complexType "QuestionGroupType" | DDI-Lifecycle 3.3 XML Schema Documentation (2020-01-15)

complexType "QuestionGroupType"

Namespace:	ddi:datacollection:3_3
Content:	complex, 8 attributes, 24 elements
Defined:	globally in datacollection.xsd; see XML source
Includes:	definitions of 1 attribute, 12 elements
Used:	at 1 location

XML Representation Summary

<...

inheritanceAction	=	("Add" \| "Update" \| "Delete")
objectSource	=	(xs:string \| xs:string)
scopeOfUniqueness	=	("Agency" \| "Maintainable") : "Agency"
isUniversallyUnique	=	xs:boolean
versionDate	=	(xs:dateTime \| xs:date \| xs:gYearMonth \| xs:gYear \| xs:duration)
isPublished	=	xs:boolean : "false"
isVersionable	=	"true"
isOrdered	=	xs:boolean : "false"

Content:

</...>

All Direct / Indirect Based Elements (1):

QuestionGroup

Known Usage Locations

As direct type of elements (1):

QuestionGroup

Annotation

Contains a group of Questions, which may be ordered or hierarchical. In addition to the name, label, and description of the group, the structure allows for defining the type of group using an optional controlled vocabulary, a reference to a defining universe or concept for the group, a subject classification for the group, and a listing of Questions and QuestionGroups in any order.

Type Definition Detail

Type Derivation Tree

r:AbstractIdentifiableType (extension)

r:AbstractVersionableType (extension)

r:VersionableType (extension)

QuestionGroupType

XML Source (w/o annotations (14); see within schema source)

<xs:complexType name="QuestionGroupType">

<xs:complexContent>

<xs:extension base="r:VersionableType">

<xs:sequence>

<xs:element minOccurs="0" ref="TypeOfQuestionGroup"/>

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="QuestionGroupName"/>

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:Label"/>

<xs:element minOccurs="0" ref="r:Description"/>

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:UniverseReference"/>

<xs:element minOccurs="0" ref="r:ConceptReference"/>

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:Subject"/>

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:Keyword"/>

<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0">

<xs:element ref="QuestionItemReference"/>

<xs:element ref="QuestionGridReference"/>

<xs:element ref="QuestionBlockReference"/>

<xs:element ref="QuestionGroupReference"/>

</xs:choice>

</xs:sequence>

<xs:attribute default="false" name="isOrdered" type="xs:boolean"/>

</xs:extension>

</xs:complexContent>

</xs:complexType>

Attribute Detail (all declarations; defined within this component only; 1/8)

isOrdered

Type:	xs:boolean, predefined
Use:	optional

If set to "true" indicates that the content of the group is ordered as it appears within the XML structure.

Attribute Value

Default:

"false"

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:attribute default="false" name="isOrdered" type="xs:boolean"/>

Content Element Detail (all declarations; defined within this component only; 12/24)

QuestionBlockReference

Type:

r:ReferenceType, complex content

Reference to constituent QuestionBlock.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element ref="QuestionBlockReference"/>

QuestionGridReference

Type:

r:ReferenceType, complex content

Reference to constituent QuestionGrid.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element ref="QuestionGridReference"/>

QuestionGroupName

Type:

r:NameType, complex content

A name for the QuestionGroup. May be expressed in multiple languages. Repeat the element to express names with different content, for example different names for different systems.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="QuestionGroupName"/>

QuestionGroupReference

Type:

r:ReferenceType, complex content

Reference to constituent QuestionGroup. This allows for nesting of QuestionGroups.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element ref="QuestionGroupReference"/>

QuestionItemReference

Type:

r:ReferenceType, complex content

Reference to constituent QuestionItem.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element ref="QuestionItemReference"/>

r:ConceptReference

Type:

r:ReferenceType, complex content

Reference to the concept expressed by the Questions in this group.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element minOccurs="0" ref="r:ConceptReference"/>

r:Description

Type:

r:StructuredStringType, complex content

A description of the content and purpose of the QuestionGroup. Supports multiple language versions of the same content as well as optional formatting of the content.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element minOccurs="0" ref="r:Description"/>

r:Keyword

Type:

r:InternationalCodeValueType, empty content

If keywords are listed for this group, it is strongly recommended that the keywords listed also be found in the TopicalCoverage element for the parent packaging element when this group is included directly or by reference in a module containing a coverage element. Use of keyword at the group level allows for associating objects as a type of keyword based group or to identify keyword characteristics of a reusable group of objects.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:Keyword"/>

r:Label

Type:

r:LabelType, complex content

A display label for the QuestionGroup. Supports multiple language versions of the same content as well as optional formatting of the content. Repeat for labels with different content, for example, labels with differing length limitations.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:Label"/>

r:Subject

Type:

r:InternationalCodeValueType, empty content

If subjects are listed for this group, it is strongly recommended that the subjects listed also be found in the TopicalCoverage element for the parent packaging element when this group is included directly or by reference in a module containing a coverage element. Use of subject at the group level allows for associating objects as a type of subject based group or to identify subject characteristics of a reusable group of objects.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:Subject"/>

r:UniverseReference

Type:

r:ReferenceType, complex content

Reference to the universe statement describing the persons or other objects to which the contents of this question group pertain.

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:UniverseReference"/>

TypeOfQuestionGroup

Type:

r:CodeValueType, simple content

A brief textual identification of the group type. Supports the use of an external controlled vocabulary.

Simple Content

xs:string

XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)

<xs:element minOccurs="0" ref="TypeOfQuestionGroup"/>

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