Module Documentation: eml-protocol

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The eml-protocol module - Research protocol specific information

The EML Protocol Module is used to define abstract, prescriptive procedures for generating or processing data. Conceptually, a protocol is a standardized method.

Eml-protocol resembles eml-methods; however, eml-methods is descriptive (often written in the declarative mood: "I took five subsamples...") whereas eml-protocol is prescriptive (often written in the imperative mood: "Take five subsamples..."). A protocol may have versions, whereas methods (as used in eml-methods) should not.

Module details

Recommended Usage:	Use eml-protocol to describe prescriptive procedures that can be associated with other descriptive or prescriptive procedures.
Stand-alone:	yes
Imports:	eml-resource, eml-methods, eml-documentation, eml-access
Imported By:
View an image of the schema:	eml-protocol image

Element Definitions:
proceduralStep	This element has no default value.
Content of this field:	Description of this field:
Type: md:ProcedureStepType
protocol	This element has no default value.
Content of this field:	Description of this field:
Type: ProtocolType	The protocol field provides a container for other related fields, such as proceduralStep and ResourceGroup.
Attribute Definitions:
id
Type: res:IDType Use: optional
system
Type: res:SystemType Use: optional
scope
Type: res:ScopeType Use: optional Default value: document
Complex Type Definitions:
ProtocolType
Content of this field:	Description of this field:
Elements: Use: How many: A choice of ( A sequence of ( res:ResourceGroup     proceduralStep optional unbounded ) OR res:ReferencesGroup     ) Attributes: Use: Default Value: id optional system optional scope optional document	The ProtocolType container defines a number of reusable fields that can be referenced from multiple EML modules. It represents well-defined, prescriptive procedures that can be used to document other prescriptive procedures or descriptive procedures such as methods.
Group Definitions:

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