Website
RIXML 2.5 Element
Web site reference information providing URI-based access to online resources. Contains required URL element with UriReference data type for web addresses associated with persons or organizations.
Strongly Recommended. Provides a URI reference for a web site.
Usage
Strongly recommended optional element within ContactInfo that can appear multiple times. URL field is required when Website element is used, providing web addresses for online presence or resources.
Business Context
Supports digital research distribution by providing web-based access to additional information, research portals, organizational profiles, and online resources that complement traditional research delivery methods.
Specification Guide
Overview
Website provides a URI reference to a web site associated with a person or organization, enabling consumers to reach online resources beyond direct contact channels. It is a strongly recommended optional component of the contact information package, used to publish links to publisher websites, analyst profiles, research portals, or other supplementary digital resources (sources: data-dictionary-2.4 p.33, data-dictionary-2.5.1 p.35, user-guide-2.1 p.21).
Usage
Website appears as an optional, strongly recommended child of ContactInfo in RIXML 2.0 through 2.5, and multiple instances are permitted so that different web properties (corporate site, research portal, analyst page) can be listed for the same contact (sources: data-dictionary-2.4 p.33, user-guide-2.1 p.21, user-guide-2.2 p.21, user-guide-2.3 p.21, data-dictionary-2.5.1 p.35).
When present, the element contains a required URL child of UriReference type holding the web address (sources: data-dictionary-interactions-2.0 p.21, user-guide-2.1 p.21, data-dictionary-2.5.1 p.35).
In the v3 draft, Website instances are gathered under a WebsiteList container element rather than appearing directly under ContactInfo, reflecting a refactor to better support multiple websites per contact (sources: data-dictionary-v3-draft p.29, meeting-2025-01 p.35).
Rules
- SHOULDWebsite is strongly recommended when ContactInfo is provided, so that consumers have access to web-based resources alongside other contact methods.[RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1 p.35] [RIXML User Guide v2.2 p.21] [RIXML User Guide v2.3 p.21] [RIXML Research Suite Data Dictionary v3.0 (DRAFT) p.29]↗
- MUSTWhen Website is used, its
URLchild element (ofUriReferencetype) is required and must contain a valid URI.[RIXML Interactions Data Dictionary v2.0 p.21] [RIXML User Guide v2.1 p.21] [RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1 p.35] - MAYMultiple Website instances may be provided within a single ContactInfo to capture different web properties for the same person or organization.[RIXML User Guide v2.1 p.21] [RIXML User Guide v2.2 p.21] [RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.4 p.33]
Relationships
- child-ofContactInfo — Website is an optional, strongly recommended child of ContactInfo with multiples allowed in RIXML 2.0–2.5.
- describesPerson — Website, via ContactInfo, can describe the web presence of a Person such as an analyst profile page.
- describesOrganization — Website, via ContactInfo, can describe the web presence of an Organization such as a corporate or research-portal URL.
Where It Fits
Canonical Path
Definition
| Type | |
| Namespace | http://www.rixml.org/2017/9/RIXML |
| Min Occurs | 1 |
| Max Occurs | 1 |
Attributes
No attributes defined for this element
Children
URLanyURI1..1 |
Web address associated with the person or organization. requiredSince 2.1 |
Example
<Website>
<URL> ... </URL>
</Website>Version History
Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.1
Present from RIXML 2.0 onward as a strongly recommended optional child of ContactInfo containing a required URL (UriReference) child, with multiples allowed; this structure remained stable through 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.1 (sources: data-dictionary-interactions-2.0 p.21, user-guide-2.1 p.21, user-guide-2.2 p.21, user-guide-2.3 p.21, data-dictionary-2.4 p.33, data-dictionary-2.5.1 p.35).
In the v3 draft, the element is refactored so that Website instances are wrapped in a WebsiteList container rather than sitting directly under ContactInfo, and the element itself carries the URI value directly as content. This change was made to provide cleaner support for multiple websites per contact (sources: data-dictionary-v3-draft p.29, meeting-2025-01 p.35).
Business Rules
Website element is strongly recommended for ContactInfo