Validity vs isActive - the difference? Item ID and EVSE ID/OCPP ID

[biodatanet]

Under a single catalog we have mentioned multiple OCPP ids under which we have we have different EVSE Ids. The OCPP id refers to the charging bay itself. If we are going with the idea that a catalog linked item id has multiple charger a.k.a evse ids then there should be one common referencing point. From my understanding the Item ID refers to the charging point itself hence ideally should be the EVSE id itself. Please give us clarity on this end.

Now coming to the validity - Are we saying that validity is for the entire catalog? But how are we defining a start and end date. If this is valid then isActive - true vs false would it be useful?

[TANMOYDADA]

@anandp504

[anandp504]

@biodatanet There is a subtle difference between validity and isActive fields. The validity field is used to enforce the validity between a start and an end date. However, if your validity is for a long duration and you want to temporarily deactivate an item or an offer for various reasons, the isActive flag is used.

[biodatanet]

@anandp504 As discussed we should either have the validity or isActive fields. Within the catalog it would be easier just to have isActive field - boolean form. validity wihtin the offer field would be great to have.