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 three events recorded are creation, message digest calculation and fixity check. 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."
event	eventIdentifier	eventIdentifierType	UUID	mandatory unit and component
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