5 Metadata
The FOCUS specification defines a metadata structure to be supplied by data providers to facilitate practitioners' use of FOCUS data. This metadata includes general information about the dataset artifact.
The metadata includes the following sections:
| Metadata Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Data Generator | Describes the entity delivering the dataset artifact. |
| Dataset Instance | Describes the nature of the dataset artifact. |
| Recency | Describes the recency and completeness of data within the artifact. |
| Schema | Describes the schema of data within the artifact. |
Requirements
Metadata adheres to the following requirements:
- Data generators SHOULD provide FOCUS metadata in a format that is accessible programmatically, such as a file, website, API, or table.
- Data generators SHOULD provide documentation on their implementation of the FOCUS metadata.
Metadata ID
Metadata
Metadata Name
Metadata
Introduced (version)
1.0