This repository was archived by the owner on Jun 18, 2024. It is now read-only.
This repository was archived by the owner on Jun 18, 2024. It is now read-only.
How to handle empty fields #240
Closed
Description
A question for folks: An issue that's come up a good bit as we begin harvesting agency public data listings is whether to dictate how to handle empty fields. Take for example, the webservice field. There is of course the scenario where it's populated:
But there are plenty of other times when it's convenient for the field to still be in the record even when it's unpopulated. So far, I've seen this happen two ways:
Should one or either of these be acceptable from a validation and harvesting perspective?
@konklone, @benbalter, @waldoj, @kinlane, @philipashlock, @dwcaraway, @kvuppala, @FuhuXia - can you weigh in?