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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


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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Requirement specification The system must:
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Requirement quotation
Associated functional requirements
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Associated technical requirements


ICA-AtoM fields


ICA-AtoM implementation


Known issues


User Manual sections


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