NOTE The template has been defined in the context of UK_Defence. Refer to the business context for details of related templates.

NOTE An explanation of a template and the associated instantiation path is provided in the Template overview section.

Figure 1 — Graphical Representation for Business Object Record

Record:

The definition of a record object is: This information object represents a permanent statement for preserving the memory or knowledge of facts, activities or events.

Attribute name	Attribute description	Attribute type	Optionality
Comment	This is a comment / description about / of the record.	intrinsic	Optional
Date Created	This is the date on which the record was created.	intrinsic	Mandatory
Date Stored	This is the date on which the record was stored.	intrinsic	Mandatory
ID	This is the identifier of the record.	Identifier	Mandatory
Name	This is the name of the record.	intrinsic	Optional
Record of	This is the reference to the information object(s) for which the record is made.	SELECT	Mandatory (1:?)
Storage Location	This is the reference to the location where the record is stored.	location	Mandatory
Storage Media	This defines the type of information storage media on which the record is stored. EXAMPLE "A0 paper", "A1 paper", "A2 paper", "A3 paper", "A4 paper", "70 minute CD", "80 minute CD", "DVD", "video", "microfilm".	Intrinsic	Mandatory
Storage Media Shelf Life	This is the shelf life of the media on which the record is stored.	Intrinsic	Optional

Table 1 — Record attribute details

-- record
/representing_document(
    doc_id=@ID,
    doc_id_class_name='Record_identification_code',
    doc_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    doc_org_id=@ID_source_organization,
    doc_org_id_class_name='Organization_identification_code',
    doc_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    doc_vn_id='',
    doc_vn_id_class_name='Document_version_identification_code',
    doc_vn_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    doc_vn_org_id='/NULL',
    doc_vn_org_id_class_name='Organization_identification_code',
    doc_vn_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    domain='Through_life_support_standard',
    domain_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    life_cycle_stage='Support_stage',
    life_cycle_stage_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std')/
%^record = $representing_document.document%

-- [optional Comment]
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@Comment,
    class_name='Record_comment',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^record)/

-- Date created
Date_or_date_time_assignment
Date_or_date_time_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Date_or_date_time_assignment.items -> ^record
Date_or_date_time_assignment.assigned_date -> @Date_created

-- [optional Name]
/identifier(
    ID=@Name,
    source_organization=@Name_source_organization,
    type='Record_name',
    items=^record)/

-- [1:M Record of]
/assigning_document(
    doc_ass_role='Record_of',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^record,
    assigned_document=@record_of)/

-- Storage location
Location_assignment
Location_assignment.entity_for_location -> ^record
Location_assignment.location_for_assignment -> @Storage_location
Location_assignment.description = '/IGNORE'
Location_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
%^location_assignment = Location_assignment%

-- Storage date
Date_or_date_time_assignment
Date_or_date_time_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Date_or_date_time_assignment.items -> ^record
Date_or_date_time_assignment.assigned_date -> @Date_stored

-- Record of
/assigning_document(
    doc_ass_role='Record_of',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^record,
    assigned_document=@record_of)/

-- Storage media
/assigning_reference_data(
    items=^record,
    class_name=@Storage_media,
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence')/

-- [optional Storage media shelf life]
/property(
    a_property_of=^record,
    ID='Storage_media_shelf_life',
    property_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    value=@Storage_media_shelf_life_value,
    unit=@Storage_media_shelf_life_unit,
    unit_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    si_unit='false',
    disposition='Predicted')/

The instance diagram in Figure 4 shows an example of the EXPRESS entities and templates that are instantiated by the template:

/record(record_of='@176', record_of='@256', Date_created='@137', Date_stored='@132', Storage_location='@142', Comment='Comment on record', Name='Name of record', Name_source_organization='UK_Defence', ID='R123', ID_source_organization='UK_Defence', Storage_media='Cd_rom', Storage_location_shelf_life_value='50', Storage_location_shelf_life_unit='year', Version='/NULL')/

(an illustration of the consolidated record template is shown in Figure 5 below.)

The instance diagram in Figure 5 shows the graphic symbol for the template that is to be used in other instance diagrams. The example template is:

Entity in path	Value	Inherited from
Date_or_date_time_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—
Location_assignment.description	'/IGNORE'	—
Location_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—
Date_or_date_time_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—