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The eml-dataTable module is used to describe the logical characteristics of each tabular set of information in a dataset. A series of comma-sparated text files may be considered a dataset, and each file would subsequently be considered a dataTable entity within the dataset. Since the eml-dataTable module extends the eml-entity module, it uses all of the common entity elements to describe the table, along with a few elements specific to just data table entities. The eml-dataTable module allows for the description of each attribute (column/field/variable) within the data table through the use of the eml-attribute module. Likewise, there are fields used to describe the physical distribution of the data table, its overall coverage, the methodology used in creating the data, and other logical structure information such as its orientation, case sensitivity, etc.

The EML dataTable Module is used to document datasets with one or more data tables. yes Table Entity descriptor Descriptor of one table entity in the dataset. The dataTable element is a descriptor of one entity in the dataset identified by its name. This element can contain information about the dataTable's orientation, number of records, case sensitivity, and temporal, geographic and taxonomic coverage. Because the dataTable element refers to the complex type 'dataTableType', it must contain the elements defined for dataTableType. See the description for dataTableType to review component element rules. Attribute List The list of attributes associated with this entity. The list of attributes associated with this entity. For more information see the eml-attribute module. Constraint Description of any relational constraints on ' this entity. For more information see the eml-constraint module. Case sensitivity Specification of text case sensitivity in the dataTable. The caseSensitive element specifies text case sensitivity of the data in the dataTable. The valid values are yes or no. If it is set to yes, then values of attributes that differ only in case (e.g., LOW, low) represent distinct values. If set to no, then values of attributes that differ only in case represent the same value. yes no Number of records The integer count of the number of records in the dataTable. The numberOfRecords element contains a count of the number of records in the dataTable. This is typically an integer value, and only includes records that represent observations. It would not include any details of physical formatting such as the number of header lines (see eml-physical for that information). 975