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Aardvark Defect Submittal Form

This form to be used for submitting a defect report (also known as an interpretation request) against the following:

Defect reports against other drafts will be ignored.

Browse the open bugs filed to date.

Batches of closed aardvark are available in the document register.

Section A - Originator Details


Please insert your name:

Please insert your organization (typically company/organization name):

Please insert your email address:

Section B - Bug Information

1: Please select the document name (please ensure this is correct):

Please select the year of the edition of the standard:


Please ensure that page/line numbers match the edition. The 2004 edition incorporates TC1 and TC2. If reporting against the 2008 edition please use the final edition (document C082)

Please insert the page, line number and section number/name (use 0 if global, or you do not know, in which case give the URL in the body of the request).

2: page number: 3: line number:
4: section number/name (can be interface name):

5: Please select the bug category: 5a: Defect code:

Perceived errors should be filed as either editorial or objection. Requests pointing out an omission in the standard should be filed as either comment or objection. Requests for clarification should be filed as a comment. (note that the interpretations committee is not under obligation to provide consulting assistance so requests for advice that are unclear will be summarily rejected). Further Help on bug categories.

6: Please insert your reference number:
7: Please describe the problem in the box below. Be sure to add sufficient explanation for someone not familiar with the problem to make a decision. The problem statement should be self contained. Please do not provide URLs to external references unless they are to the html online version of the specification itself. Note this web form does not autowrap lines, so try to insert newlines as appropriate.

8: Please describe the desired action to be taken in the box below. Be specific.

9: Once you are sure the information is correct you can submit the request by entering the following confirmation code in reverse order excluding the dashes:

5-4-3-2-1-G-A


Enter confirmation code:

If all of the required fields have been completed your request will be automatically mailed to the Austin Review reflector.
 
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If you think you completed all the fields and still get an error, please check the confirmation code in 9.