Resource

Purpose

Identifies a single resource to load.

Syntax

Attributes

UUID="id"

Universally Unique Identifier; a string that identifies the component uniquely across all studies, study databases, and machines. Either a UUID or a FILENAME attribute is required unless you include explicit text or a data stream in the TEXT or DATA attribute.

FILENAME="file"

Name of the file in which the resource is enclosed. Either a UUID or a FILENAME attribute is required.

DESCRIPTION="text"

Description of the resource. Optional.

DATATYPE="TEXT|GIF|JPEG"

Type of data contained in the file: TEXT, GIF, or JPEG. Required.

LANGUAGE="name"

Code for the culture and language used to display text values. If you do not include a LANGUAGE attribute, the default is the installed default product locale. Required if text strings are translated (if a TRANSLATIONS element is included as a child of the study component definition).

Note: Relying on the default product locale is not recommended, because the default product locale can be changed.

TEXT="text"

Actual text of a resource for which the DATATYPE is TEXT. If you include actual text, do not specify a UUID or FILENAME attribute.

DATA="data"

Data stream that defines a resource for which the DATATYPE is GIF or JPEG. When the DATATYPE is GIF or JPEG, a UUID, a FILENAME, or a DATA definition is required. If you include a data stream, do not specify a UUID or FILENAME attribute.

CLIENTID="id"

String identifier, reserved for use by the Central Designer application.

Example 1

The following example illustrates two text resources.

Example 2

The following example illustrates three graphical resources.