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Element irm:relatedResource

Namespace | urn:us:gov:ic:irm
Annotations | ? Each relatedResources element represents a single type of relationship between the resource described in the enclosing irm:Resource and other identified resources. ded:CategoryDescription: A set of resources related to the resource being described by a specified relationship and direction. ded:CategorySource: DCMI: relation, v. 1.1 ded:CategoryComment: relatedResource may be marked according to SMP guidelines. ded:Definition: An element that identifies one or more resources and describes the relationship and the direction of the relationship between those resources and the resource being described by the containing IRM record. To represent multiple relationships, multiple relatedResource elements are required. ded:Obligation: (Optional) ded:Comment: There can be an unbounded number of relatedResource elements. They may optionally be protected with IC ISM attributes to protect the identity of resources related by the specified relationship.
Diagram |
Type | irm:RelatedResourcesType
Type hierarchy | irm:CompoundResourceIdentifierType irm:RelatedResourcesType
Properties |
content | complex
Used by |
Complex Type | irm:ICResourceMetadataType
Model | irm:link+
Children | irm:link
Instance |
    <irm:relatedResource irm:direction="outbound" irm:qualifier="" irm:relationship="" irm:value="" xmlns:irm="urn:us:gov:ic:irm">
      <irm:link>{1,unbounded}</irm:link>
    </irm:relatedResource>
Attributes |
QName | Type | Default | Use | Annotation
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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:element name="relatedResource" type="irm:RelatedResourcesType">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>&#x2028;
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:ownerProducer="USA" ism:classification="U">Each relatedResources element represents a single type of relationship between the resource described in the enclosing irm:Resource and other identified resources.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:CategoryDescription">ded:CategoryDescription: A set of resources related to the resource being described by a specified relationship and direction.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:CategorySource">ded:CategorySource: DCMI: relation, v. 1.1</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:CategoryComment">ded:CategoryComment: relatedResource may be marked according to SMP guidelines.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: An element that identifies one or more resources and describes the relationship and the direction of the relationship between those resources and the resource being described by the containing IRM record. To represent multiple relationships, multiple relatedResource elements are required.</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: There can be an unbounded number of relatedResource elements. They may optionally be protected with IC ISM attributes to protect the identity of resources related by the specified relationship.</p>
        </xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
    </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.

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