# Uppercase instead of PascalCase in IDS?

**URL:** <https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/uppercase-instead-of-pascalcase-in-ids/4655>\
**Category:** Tech-IDS\
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**Created:** [March 11, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/uppercase-instead-of-pascalcase-in-ids/4655 "2023-03-11T11:45:40Z")\
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Is there some reason to keep UPPERCASE instead of PascalCase for a class identification within the IDS specification, as shown in the Candidate Standard Report - January 2023?

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> <https://github.com/buildingSMART/IDS/issues/132#issue-1619977938>
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> Is there some reason to keep UPPERCASE instead of PascalCase for a class identif…ication within the IDS specification, as shown in the Candidate Standard Report - January 2023? 
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