ISO/IEC TS 11179-30:2019

TECHNICAL ISO/IEC TS
SPECIFICATION 11179-30
First edition
2019-11
Information technology — Metadata
registries (MDR) —
Part 30:
Basic attributes of metadata
Reference number
ISO/IEC TS 11179-30:2019(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Conformance . 1
4.1 Overview of conformance . . 1
4.2 Degree of conformance . 1
4.2.1 General. 1
4.2.2 Strictly conforming implementations . 2
4.2.3 Conforming implementations . 2
4.3 Implementation conformance statement (ICS) . 2
5 Basic attributes . 2
5.1 Use of basic attributes . 2
5.2 Common attributes . 3
5.2.1 General. 3
5.2.2 Identifying . 3
5.2.3 Naming . 3
5.2.4 Definitional . 4
5.2.5 Administrative . 4
5.2.6 Relational . 4
5.3 Attributes specific to Data_Element_Concepts . 4
5.4 Attributes specific to Data_Elements . 5
5.5 Attributes specific to Conceptual_Domains . 5
5.6 Attributes specific to Value_Domains . 5
5.7 Attributes specific to Permissible_Values . 5
5.8 Attributes specific to Value_Meanings . 6
Bibliography . 7
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Foreword
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Introduction
Data processing and electronic data interchange rely heavily on accurate, reliable, controllable and
verifiable data recorded in databases. A prerequisite for correct and proper use and interpretation
of data is that both users and owners of data have a common understanding of the meaning and
representation of the data. To facilitate this common understanding, a number of characteristics, or
attributes, of the data have to be defined. These characteristics of data are known as “metadata”, that
is, “data that describes data”. ISO/IEC 11179-3 provides a conceptual metamodel for the attributes of
data elements and associated metadata to be specified and registered as metadata items in a metadata
registry (MDR).
This document applies to the definition, specification and contents of collections of metadata, including
interchanging or referencing among such collections.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/IEC TS 11179-30:2019(E)
Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) —
Part 30:
Basic attributes of metadata
1 Scope
This document specifies basic attributes which are required to describe data elements and associated
metadata, and which might be used in situations where a complete ISO/IEC 11179-3 metadata registry
is not appropriate (e.g. in the specification of other International Standards).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 11179-3, Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 3: Registry metamodel
and basic attributes
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 11179-3 apply.
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