RIXML Documentation

PersonGroupDetailsAlternativeLanguages

RIXML 2.5 Element

Required

Container element that holds multiple PersonGroupDetails elements, each providing name information in specific non-default languages. Designed to maintain backward compatibility with v2.4 while adding multilingual capabilities to person group data.

Usage

Optional element within PersonGroup that contains one or more PersonGroupDetails elements. Use when person group names need to be provided in languages other than the default document language.

Business Context

Supports international research distribution by enabling person group names in multiple languages, accommodating global research organizations and diverse client linguistic requirements.

Source:data-dictionary-2.5.1
Schema:RIXML-Common-2_5.xsd:829

Where It Fits

Canonical Path

Research/Product/Source/Organization/PersonGroup/PersonGroupDetailsAlternativeLanguages

Definition

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

Attributes

No attributes defined for this element

Children

PersonGroupDetailsPersonGroupDetailsType1..unbounded
requiredSince 2.5

Example

<PersonGroupDetailsAlternativeLanguages>
  <PersonGroupDetails> ... </PersonGroupDetails>
</PersonGroupDetailsAlternativeLanguages>

Version History

Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.5

Design Decisions

Created PersonGroupDetailsAlternativeLanguages container element for holding multiple PersonGroupDetails elements in different languages

Provides structured support for offering person group name information in multiple languages beyond the default language

RIXML Release Notes v2.5, p.22

Added PersonGroupDetailsAlternativeLanguages as a container element for PersonGroupDetails elements in non-default languages

To avoid breaking compatibility with v2.4 while supporting multilingual person group names, a duplicative construct was added beneath PersonGroup to house name data in other languages

RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.27

Semantic Relationships

Requires1 relationship

PersonGroupDetailsAlternativeLanguages serves as a container that necessitates the presence of PersonGroupDetails elements to provide multilingual name information

RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.27PersonGroupDetailsAlternativeLanguages

Qualifies1 relationship

Alternative language container provides person group name information in non-default languages

RIXML Release Notes v2.5, p.22Toward improved globalization