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Meta-Information

Introduction​

A GLDF file can require information, that does not refer to the specific product it provides. This information are more of a technical nature. For this data, a separate file is intended in the GLDF: the meta-information.xml. Its content is specified like the product.xml through a XSD Schema and will be described in this chapter.

important

The meta-information.xml is not intended to store manufacturers luminaire data.
These have to be written into the product.xml!

XSD​

Meta Information XSD

name attribute convention​

property naming

The convention for the name attribute is the following:

Issuer-PropertyName

XML example​

Let's imagine we have two companies: Acme and ExampleLLC. And both would like to store its own signature.
An exemplary meta-information.xml could therefore look as follows

<MetaInformation>
  <Property name="Acme-Signature">41dad678-14fe-4ea9-a7fe-2a5a22e79aae</Property>
  <Property name="ExampleLLC-Signature">5437af9d-18c4-485e-b396-1d3d6531fb29</Property>
</MetaInformation>

This example also illustrates how important it is to follow the convention for the name attribute to avoid naming conflicts.