"Alternative Format Import Part" (AIP), is unclear.

Suggestion: Clarify the text by introducing a clear separation of applications filling the roles of - "consumer only" - "consumer + producer" - "producer only". Specify the functionality that each role must support: - "consumer only" must not reject documents containing AIP - "consumer + producer" must convert data in AIP before acting as producer - "producer only" is the only role allowed to produce OpenXML documents containing AIP

Part 1, section 11.3.1

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Proposed Disposition of DIS 29500 Comment DE-0161 (Modified: 2007-12-20) Agreed; the following changes will be made in Part 1, §11.3.1, page 28, lines 20­23: The following requirements are applied to applications with respect to this part: An application that is solely a conforming consumer shall not reject documents containing one or more instances of this part An application that is both a conforming consumer and producer shall not reject documents containing instances of this part and shall convert/remove any instances of this part before acting as producer. However, a An application that is solely a conforming producer shall not create a WordprocessingML package that contains Alternative Format Import relationships and elements. [Note: The Alternative Format Import machinery provides a one-time conversion facility. A producer could have an extension that allows it to generate a package containing these relationships and elements, yet when run in conforming mode, does not do so. end note]