XCRI-CAP & HIVE

If and when we decide to use XCRI-CAP as the metadata schema for HIVE (and this is not certain) we will have to 'configure' HIVE to accept this schema. This may be a simple process, but will require 'defining' the schema through creating an SDI file, which also assists in generating the GUI interface.

From HIVE admin guide:

"Chapter 3: Creating an SDI File
Hive imports, exports and stores metadata in XML format.
Standards bodies such as IMS, SCORM, and Learning Federation express the format of the metadata using an XML schema file. The actual metadata is stored in an XML instance file that can be validated against the schema file.

When a Hive user opens the Edit Metadata dialog, Hive dynamically generates a user interface into which the metadata is entered. From the user’s perspective, the format of the dialog closely matches the metadata format as published by the standards body.

As published by the standards body, the metadata XML schema file does not contain all of the information needed to generate the user interface. This extra information must be placed into a Structure Definition Instance (SDI) file. The SDI file is an XML instance file.

The SDI file contains:

• Titles and descriptions of data items that are displayed on the GUI.
• The type of field into which the data must be entered, for example, a single-line text entry field or date field.
• The maximum number of characters that can be entered into a field.
• Information that specifies whether the field is mandatory or optional.
• Information that specifies whether multiple versions of the field are allowed."