Table 6.57 — DRM_Description

Property

Description

Class

  • <DRM Description>

Superclass

Subclass

  • None.

Definition

An instance of this DRM class provides a characterization of the data set being described, including its intended use and limitations. In the documentation for this class, the phrase “the data set” refers to “the data set being described by the given <DRM Description> instance”. This, in turn, refers to the object tree rooted at the aggregate of the <DRM Description> instance. If a <DRM Description> is shared by multiple aggregate objects, then “the data set” refers to the collection of object trees rooted at its various aggregates.

Class diagram

Figure 6.64 — DRM_Description

Inherited field elements

Field name

Range

Field data type

None

   

Field elements

Field name

Range

Field data type

abstract1

 

String

purpose2

 

String

credit_count3

 

Integer_Unsigned

credit4

 

String[credit_count]

supplemental_information5

 

String

Associated to (one-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Associated to (one-way)

  • None.

Associated by (one-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Associated by (one-way)

  • None.

Associated with (two-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Associated with (two-way)

  • None.

Composed of (two-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Composed of (two-way metadata) (inherited)

  • None.

Composed of (two-way metadata)

Component of (two-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Component of (two-way)

Constraints

Clarifications

1 This is a brief narrative summary of the content of the resource(s) being described.

2 This is a summary of the intentions with which the resource(s) being described were developed.

3 This is the count of entries in the credit array.

4 This provides recognition of those who contributed to the resource(s) being described.

5 This supplies any other descriptive information about the data set.

6 If present, each of these provides category keywords, their type, and reference source.

Example(s)

  • The description of a <DRM Model> of an F-18, perhaps including a summary of its structure, and a list of its intended uses.