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Subject (XML)

The Subject data type defines the abstract concept of a genealogical subject. A subject is something with a unique and intrinsic identity, e.g., a person, a location on the surface of the earth. We identify that subject in time and space using various supporting conclusions, e.g. for a person: things like name, birth date, age, address, etc. We aggregate these supporting conclusions to form an apparently-unique identity by which we can distinguish our subject from all other possible subjects.

Namespace:	http://gedcomx.org/v1/
URI:	http://gedcomx.org/v1/Subject
Extends:	Conclusion

Properties

Name	Type	Description
extracted	boolean	Whether this subject has been identified as "extracted", meaning it captures information extracted from a single source.	FTU
evidence	list of EvidenceReference	References to the evidence being referenced for this subject.
media	list of SourceReference	References to multimedia resources associated with this subject.
identifier	list of Identifier	The list of identifiers for the subject.
Properties inherited from Conclusion
sortKey	string	A sort key in relation to other facts for display purposes.
confidence	string	The level of confidence the contributor has about the data.
lang	string	The language of the conclusion. See http://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/	FTR
attribution	Attribution	Attribution metadata for a conclusion.
source	list of SourceReference	The source references for a conclusion.
analysis	ResourceReference	A reference to the analysis document explaining the analysis that went into this conclusion.	FTU
note	list of Note	Notes about a person.
Properties inherited from HypermediaEnabledData
link	list of Link	The list of hypermedia links. Links are not specified by GEDCOM X core, but as extension elements by GEDCOM X RS.
Properties inherited from ExtensibleData
id	string	A local, context-specific id for the data.

Example

<s----- confidence="..." extracted="..." xml:lang="..." sortKey="..." xmlns="http://gedcomx.org/v1/">
  <evidence resource="..." resourceId="...">
    <attribution>
      <contributor/>
      <modified>...</modified>
      <changeMessage>...</changeMessage>
      <changeMessageResource>...</changeMessageResource>
      <creator/>
      <created>...</created>
    </attribution>
    <link/>
  </evidence>
  <media description="..." descriptionId="...">
    <attribution>
      <contributor/>
      <modified>...</modified>
      <changeMessage>...</changeMessage>
      <changeMessageResource>...</changeMessageResource>
      <creator/>
      <created>...</created>
    </attribution>
    <qualifier name="...">...</qualifier>
    <link/>
  </media>
  <identifier type="...">...</identifier>
  <attribution>
    <contributor/>
    <modified>...</modified>
    <changeMessage>...</changeMessage>
    <changeMessageResource>...</changeMessageResource>
    <creator/>
    <created>...</created>
  </attribution>
  <source description="..." descriptionId="...">
    <attribution/>
    <qualifier/>
  </source>
  <analysis resource="..." resourceId="..."/>
  <note xml:lang="...">
    <subject>...</subject>
    <text>...</text>
    <attribution/>
  </note>
  <link/>
</s----->