[OFFICE-2198] What exactly is meant by "the beginning of a document"? [N 1309] - OASIS Technical Committees Issue Tracker

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To delete the sentence, relying on the conditions that are more-clearly stated elsewhere.

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To delete the sentence, relying on the conditions that are more-clearly stated elsewhere.
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6.3 Variable Fields
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"In the OpenDocument file format, a variable must be declared at the beginning of a document".

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6.3 Variable Fields Delete: "In the OpenDocument file format, a variable must be declared at the beginning of a document".

Submitter ID
GB-26300-107a
Nature of defect
Clarification Required
Document
ISO/IEC 26300:2006
Clause
6.3
Page
107
Description of issue

It is stated "In the OpenDocument file format, a variable must be declared at the beginning of a document".

What exactly is meant by "the beginning of a document"?
Proposal

Clarify the text.
Topic for discussion

The word "must" is here used incorrectly as prescribed by the ISO/IEC Directives. Are this and other similar usages defects that should be corrected?