Attribute

Value

Identifying Attributes

Name

supplementalMarkings

Label

Supplemental Markings

Defined by

Government of Canada Records Management Metadata Standard - supplementalMarkings

Element URI

[To be actioned by Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat before publication]

Definitional Attributes

Definition

Special handling requirements for the record or file.

Purpose

To help prevent unauthorized handling of, or access to, records with special sensitivities.

Rationale

"The regulatory environment, in which the organization operates, establishes broad principles on access rights, conditions or restrictions that should be incorporated into the operation of records systems…Records may contain personal, commercial or operationally sensitive information. In some cases, access to the records, or information about them, should not be permitted….Ensuring appropriate access controls is done by assigning access status to both records and individuals." ISO International Standard 15489-1, s. 9.7

"Managing the access process involves ensuring that:

a) records are categorized according to their access status at a particular time,
b) records are only released to those who are authorized to see them, …
e) parts of the organization with responsibility for particular business functions specify access permissions to records relating to their area of responsibility." ISO International Standard 15489-1, s. 9.7

"Key elements of security metadata, such as basic access rights or restrictions, should be identified and applied at the point of record creation and capture in order to facilitate a record's ongoing preservation and management. Security metadata should a) identify the access restrictions that apply to records and their aggregations, business processes, and agents, b) ensure that records can only be accessed by authorized personnel…" ISO Technical Specification 23081-1, s. 9.2.4.1

"Access to records should only be restricted when there is a business need or when the law requires it. Security metadata should be monitored and updated to ensure the ongoing applicability of all identified restrictions… Security metadata need to be maintained and kept current throughout a record's existence." ISO Technical Specification 23081-1, s. 9.2.4.2

Value Domain

Enumerated strings of text representing special handling requirements.

Datatype Name

String

Constraint

Applicable at record level and file level.

Obligation

Optional at record level; optional at file level.

Relational Attributes

Encoding Scheme

Institution-specific scheme

References

-

Linkages

Releasable To

Conditions of Application - Record

Format

Text, based on encoding scheme.

Modifiable

Occurrence

Repeatable

Conditions of Application - File

Format

Text, based on encoding scheme.

Modifiable

Yes, by authorized official only.

Occurrence

Repeatable