Document metadata

Last updated: July 20, 2023

Document metadata primarily consists of the following:

A document number which, together with the document revision, constitutes the document's prime identifier
Descriptive attributes, e.g. the title of the document
Control attributes, e.g. whether the document is subject to change control
Document components identified in a Contained-in relationship
Document cross-references

When a document is approved, the metadata cannot be changed unless the document is declared as Under Change, through defined configuration control procedures.

Secondary document metadata consists of:

Document responsibilities, e.g. author, approver, etc.
Document location
Document copies

See also ATTRIBUTE, COMPONENT, CONFIGURATION CONTROL, CROSS REFERENCES, DATA, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT APPROVAL, DOCUMENT COPIES AND MASTERS, DOCUMENT-DOCUMENT RELATIONSHIPS, LOCATION, METADATA, OBJECT, OBJECT IDENTIFICATION, PRIME IDENTIFIER, RESPONSIBILITIES, and REVISION.