to GetFeature.  The value in
-this parameter will be the "NAME" from the OUTPUTFORMAT declaration.
+2) If the wfs_getfeature_formatlist metadata exists on the layer, it should 
+be a comma delimited list of output formats permitted for this layer.  Any 
+other will not be selectable with the OUTPUTFORMAT parameter to GetFeature.  
+The value in this parameter will be the "NAME" from the OUTPUTFORMAT 
+declaration.  As a fallback it may also exist on the map instead of the layer.
 
 3) The existing GML2/GML3 generation support will be retained in essentially
 it's current form within mapwfs.c, but it's preamble and postfix generation
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
 In WFS 1.1.0 mode the GetCapabilities document lists the set of formats
 allowed for the OUTPUTFORMAT parameter.  As part of this development it
 will be extended to show all the legal output formats for all of the
-layers (based on wfs_formats metadata).  
+layers (based on wfs_getfeature_formatlist metadata).  
 
 Note that in WFS 1.0.0 there is no mechanism to discover supported formats
 automatically, and even in WFS 1.1.0 there is no mechanism to discover