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4 Definition of Terms used in Tables

Elements with tables shaded grey are container elements. Elements with a white background are simple metadata elements.

(C) A container element.

(M) A simple metadata element.

Assigned Values A list of defined values that may be ascribed to the element. The lists may be extensible, in which case this is indicated in the 'Comments' area.

Attributes A list of additional information that is associated with the metadata element that is represented as an XML attribute.

Comments Further information about the element.

Contains The elements (either containers or simple metadata elements) which exist within the container.

Default Value The value that should be ascribed to the element if no other value is entered.

Definition A descriptive definition of the element.

NAA Metadata Whether the element is part of the National Archives of Australia Recordkeeping Metadata Standard for Commonwealth Agencies.³

Obligation Signifies whether the element is mandatory, conditional, or optional. A mandatory element must always be present in a VEO. A conditional element is mandatory under certain circumstances. An optional element may be present at the discretion of the implementor, organisation or user. Elements are typically conditional because they are mandatory subelements of conditional containers.

Purpose The purpose of the element. A description of why the element is necessary and what it may be used for.

Related Elements A list of elements that may be used in conjunction with the element.

Repeatable Whether the element is able to be repeated within the VEO.

XML Element Name The name to be used for the element within the XML VEO. The part of the name that appears before the colon is the XML name space. This part indicates the derivation of the XML Document Type Definition (DTD). In the VERS Metadata Scheme. two derivations have been indicated: 'vers' for that part of the scheme which derives from the Victorian Electronic Records Strategy project and 'naa' for that part of the scheme which derives from the National Archives of Australia Recordkeeping Metadata Standard for Commonwealth Agencies.⁴

³ Available at http://www.naa.gov.au/.
⁴ Available at http://www.naa.gov.au/.

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