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Meta Data

<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.

The values for the FromType and ToType attributes must be set to GO (FromType=GO). This is important when creating custom mapping files.

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

<ConversionTableInfo>

version

Version number of the file format

Mandatory

FromProduct

The type of source data that will be mapped.

Mandatory

ToProduct

The type of data that will be imported as a result of mapping.

Mandatory

Name

Name of the mapping table. The name is displayed in any list of mapping files in the CARIS modules.

Mandatory

CreationDate

The date that the table was created or released.

Mandatory

CreatedBy

The individual or organization that created the mapping table.

Mandatory

Comments

Additional information

Optional

<Edits>

RevisionNumber

Revision number of the edit

Mandatory

EditedBy

Individual or organization that updated the table.

Mandatory

Date

The data the information was edited. The format is ccyymmdd.

Mandatory

Comment

Information about the edit operation.

Mandatory