RIXML Documentation

CoveragePairing

RIXML 2.5 Element

Required

An element that establishes relationships between covering entities and covered entities, interpreted to mean each covering entity provides coverage for all specified covered entities

An element to pair coverers with the covered. Interpretted to mean that each of the covering entities covers all of the covered entities.

Usage

Required child element of CoverageUpdate with multiple instances allowed, containing exactly one CoveringEntities and one CoveredEntities element

Business Context

Core mechanism for expressing coverage relationships in research distribution, enabling automated routing of research content based on analyst assignments and coverage areas

Source:data-dictionary-2.5.1
Schema:RIXML-CoverageUpdates-2_5.xsd:72

Where It Fits

Definition

TypeCoveragePairingType
Namespacehttp://www.rixml.org/2017/9/RIXML
Min Occurs1
Max Occurs1

Attributes

No attributes defined for this element

Children

CoveringEntitiesCoveringEntitiesType1..1
requiredSince 2.5
CoveredEntitiesCoveredEntitiesType1..1
requiredSince 2.5

Example

<CoveragePairing>
  <CoveringEntities> ... </CoveringEntities>
  <CoveredEntities> ... </CoveredEntities>
</CoveragePairing>

Version History

Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.5

Business Rules

MUST

Coverage pairings must be interpreted such that each covering entity covers all of the covered entities within the pairing

interpretationcoverage-mapping

Design Decisions

Coverage relationships should be modeled as pairings where each covering entity covers all covered entities in the pairing

Provides a clear semantic model for expressing many-to-many coverage relationships between analysts and their coverage universe

RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.137

Semantic Relationships

Requires2 relationships

Coverage pairings establish the relationship where each covering entity provides research coverage for all specified covered entities

RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.137CoveragePairing

Coverage pairings establish the relationship where all covering entities provide research coverage for each specified covered entity

RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.137CoveragePairing