REGISTRATION OF STAS ATTRIBUTES AND ELEMENTS CNIDR provides online registration support for STAS attributes and elements. All online requests are currently handled through electronic mail. OVERVIEW To request new attributes and/or elements be added to STAS, send electronic mail to stas-request@stas.cnidr.org. The request should be formatted as discussed below. Upon receipt of the request, you will be notified via the return address on the e-mail submission. The request will be reviewed by the maintenence agency and, if deemed necessary, by the STAS advisory board. The request may be openly discussed on the stas mailing list. Following acceptence by the maintenence agency and the requesting party, the new attributes and/or elements will be integrated into the master STAS documentation. FORMAT OF THE REQUEST The request should be formatted as follows: Name of attribute Abbreviations U or E or UE Definition * The Name should not conflict with existing STAS attribute names. * The Abbreviations should not conflict and should be comma-delimited. * If the requested attribute is a Use, Element Name or both, use "U", "E" or "UE" respectively * The Definition should fully describe the attribute in a concise manner. Example: My New Attribute MNA,MYNEWATTR UE This is my new attribute that is both a Use attribute and an Element name. It has two abbreviations, MNA and MYNEWATTR. CNIDR will assign this attribute a number. If you have questions, please contact Kevin.Gamiel@cnidr.org