DDI 3.1 XML Schema Documentation (2009-10-18)
© DDI Alliance 2009 - licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
complexType "DataSourceType"
Namespace:
ddi:datacollection:3_1
Content:
complex, 4 elements
Defined:
globally in datacollection.xsd, see XML source
Includes:
definitions of 4 elements
Used:
at 1 location
XML Representation Summary
<...>
   
Content: 
 SourceDescription*, SourceType*, Origin*, Characteristic*
</...>
Content Model Elements (4):
Characteristic, Origin, SourceDescription, SourceType
All Direct / Indirect Based Elements (1):
DataSource
Known Usage Locations
Annotation
Describes a source for the data.
XML Source (w/o annotations (5); see within schema source)
<xs:complexType name="DataSourceType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="SourceDescription"/>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="SourceType"/>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Origin"/>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Characteristic"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
Content Element Detail (defined in this component only; 4/4)
Characteristic
Type:
r:StructuredStringType, mixed content
A significant characteristic of the data source that may affect understanding or collection of the data. This will include the level of documentation of the source data. For example: 'Legibility of data source affected due to water damage.'
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Characteristic"/>
Origin
Type:
OriginType, complex content
A citation or URI for the source of the data. Note that this is an external reference, and should not be used to point to DDI descriptions of the data, or to DDI-encoded data.
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Origin"/>
SourceDescription
Type:
r:StructuredStringType, mixed content
A description of the source from which data are collected.
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="SourceDescription"/>
SourceType
Type:
r:CodeValueType, simple content
Describes the type of source, and may be from a controlled vocabulary.
Simple Content
xs:string
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="SourceType"/>
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