(last updated 2008-07-15) Media Type Name: application Subtype name: vnd.iptc.g2.packageitem+xml Required parameters: none Optional parameters: charset identical to the charset parameter on application/xml as described in RFC 3023 section 3.2 Encoding considerations: Identical to those of "application/xml" as described in rfc3023, section 3.2 Security considerations: In regards to general XML Security issues, identical to those of "application/xml" as described in rfc3023, section 10. Beyond these general XML Security issues, the media type does not contain active or executable content. The information contained in the media type does not require privacy or integrity services, however the media type does support the use of the XML syntax and processing rules for creating and representing digital signatures as described by rfc3275. Interoperability considerations: Published specification: NewsML-G2 version 2.0 specifications http://www.iptc.org/std/NewsML-G2/2.0/specification/NewsML-G2_2.0-spec_CCL_2.pdf Or EventsML-G2 version 1.0 specifications http://www.iptc.org/std/EventsML-G2/1.0/specification/EventsML-G2_1.0-spec-CCL_2.pdf Applications which use this media type: none Additional information: Magic number(s): none File extension(s): xml Macintosh File Type Code(s): Identical to those of "application/xml" as described in rfc3023, "TEXT" Object Identifier(s) or OID(s): It must be possible to positively identify an Item as it moves through the news workflow, and is transferred from place to place and from system to system. An Item therefore gets a globally unique identifier (guid), which is a persistent, universally unique identifier, and a version which is incremented when the content of the Item is updated. The first version is numbered 1: if the version is not explicitly set, this value must be assumed by the recipient of the Item. The guid is required to be in the form of a IRI. Any IRI capable of acting as a globally unique identifier is accepted; the IPTC provides a standard for this purpose in the form of an IETF RFC [RFC-3085]. Intended usage: A Package Item facilitates the packaging of all kinds of items, from really simple constructs to the highly hierarchical structures created by some news providers. Examples of Package Items are a collection of pictures, the "top ten" list of news items, an unordered set of news items relative to the same event, the representation of a section of a newspaper page. Other Information/General Comment: none Person to contact for further information: Name: Michael Steidl E-mail: mdirector&iptc.org Author/Change controller: Name: Michael Steidl E-mail: mdirector&iptc.org (file created 2008-07-15)