Table 6.191 — DRM_Process_Step

Property

Description

Class

  • <DRM Process Step>

Superclass

Subclass

  • None.

Definition

An instance of this DRM class specifies information about an event in the creation process for the data specified by the scope.

The description field specifies an explanation of the event, including related parameters or tolerances.

The rationale field states the requirement or purpose for the <DRM Process Step> instance.

Class diagram

Figure 6.229 — DRM_Process_Step

Inherited field elements

Field name

Range

Field data type

None

   

Field elements

Field name

Range

Field data type

description

 

String

rationale

 

String

Default field values

Default field values for DRM_Process_Step

Associated to (one-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Associated to (one-way)

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)

Composed of (two-way metadata) (inherited)

  • None.

Composed of (two-way metadata)

Component of (two-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Component of (two-way)

Constraints

Clarifications

1For a given <DRM Source> instance to which the <DRM Process Step> instance is associated, the following hold:

  1. If the input field of the given <DRM In Out> instance is TRUE, the <DRM Source> instance represents environmental data used in the event represented by the <DRM Process Step> instance.
  2. If the input field of the given <DRM In Out> instance is FALSE, the <DRM Source> instance represents intermediate environmental data that is:
    1. significant in the opinion of the data producer,
    2. generated in the processing step represented by the <DRM Process Step> instance, and
    3. used in later processing steps.

2The <DRM Absolute Time> component specifies the date and time (or range of date and time) on or over which the event represented by the <DRM Process Step> instance occurred.

3If provided, these <DRM Responsible Party> instances provide identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organization(s) associated with the <DRM Process Step> instance.

Example(s)

  • A <DRM Process Step> instance describes the filtering of feature data based on feature coding schemes used in GIS applications.

  • A <DRM Process Step> instance specifies the rules by which feature data is polygonalized.