Module Documentation: eml-software
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The eml-software module contains general information that describes software resources.

Element Definitions:

software
Content of this field: Description of this field:

Derived from: res:ResourceBase (by xs:extension)

Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
versionNumberOptionalMultiple Times
sourceModuleOptionalMultiple Times
binaryFileOptionalMultiple Times
locationOptionalMultiple Times
programmingLanguageOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Software
Summary:
General information about a software resource.
Description:
the 'software' element contains general information about a software resource that is being documented. This is field is intended to give information for software tools that are needed to interpret a dataset, software that was written to process a resource, or software as a resource in itself. It includes the version, the programming language, and the location of the software, along with the source code information or binary file information. The information provided in the subelements are specific to software resources and extend the Resource type.
Example:
Please see the examples for each subelement of the 'Software' type.
Lineage:
The 'software' element was introduced into EML 2.0, however it was derived from the eml-software module in EML 1.4.
versionNumber
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Version number
Summary:
The version number of the software resource.
Description:
This field provides the version number of the software that is being documented. The version number may be a vendor-assigned number, or it may be a version tag from a software versioning system such as CVS (Concurrent Versioning System).
Example:
8.2.1 or WEBSITE_2_BETA_1
Lineage:
This field was introduced into EML 2.0 beta 1, and is derived from the eml-software module in EML 1.4.
sourceModule
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Source module
Summary:
The name of the source code module.
Description:
This field provides the name of the source code module that contains the non-binary source.
Example:
eml-2.0b1.tgz
Lineage:
This field was introduced into EML 2.0 beta 1, and is derived from the eml-software module in EML 1.4.
binaryFile
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Binary file
Summary:
The name of the binary file for the software.
Description:
This field provides the name of the compiled binary file for the software distribution.
Example:
morpho-macintosh-1.2.bin
Lineage:
This field was introduced into EML 2.0 beta 1, and is derived from the eml-software module in EML 1.4.
location
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Software location
Summary:
The Internet location of the software resource.
Description:
This field provides the Uniform Resource Locator of where the software resource is available on the Internet.
Example:
http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/metacat/
Lineage:
This field was introduced into EML 2.0 beta 1, and is derived from the eml-software module in EML 1.4.
programmingLanguage
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Programming Language
Summary:
The programming language for the software resource.
Description:
This field provides the name and version of the programming language in which the software resource was written.
Example:
PERL version 5.005_03
Lineage:
This field was introduced into EML 2.0 beta 1, and is derived from the eml-software module in EML 1.4.

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