ESciDoc Logical Data Model/SurrogateItem
Introduction[edit]
This page provides general overview on the SurrogateItem resources within the eSciDoc repository. General introduction available at eSciDoc Logical Data Model page.
Model description[edit]
A surrogate item is an Item resource that references another eSciDoc content resource (e.g. another Item or Container) or an external resource (that is resolvable via the identifier used for reference). Referenced resource is thus "origin" of the surrogate item resource.
As being an Item, surrogate item has the same data model as the Item i.e.
UML Diagram[edit]
- For simplicity reasons properties of the objects are not represented on the diagram. Properties are managed by the escidoc repository itself and may change during time. For more information on the properties and ther usage please check the documentation available at eSciDoc Item Service.