Implicit Attribute Identifier

[andrewclymer]

When defining an attribute in ALFA, the PIP (Policy Information Point) id of the attribute is often the same name as the attribute in ALFA

attribute department { type=string category=resourceCat id="department" }

Suggest making the id optional. The value will be implicitly assigned based on the attribute name. Resulting in both code blocks having the equivalent functionality.

attribute department { type=string category=resourceCat  }

[davidjbrossard]

To be more specific, the ID will be the fully-qualified name (FQN) of the attribute e.g.

namespace com.example{
    attribute department{
        type=string
        category=resourceCat
        // id = "com.example.department"
    }
}