<ObjectToObjectConversionTable> is the root tag for all elements in the file.
<ObjectToObjectConversionTable Version="1.0" FromType="GO" ToType="GO"> |
The Version attribute is the version number for the file format.
Values for the FromType and ToType attributes must also be set. The FromType attribute is source data that is being imported. There are five FromType values, see the following table.
Type | Description |
GO | Data from any GO-based source such stand-alone HOB files, feature layers, etc. |
CARIS | Data from a CARIS DES file. |
GML | Data from a GML file (without OGR) |
DGN | Data from a DGN file |
CATALOG | Data from a source with an object catalogue that is either loaded with the file or stored in memory |
Meta data is contained in the <ConversionTableInfo> tags.
An expanded metadata section is displayed below.
<ConversionTableInfo version "1.0" FromProduct="S-57" ToProduct="DNC" |
Name="S-57 3.1 to DIGEST" CreationDate="20060216" CreatedBy="CARIS"> |
<Edits> |
<Edit RevisionNumber="1" EditedBy="CARIS" Date="20060216" |
Comment="Added new entries"/> |
</Edits> |
</ConversionTableInfo> |
The following table describes attributes for the <ConversionTableInfo> and <Edits> tags.
Attributes | Description | Status |
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| Version number of the file format | Mandatory |
| The type of source data that will be mapped. | Mandatory |
| The type of data that will be imported as a result of mapping. | Mandatory |
| Name of the mapping table. The name is displayed in any list of mapping files in the CARIS modules. | Mandatory |
| The date that the table was created or released. | Mandatory |
| The individual or organization that created the mapping table. | Mandatory |
| Additional information | Optional |
| ||
| Revision number of the edit | Mandatory |
| Individual or organization that updated the table. | Mandatory |
| The data the information was edited. The format is ccyymmdd. | Mandatory |
| Information about the edit operation. | Mandatory |