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RFC Period Open until April 14

Scholar Snapp v3.0 and the accompanying Snapp Data Standard are scheduled for release on May 15, 2017. In advance of the release, the Snapp team is holding a request for comments period, during which input and improvements are being solicited from current and prospective implementers.

If you are a current or prospective implementer of the Snapp Data Standard or the Snapp Central API and would like to be included in the RFC, please send a note to ContactUs@dellscholars.org with your contact information.

Current Status

A preliminary draft version of the Snapp Data Standard designated v3.0a will be available on February 28of proposed changes is available here. The Snapp team is reaching out to implementers to discuss feedback on the preliminary draft and other proposed changes. See the Snapp v3.0 RFC Notes section for details and links to additional materialadditional detail about the feedback we've heard to date, and the open questions for the next revision.

Key Dates

  • February 1, 2017. RFC period open.
  • February 28, 2017. Snapp Data Standard v3.0a RFC released. File download and release notes are available here. This is the first draft of a revised XSD. The draft will contain an initial set of proposed changes based on input and comment from the 2016–2017 application cycle. The release will be accompanied by discussion points regarding additional proposed changes that are not straightforward or are of uncertain value to the community at large.
  • March 31, 2017. Snapp Data Standard v3.0b RFC released. This is the second draft of a revised XSD. This draft will contain additional proposed revisions and will incorporate feedback.
  • April 14, 2017. RFC input period closes. Bugs and critical issues will be fixed after this point, and non-breaking changes may be added, but major changes to the standard should be complete.
  • May 15, 2017. Snapp Data Standard v3.0 finalized and released.

Resources

  • Scholar Snapp Public Website (overview of the Snapp program)
  • Snapp JIRA Tracking (contains changes and detail; login required)
  • Snapp XSD on GitHub (contains latest draft of RFC material; login required)
  • Snapp XSD v2.0 on Snapp.org (the latest stable release, useful for comparison)