Core Properties Part

Core properties are stored in XML in the Core Properties part. The Core Properties part content type is defined in Annex F, “Standard Namespaces and Content Types.”

The structure of the <CoreProperties> element is shown in the following diagram:

diagram
annotation	Producers might provide all or a subset of these metadata properties to describe the contents of a package.

example:

Example 10–1. Core properties markup

An example of a core properties part is illustrated by this example:

<coreProperties 
   xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/metadata/
      core-properties"
   xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" 
   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" 
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
   <dc:creator>Alan Shen</dc:creator>
   <dcterms:created xsi:type="dcterms:W3CDTF">
      2005-06-12
   </dcterms:created>
   <contentType>Functional Specification</contentType>
   <dc:title>OPC Core Properties</dc:title>
   <dc:subject>Spec defines the schema for OPC Core Properties and their 
      location within the package</dc:subject>
   <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
   <version>1.0</version>
   <lastModifiedBy>Alan Shen</lastModifiedBy>
   <dcterms:modified xsi:type="dcterms:W3CDTF">2005-11-23</dcterms:modified>
   <contentStatus>Reviewed</contentStatus>
   <category>Specification</category>
</coreProperties>