RelatedProduct
RIXML 2.5 Element
Establishes explicit relationships between research products, documenting how content in one product connects to or depends on content in other products. Supports various relationship types from translations to prerequisites.
Describes how content contained in this product is associated with other products, or how content in other products is associated with this one. Can have none or any number of relationships to other products.
Usage
Optional element with multiple instances allowed. Requires relatedProductID matching another Product's productID and relationshipType from enumeration. Use RelationshipDescription for additional context about the specific relationship.
Business Context
Essential for research series management, translation tracking, and content dependency mapping. Enables research platforms to present related content recommendations and maintain research narrative continuity across publications.
Where It Fits
Definition
| Type | |
| Namespace | http://www.rixml.org/2017/9/RIXML |
| Min Occurs | 1 |
| Max Occurs | 1 |
Attributes
relatedProductIDstring |
The unique productID of the product to which this product is related (as stored in Product.productID of the related document) requiredSince 2.1 |
relationshipTypeProductRelationshipTypeEnum |
Indicates the type of relationship between this product and another product. requiredSince 2.1 |
Children
RelationshipDescriptionstring0..1 |
The description of the relationship between the current product and the other product to which it is related. optionalSince 2.1 |
Example
<RelatedProduct relatedProductID="f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479"
relationshipType="Value" />Version History
Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.1
Design Decisions
Level One excludes RelatedProduct elements as children of Product
To simplify the Level One implementation by removing complex product relationship structures
RIXML Level One Addendum v2.5, p.6
RelatedProduct elements are not permitted in Level One
To substantially reduce complexity for both publishers and vendors, alleviating implementation costs
RIXML Level One Addendum v2.5, p.24
Semantic Relationships
Requires1 relationship
Related product references must link to valid product IDs through the relatedProductID attribute, establishing connections between associated research items
RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.23— RelatedProduct