assignment

Attribute group information

Name	Occ	Type	Description
AssignedBy	[0..1]	xsd:string	An identifier for the party assigning a piece of metadata. This can be a string that designates the party informally (for example, a person's name), or a pointer in the form a fragment identifier consisting of a # character followed by the Duid of a Topic corresponding to the party.
Importance	[0..1]	xsd:string	An indication of the importance the party assigning a piece of metadata attaches to it. The value of the Importance attribute is a formal name for a level of importance. Its meaning and permitted values are determined by a controlled vocabulary.
Confidence	[0..1]	xsd:string	An indication of the confidence with which a piece of metadata has been assigned. The value of the Confidence attribute is a formal name for a degree of confidence. Its meaning and permitted values are determined by a controlled vocabulary.
HowPresent	[0..1]	xsd:string	An indication of the way in which a piece of metadata applies. The value of the HowPresent attribute is a formal name for the way the metadata applies. Its meaning and permitted values are determined by a controlled vocabulary.
DateAndTime	[0..1]	NewsMLDateTime	The date and (optionally) time at which a piece of metadata was assigned.