PREMIS metadata: normalized files

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This table shows all the PREMIS object and agent elements that should appear for a normalized file. The PREMIS file also includes three events for a normalized file: creation, message digest calculation and fixity check. See (see PREMIS metadata: events).

PREMIS entity	Semantic unit	Semantic component	Sample value(s)	Notes
object	objectIdentifier	objectIdentifierType	UUID	mandatory unit and component
object	objectIdentifier	objectIdentifierValue	270bd067-0483-4c5f-bdec-f2cbd6e651aa	mandatory unit and component
object	objectCategory	none	file	mandatory unit and component
object	objectCharacteristics	compositionLevel	0	mandatory unit and component
object	objectCharacteristics/fixity	messageDigestAlgorithm	sha256
object	objectCharacteristics/fixity	messageDigest	f22c693ef1a40e390d0e71f35fbf3b9323fd59464396ff1bcccfd5cd823f3d72
object	objectCharacteristics/format/formatDesignation	formatName	Tagged Image File Format	format is a mandatory unit; must use either formatDesignation or formatRegistry
object	objectCharacteristics/format/formatDesignation	formatVersion	6.0	format is a mandatory unit; must use either formatDesignation or formatRegistry
object	objectCharacteristics/format/formatRegistry	formatRegistryName	PRONOM	format is a mandatory unit; must use either formatDesignation or formatRegistry
object	objectCharacteristics/format/formatRegistry	formatRegistryKey	fmt/10	format is a mandatory unit; must use either formatDesignation or formatRegistry
object	relationship	relationshipType	derivation
object	relationship	relationshipSubType	has source
object	relationship/relatedObjectIdentification	relatedObjectIdentifierType	UUID
object	relationship/relatedObjectIdentification	relatedObjectIdentifierValue	0db50321-6d7b-4291-89ec-a8b0adc1ff96
object	relationship/relatedEventIdentification	relatedEventIdentifierType	UUID	"For derivative relationships between objects relatedEventIdentification must be recorded."
object	relationship/relatedEventIdentification	relatedEventIdentifierValue	8dh50521-3d7f-2292-79ec-a8c0adk1gf65	"For derivative relationships between objects relatedEventIdentification must be recorded."
agent	agentIdentifier	agentIdentifierType	preservation system	mandatory unit and component
agent	agentIdentifier	agentIdentifierValue	Archivematica-0.7	mandatory unit and component
agent	agentName	none	Archivematica
agent	agentType	none	software