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Revision as of 18:29, 24 January 2008

Please note that ICA-AtoM is no longer actively supported by Artefactual Systems.
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Main page > System Requirements > Metadata requirements > Archival descriptions

Describe units of archival materials

Requirement number MR-1
Requirement name Describe units of archival materials
Requirement specification The system must:
  • Include an entity representing an archival description.
Sub-requirements
  • 1.A Identify unit / object of description.
  • 1.B Describe the context (origin and custody) of material.
  • 1.C Describe content and structure of material.
  • 1.D Describe conditions governing access and use of material.
  • 1.E Identify related archvial materials.
  • 1.F Control description record.

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Identify unit / object of description

Requirement number MR-1.A
Requirement name Identify unit / object of description
Requirement specification The system must:
  • Uniquely identify each description.
Sub-requirements
  • 1.A.1 Identify unit / object of description.
  • 1.A.2 Name unit / object of description.
  • 1.A.3 Identify the level of description.
  • 1.A.4 Indicate the dates of the material described.
  • 1.A.5 Indicate the extent of the material described.

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Identify unit / object of description

Requirement number MR-1.A.1
Requirement name Identify unit / object of description
Requirement specification The system must:
  • Assign one or more unique identifier (codes) to each description such that the description can be linked to the object of description.
Requirement quotation

ISAD(G) 3.1.1


Associated functional requirements

FR-3.B, Assign unique identifiers to descriptions.

Associated quality requirements

Auto-enter values.

Associated technical requirements


ICA-AtoM fields

information_object::id information_object:identifier

ICA-AtoM implementation
  • ICA-AtoM automatically assigns each record a unqiue database ID (id); this value is invisible to users.


  • Users enter their own Reference code (identifier). ICA-AtoM allows any type of value in this field (numbers, text, alpha-numeric code) to accommodate any institutional system for assigning identifiers.
Known issues


User Manual sections


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Template

Requirement number Number
Requirement name
Requirement specification The system must:
  • Requirement.
Requirement quotation
Associated functional requirements
Associated quality requirements


Associated technical requirements


ICA-AtoM fields


ICA-AtoM implementation


Known issues


User Manual sections


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