Version information (root level)

To indicate the stage at which the XML was captured use the versionInfo element on the root level (e.g. book or documents, or a lower level chunk like chapter, document or e if not combined).

/book/bookMeta/versionInfo

Titles following the generic XML-first workflow must be checked using the OUP QA server (Probity) at the Proofs, Complete, and Update stage. So that certain QA rules can be excluded or included at these stages it is necessary to indicate the stage at which the XML was captured.

This is done using versionInfo element within the root's metadata contain (i.e. bookMeta on book, docMeta on documents, regMeta on regGroup, or metaInfo on e).

The versionInfo element must have child versionDate and versionDesc elements.

The versionDate element should contain a date in ISO 8601 format. This date should be the system date when the XML is saved.

The versionDesc element should indicate the workflow stage using one of the following values:

Proofs
Complete
Update

The Proofs stage indicates that XML is mid-capture, but not yet final. XML-last titles will skip the Proofs stage.

The Complete stage indicates that the XML is ready for publication.

The Update stage is used particularly in an updates workflow where the root (or content at a lower level within the root) is updated substantively from the content captured at the Complete stage.


      <versionInfo>
        <versionDate>2012-10-14</versionDate>
        <versionDesc>Proofs</versionDesc>
      </versionInfo>


      <versionInfo>
        <versionDate>2015-10-14</versionDate>
        <versionDesc>Complete</versionDesc>
      </versionInfo>


      <versionInfo>
        <versionDate>2016-10-02</versionDate>
        <versionDesc>Update</versionDesc>
      </versionInfo>