Reference Set Base

Reference Set Base

Field

Data type

Purpose

Part of Primary Key

id

A 128 bit unsigned

, uniquely identifying this
.

Different versions of a reference set member share the same

but have different
. This allows a reference set member to be modified or made
(i.e. removed from the active set) at a specified time.

NO

YES (Full /Snapshot)

The inclusive date or time at which this version of the identified

became the current version.

Note: In distribution files the effectiveTime should follow the short ISO date format (YYYYMMDD) and should not include the hours, minutes, seconds or timezone indicator.

The current version of this

at time T is the version with the most recent
prior to or equal to time T .

YES

YES (Full)

Optional (Snapshot) 

The state of the identified

as at the specified
.

If

= 1 (true) the
is part of the current version of the set, if
= 0 (false) the
is not part of the current version of the set.

YES

NO

Identifies the

that contains this
as at the specified
.

The value must be a

of
within the metadata
.

YES

NO

Identifies the

to which this
belongs.

NO

NO

A reference to the

to be included in the
.

NO

NO



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