Identifiable¶
Used to identify objects for purposes of internal and/or external referencing. Elements of this type are versioned. Most objects except for the ComplexDataTypes will inherit from Identifiable or the more specialised AnnotatedIdentfiable.
Properties¶
Name | Type | Cardinality |
---|---|---|
agency | xs:string | 1..1 |
id | xs:string | 1..1 |
version | xs:string | 1..1 |
agency¶
This is the registered agency code with optional sub-agencies separated by dots. For example, diw.soep, ucl.qss, abs.essg.
id¶
The ID of the object. This must conform to the allowed structure of the DDI Identifier and must be unique within the declared scope of uniqueness (Agency or Maintainable).
version¶
The version number of the object. The version number is incremented whenever the non-administrative metadata contained by the object changes.