SERF Writer's Guide: SERF Revision History

SERF Revision History

Definition

The <SERF_Revision_History> allows the author to provide a list of changes made to the SERF over time. This provides a mechanism for tracking revisions to SERF content.

Syntax

<SERF_Revision_History>yyyy-mm-dd, text of revision history</SERF_Revision_History>

Year, month and day must follow the International Standard ISO 8601 in the form: yyyy-mm-dd, where:

yyyy= the 4 digit year
mm= the 2-digit month (01-12)
dd = the 2-digit day (01-31)

Usage

The <SERF_Revision_History> field is recommended and may not be repeated.
Multiple lines of text are allowed.

Example

<SERF_Revision_History>2004-09-05, Jane Doe, SERF author, changed PI telephone number.</SERF_Revision_History>

<SERF_Revision_History>
2005-12-17, global update, changed Service Provider URL 2006-05-22, populated new fields
for version 6. </SERF_Revision_History>

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This document should be cited as:
Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) Writer's Guide, 2013.
Global Change Master Directory.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
[http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/serfguide/].