Extending the <border> element

Description

has attribute @type with enumeration and some of the values "infrastructureManager", "country", "state", "tariff" for transport associations. There is no way to refer to the organizational unit or provide further description about country or state.

Background

User can refer to the infrastructureManager from the <operationalPoint> element. However according to the railML's coordinators not every border is an operational point.

Links

• Forum discussion:
  • Thu, 26 October 2023 10:10: https://www.railml.org/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=928&start=0&
• Wiki documentation:
  • IS:border: https://wiki3.railml.org/wiki/IS:border

Proposed solution railML3

Based on the request of the users the optional attributes @organizationalUnitRef and @description should be added for references to the organizational units and providing description about countries and states.

The referenced organizational unit (infrastructure manager) is the one that follows after the border in the application direction of the border, defined by the attribute <border/spotLocation>@applicationDirection