Does an RDF URI address have to be real web address?
I'm starting to use Global Configurations and components, and as result I want to be able to create links between aritfacts in different components.
I understand that now I have to make sure the link type I want to use exists in both components and also has to have the RDF URI set such that is a unique value in the form of web URL.
Whilst I can easily define unique URI and follow the required format (i.e. http://something.com/linkname), my question is does it matter that the web address is not real and wouldn't resolve if you copied it into a web browser.
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Be aware of RDF URI rules though (violating the rules can bring you grief), such as:
o Does not contain spaces
o Does not end in a trailing slash
o Does not use the local RM server name
o The last segment of the URI does not contain only numbers
o The last segment of the URI does not contain only non-alphabetical characters
o The final character of the URI is a letter, number, hyphen, period, or underscore