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Element irm:RelatedResourcesType / irm:link

Namespace | urn:us:gov:ic:irm
Annotations | ? ded:Definition: An xLink:locatorLink element under relatedResource for the resource being related. ded:Obligation: (Conditional) Mandatory if relatedResource is present. ded:Comment: An XLink locator element, see also http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/
Diagram |
Properties |
content | complex
maxOccurs | unbounded
Source |
    <xsd:element name="link" maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: An xLink:locatorLink element under relatedResource for the resource being related.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: (Conditional) Mandatory if relatedResource is present.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: An XLink locator element, see also http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/</p>
        </xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xlink:locatorAttrs">
          <xsd:annotation>
            <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
              <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: type: An attribute of link that identifies the type of xlink element for this irm:link. The value for the link type attribute is fixed to ?locator.? In IRM this value indicates that the href attribute value addresses the remote resource being related. href: An attribute of link that specifies a URL to the target related resource. role: An attribute of link, role is a URI reference that identifies some resource that describes the intended property. When no value is supplied, no particular role value is to be inferred. title: An attribute of link used to describe the meaning of a link or resource in a human-readable format, along the same lines as the role or arcrole attribute. label: An attribute of link that provides a name for the locator link, providing a way for an XLink arc-type element to refer to it in creating a traversal arc.</p>
              <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: type: (Mandatory) href: (Mandatory) role: (Optional) title: (Optional) label: (Optional)</p>
              <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: type: This attribute is fixed as ?locator? for the irm:link element. See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#remote-resource href: See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#link-locators. role: See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#link-semantics. title: See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#link-semantics. lable: See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#traversal-atts</p>
            </xsd:documentation>
          </xsd:annotation>
        </xsd:attributeGroup>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>
Schema location | IC-IRM.xsd Copy and paste this link to your file browser, clicking the link MAY open in the browser. Opening in an XML aware editor is best.

Complex Type irm:RelatedResourcesType

Namespace | urn:us:gov:ic:irm
Annotations | ? The type entity used by the irm:relationship element. Each irm:relatedResource element designates the relationship and the directionality of the relationship between the resource described by the parent irm:Resource and any irm:RelatedResource elements.
Diagram |
Type | extension of irm:CompoundResourceIdentifierType
Type hierarchy | irm:CompoundResourceIdentifierType irm:RelatedResourcesType
Used by |
Element | irm:relatedResource
Model | irm:link+
Children | irm:link
Attributes |
QName | Type | Default | Use | Annotation
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
SchemaguideSecurityAttributesOptionGroup | xsd:NMTOKEN |  | optional | This attribute is only a placeholder so that all the ISM attributes are not shown in the schemaGuide for every element. If you refer to the documentation of the attribute group it will say what attributes should be here.
irm:direction | restriction of xsd:string | outbound | optional | ? ded:Definition: An attribute of relatedResource used to indicate the direction of the relationship between the resource being described and the target related resource. Valid values are ?inbound,? ?outbound,? and ?bidirectional.? ded:Obligation: (Optional) ded:Comment: Inbound: Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the related resource to the resource being described. Outbound: Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the resource being described to the related resource identified. Outbound is the default value. Bidirectional: Used to indicate that the relationship is bidirectional between the resource being described and the related resource identified.
irm:qualifier | xsd:anyURI |  | required | ded:Definition: An attribute of identifier and relatedResource that contains a URI specifying the formal identification system or encoding scheme by which the identifier value is to be interpreted. ded:Obligation: (Mandatory) ded:Comment: Specifies the type of identifier or relatedResource that is supplied in the identifier or relatedResource value.
irm:relationship | xsd:anyURI |  | required | ? ded:Definition: An attribute of relatedResource, relationship is a URI defining the type of relationship between the resource being described as the primary subject of the metadata card and the resource referenced by this element. Represents a relationship of some relationship type between the resource described by the parent irm:Resource element and another resource or resources. ded:Obligation: (Conditional) Mandatory if relatedResource is present. ded:Comment: URIs representing relationships should be controlled by relationship type taxonomies that are registered.
irm:value | irm:simpleTokenType |  | required | ded:Definition: An attribute of identifier and relatedResource that contains an unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. An internal, external, and/or universal identification number for a data asset or resource. ded:Obligation: (Mandatory) ded:Comment: Permissible values must conform to the value supplied in identifier and relatedResource qualifier.
Source |
    <xsd:complexType name="RelatedResourcesType">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:ownerProducer="USA" ism:classification="U">The type entity used by the irm:relationship element. Each irm:relatedResource element designates the relationship and the directionality of the relationship between the resource described by the parent irm:Resource and any irm:RelatedResource elements.</p>
        </xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:complexContent>
        <xsd:extension base="irm:CompoundResourceIdentifierType">
          <xsd:sequence>
            <xsd:element name="link" maxOccurs="unbounded">
              <xsd:annotation>
                <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                  <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: An xLink:locatorLink element under relatedResource for the resource being related.</p>
                  <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: (Conditional) Mandatory if relatedResource is present.</p>
                  <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: An XLink locator element, see also http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/</p>
                </xsd:documentation>
              </xsd:annotation>
              <xsd:complexType>
                <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xlink:locatorAttrs">
                  <xsd:annotation>
                    <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                      <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: type: An attribute of link that identifies the type of xlink element for this irm:link. The value for the link type attribute is fixed to ?locator.? In IRM this value indicates that the href attribute value addresses the remote resource being related. href: An attribute of link that specifies a URL to the target related resource. role: An attribute of link, role is a URI reference that identifies some resource that describes the intended property. When no value is supplied, no particular role value is to be inferred. title: An attribute of link used to describe the meaning of a link or resource in a human-readable format, along the same lines as the role or arcrole attribute. label: An attribute of link that provides a name for the locator link, providing a way for an XLink arc-type element to refer to it in creating a traversal arc.</p>
                      <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: type: (Mandatory) href: (Mandatory) role: (Optional) title: (Optional) label: (Optional)</p>
                      <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: type: This attribute is fixed as ?locator? for the irm:link element. See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#remote-resource href: See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#link-locators. role: See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#link-semantics. title: See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#link-semantics. lable: See also, http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/#traversal-atts</p>
                    </xsd:documentation>
                  </xsd:annotation>
                </xsd:attributeGroup>
              </xsd:complexType>
            </xsd:element>
          </xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:attribute name="relationship" type="xsd:anyURI" use="required">
            <xsd:annotation>
              <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: An attribute of relatedResource, relationship is a URI defining the type of relationship between the resource being described as the primary subject of the metadata card and the resource referenced by this element. Represents a relationship of some relationship type between the resource described by the parent irm:Resource element and another resource or resources.</p>
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: (Conditional) Mandatory if relatedResource is present.</p>
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: URIs representing relationships should be controlled by relationship type taxonomies that are registered.</p>
              </xsd:documentation>
            </xsd:annotation>
          </xsd:attribute>
          <xsd:attribute name="direction" use="optional" default="outbound">
            <xsd:annotation>
              <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: An attribute of relatedResource used to indicate the direction of the relationship between the resource being described and the target related resource. Valid values are ?inbound,? ?outbound,? and ?bidirectional.?</p>
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: (Optional)</p>
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: Inbound: Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the related resource to the resource being described. Outbound: Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the resource being described to the related resource identified. Outbound is the default value. Bidirectional: Used to indicate that the relationship is bidirectional between the resource being described and the related resource identified.</p>
              </xsd:documentation>
            </xsd:annotation>
            <xsd:simpleType>
              <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
                <xsd:enumeration value="inbound">
                  <xsd:annotation>
                    <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                      <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:ownerProducer="USA" ism:classification="U">Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the related resource to the resource described in the instance IRM record.</p>
                    </xsd:documentation>
                  </xsd:annotation>
                </xsd:enumeration>
                <xsd:enumeration value="outbound">
                  <xsd:annotation>
                    <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                      <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:ownerProducer="USA" ism:classification="U">Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the resource described in the instance IRM record to the related resource identified.</p>
                    </xsd:documentation>
                  </xsd:annotation>
                </xsd:enumeration>
                <xsd:enumeration value="bidirectional">
                  <xsd:annotation>
                    <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                      <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:ownerProducer="USA" ism:classification="U">Used to indicate that the relationship is bidirectional between the resource described in the instance IRM record and the related resource identified.</p>
                    </xsd:documentation>
                  </xsd:annotation>
                </xsd:enumeration>
              </xsd:restriction>
            </xsd:simpleType>
          </xsd:attribute>
          <xsd:attributeGroup ref="irm:SecurityAttributesOptionGroup"/>
        </xsd:extension>
      </xsd:complexContent>
    </xsd:complexType>
Schema location | IC-IRM.xsd Copy and paste this link to your file browser, clicking the link MAY open in the browser. Opening in an XML aware editor is best.

Attribute irm:RelatedResourcesType / @irm:relationship

Namespace | urn:us:gov:ic:irm
Annotations | ? ded:Definition: An attribute of relatedResource, relationship is a URI defining the type of relationship between the resource being described as the primary subject of the metadata card and the resource referenced by this element. Represents a relationship of some relationship type between the resource described by the parent irm:Resource element and another resource or resources. ded:Obligation: (Conditional) Mandatory if relatedResource is present. ded:Comment: URIs representing relationships should be controlled by relationship type taxonomies that are registered.
Type | xsd:anyURI
Properties |
use | required
Used by |
Complex Type | irm:RelatedResourcesType
Source |
    <xsd:attribute name="relationship" type="xsd:anyURI" use="required">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: An attribute of relatedResource, relationship is a URI defining the type of relationship between the resource being described as the primary subject of the metadata card and the resource referenced by this element. Represents a relationship of some relationship type between the resource described by the parent irm:Resource element and another resource or resources.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: (Conditional) Mandatory if relatedResource is present.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: URIs representing relationships should be controlled by relationship type taxonomies that are registered.</p>
        </xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
    </xsd:attribute>
Schema location | IC-IRM.xsd Copy and paste this link to your file browser, clicking the link MAY open in the browser. Opening in an XML aware editor is best.

Attribute irm:RelatedResourcesType / @irm:direction

Namespace | urn:us:gov:ic:irm
Annotations | ? ded:Definition: An attribute of relatedResource used to indicate the direction of the relationship between the resource being described and the target related resource. Valid values are ?inbound,? ?outbound,? and ?bidirectional.? ded:Obligation: (Optional) ded:Comment: Inbound: Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the related resource to the resource being described. Outbound: Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the resource being described to the related resource identified. Outbound is the default value. Bidirectional: Used to indicate that the relationship is bidirectional between the resource being described and the related resource identified.
Type | restriction of xsd:string
Properties |
use | optional
default | outbound
Facets |
enumeration | inbound | ? Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the related resource to the resource described in the instance IRM record.
enumeration | outbound | ? Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the resource described in the instance IRM record to the related resource identified.
enumeration | bidirectional | ? Used to indicate that the relationship is bidirectional between the resource described in the instance IRM record and the related resource identified.
Used by |
Complex Type | irm:RelatedResourcesType
Source |
    <xsd:attribute name="direction" use="optional" default="outbound">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: An attribute of relatedResource used to indicate the direction of the relationship between the resource being described and the target related resource. Valid values are ?inbound,? ?outbound,? and ?bidirectional.?</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: (Optional)</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: Inbound: Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the related resource to the resource being described. Outbound: Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the resource being described to the related resource identified. Outbound is the default value. Bidirectional: Used to indicate that the relationship is bidirectional between the resource being described and the related resource identified.</p>
        </xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:simpleType>
        <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
          <xsd:enumeration value="inbound">
            <xsd:annotation>
              <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:ownerProducer="USA" ism:classification="U">Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the related resource to the resource described in the instance IRM record.</p>
              </xsd:documentation>
            </xsd:annotation>
          </xsd:enumeration>
          <xsd:enumeration value="outbound">
            <xsd:annotation>
              <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:ownerProducer="USA" ism:classification="U">Used to indicate that the relationship direction is from the resource described in the instance IRM record to the related resource identified.</p>
              </xsd:documentation>
            </xsd:annotation>
          </xsd:enumeration>
          <xsd:enumeration value="bidirectional">
            <xsd:annotation>
              <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
                <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:ownerProducer="USA" ism:classification="U">Used to indicate that the relationship is bidirectional between the resource described in the instance IRM record and the related resource identified.</p>
              </xsd:documentation>
            </xsd:annotation>
          </xsd:enumeration>
        </xsd:restriction>
      </xsd:simpleType>
    </xsd:attribute>
Schema location | IC-IRM.xsd Copy and paste this link to your file browser, clicking the link MAY open in the browser. Opening in an XML aware editor is best.

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