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 dlements may have the same name the data element name becomes an identifier.
In a database driven data dictionary the data element Name often becomes the primary key of a Data Elements table of a data dictionary.
The Data Element Name typically conforms to ISO/IEC 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>Smith</PersonFamilyName>