Data element name
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A Data Element Name is a unique name given to a term or Data Element in a Data Dictionary. In a formal Data Dictionary no two Data Elements may have the same name. In a database driven data dictionary the Data Element Name becomes the primary key of a Data Elements table of a Data Dictionary.
The Data Element Name is typically coforms to ISO-11179 Metadata registry naming conventions and has at least three parts, Object, Property and Representation term. Many standards require the use of Upper camel case to differentiate the components of a Data Element Name.
For example if you wanted to add a person's European last name or family name the data element name would have the following structure:
PersonFamilyName