My intent with
3. cr_items which are localized versions of other cr_items have a cr_child_rel relationship to the original item, with the relationship type "localized". is that any localized items are directly related to the original item. If someone wants to track items which are translated from other items, the recommendation is to use a 'translated' cr_item_rel, but formal rules about what that means and how to deal with it should go in another TIP, which will extend but not invalidate this TIP.
So to rephrase my other question: disregarding translation vs localization issues, what's the difference between a cr_item_rel and a cr_child_rel? Is there currently any API in cr_items that uses either? If not, is there any guidance on how they are intended to be used, so that if that basic API ever gets built as intended, the data already in the system will be correct?